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WOMEN

JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2017
In foreign policy report, Tokyo calls on Seoul to uphold 'comfort women' agreement
Japan urges South Korea to follow a 2015 deal struck to settle the issue of Korean women forced to work at Japan's wartime military brothels in its annual foreign policy report released Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 22, 2017
Japanese revisionist drivel exposed by former 'comfort woman'
Lee Yong-soo's is a poignant saga of abduction from her village at age 16 and ending up on an air base in Taiwan, where she was beaten and tortured until she succumbed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 17, 2017
Clock ticks for women in Japan seeking love at work
As much as I hate to spoil the 'haru no yoki' (springtime cheer) thing, I have some bad news about Japanese love relationships.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 15, 2017
Abe's self-inflicted statue wounds fester in Seoul
Abe face-planted by sending back Japan's ambassador to Seoul without resolving the statue issue, one that should never have been made into such a big deal in the first place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2017
Despite government reluctance, Japan's population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable
The latest forecasts for the decline in the nation's population are likely to bring forward the debate on immigration, despite the government's refusal to use the word "immigration" to describe its policies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2017
Japanese envoy meets senior South Korean official amid 'comfort women' row
Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Yasumasa Nagamine met Monday with South Korea Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam amid the diplomatic row over a statue in Busan symbolizing Korean "comfort women" forced to work in wartime Japanese military brothels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2017
Japanese novelist sparks outcry in South Korea with insults about 'comfort woman' statue
Noted novelist Yasutaka Tsutsui has sparked the ire of South Koreans after making what was widely blasted as an obscene insult against a "comfort women" statue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017
Female leaders in Japan call for nation to empower women across Asia
With one of the most advanced higher education systems in Asia, Japan has partly distanced itself from other neighboring countries where educational gender gaps continue to prevail.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2017
Japanese ambassador to return to South Korea
The move comes amid an ongoing diplomatic row over statues symbolizing women forced to provide sex in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review challenge to California 'comfort women' statue
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case calling for the removal of a "comfort women" statue in California, ending a three-year legal challenge brought by U.S. plaintiffs supported by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 25, 2017
Tillerson tells 'frenemies' Japan and South Korea to heal 'comfort women' rift
With Seoul in political paralysis and amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Japan's ambassador to South Korea remains in Tokyo — all because of some statues.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2017
Tokyo protests South Korean plan to conduct military drills near disputed islets
Japan has lodged a protest with South Korea over its reported plan to conduct a military drill around a pair of Seoul-controlled, Tokyo-claimed islets in the Sea of Japan, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2017
In Japan first, woman gives birth using egg from anonymous donor
A woman suffering from fertility problems successfully gave birth using an egg from an anonymous donor in the first such case using in vitro fertilization in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Mar 19, 2017
Black Women in Japan group gears up for its first big bash
Back in the summer of 2015, I did a series of articles where I profiled black women married to Japanese men, discussing the highs and lows of building and maintaining such relationships, as well as the rewards and challenges of raising biracial children here in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 18, 2017
Why is Japan's public diplomacy so utterly inept?
Why does the Foreign Ministry insist on drawing attention to wartime Japan when the rest of the world is far more interested in 21st century Japan?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 11, 2017
Abe's revisionism nets own goals at home and away
What links Osaka, Seoul, Busan and Glendale, California? Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's championing of revisionist history.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2017
Japan urges South Korea to prevent erecting of statue representing wartime workers planned for consulate
Tokyo has urged Seoul not to allow the erecting of a statue in front of the Japanese consulate in Busan that will reportedly symbolize Koreans conscripted to work during Japanese colonial rule, Japan's top spokesman said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2017
In Japan, female lawmakers in short supply, annual global survey shows
Japan fell in a ranking of female lawmakers, dropping seven slots to 163rd out of 193 countries in 2016, according to the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2017
Japan fell to rank 163rd out of 193 nations for female representation in parliaments in 2016
Japan ranked 163rd among 193 countries in representation of women in national parliaments in 2016, falling from 156th among 191 countries in the previous year, data by an international organization for enhancing parliamentary dialogue released Tuesday showed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 6, 2017
In defense of the older Japanese man (because someone's got to do it)
Men over 35 — better known as 'ojisan' or the more derogatory 'ossan' — are lumped together in a cold, lonely place where they have little choice but to huddle together for warmth.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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