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UN WOMEN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2019
Women in male-dominated Japan fight for their identity — starting with their names
The nation's women are going through an identity crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2019
A Japanese trailblazer who wore stilettos
Businesswoman Yoshida Haruno dedicated her life to promoting leadership roles for women in the public and private sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2019
Meghan guest edits British Vogue, featuring 'Forces for Change' women
Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has chosen to feature 15 women she considers "Forces for change" on the cover of the September issue of British Vogue that she guest edited, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2019
Do more for women's political empowerment
The government and political parties need to step up efforts to increase gender diversity in politics.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2019
Mothers concerned about preparing children's meals during summer vacation, survey reports
Some 60 percent of mothers with children who attend elementary school are worried about being able to give them proper meals during the summer vacation, according to a survey by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 23, 2019
Prominent feminist says Japan 'should not feel complacent' despite signs of progress on women's empowerment
Japan "should not feel complacent" amid signs of progress on female empowerment, sociologist and prominent feminist Chizuko Ueno has urged, saying much work remains to be done.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 18, 2019
Path to the Diet still strewn with high hurdles for Japan's women
When anti-nuclear activist Junko Isogai ran for office in Niigata, her campaign had an awkward dimension: not just speeches and chats with constituents, but efforts to entertain potential backers.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2019
Japan may take South Korea wartime labor dispute to ICJ, NHK reports
The case cannot go to trial, however, without agreement from South Korea, Kyodo News reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2019
Trump camp plays economy card in bid to sway Pennsylvania's wary women voters
U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign sought to energize women voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, betting a message of economic prosperity will boost support from suburban women uneasy with the direction of the Republican Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2019
Why women are central to addressing climate change
Women suffer the most from climate change and they are also the most willing to address it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2019
Haruno Yoshida, leading businesswoman and adviser to Keidanren, dies at 55
She was a longtime proponent of improving workplace diversity and was featured regularly in international forums as a role model for working women.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 6, 2019
Japan Times 1919: Special rail cars introduced for female students to prevent improper conduct on long train journeys
The Railway Board has adopted a plan suggested by Mrs. Takahashi, Tokyo Station master, to connect special cars to the Shimonoseki express train that leaves Tokyo at 4 p.m. daily, exclusively for the use of female students who are going home for the summer vacation.
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2019
More gender balance in politics
The political parties have made progress in boosting the numbers of female candidates, but they can do a lot better.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2019
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as wartime labor row simmers
The dispute appears to be devolving into a tit-for-tat trade war that will likely prove damaging to both sides.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 4, 2019
Japan's systemic barriers to gender equality
The recent scandal involving medical universities rigging the exam results of female applicants are a reminder of the persistent gender discrimination and inequality in action within Japanese society.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
Toyota to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration ceremony
This is set to be the first time Toyota will donate to a U.S. inauguration ceremony.
Chinese man sentenced for vandalizing Yasukuni Shrine
The entrance to Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on Dec. 1
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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