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WOMEN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2014
Nonprofit group aims to help female students meet their potential
Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Hanalabs is offering female college students in Japan a chance to advance their careers by devising solutions to social problems affecting communities in need of revitalization.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2014
Watch women win more mathematics prizes
Stereotyped notions of what men and women should study at university may be about to change. A U.S. education report shows that — between 2003 and 2009 — men had a higher rate of dropping or changing their majors than women in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2014
Top-paid Nikkei 225 female exec shows Japan gender hurdles
Only one female executive made it to the top-earner list of the Nikkei 225 companies last year. She is an American who lives in New York.
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JAPAN
Aug 15, 2014
Anniversary of WWII surrender met with varied reaction
As Japan marked the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Friday, people on the streets of Tokyo showed mixed reactions. Right-leaning visitors to Yasukuni Shrine found a new cause in their movement, while the day evoked memories of wartime suffering among older residents.
JAPAN / History
Aug 15, 2014
Japan's war crimes still make paper-selling headlines in China, 69 years after WWII
On Aug. 15, 1945, at precisely noon, Emperor Hirohito took to the airwaves to announce the unconditional surrender of Japan's military to Allied Forces.
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JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Filipino 'comfort women' demand justice from Japan
Four Filipinos in their 80s who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during the war rally in Manila to demand justice on International Memorial Day for Comfort Women.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2014
Only 6.2% of Japan's managerial posts held by women
Women hold only 6.2 percent of the managerial posts in Japan and just over a fifth of the companies surveyed expect that to rise, a survey says.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2014
Philippine top court ends 'comfort women' group's legal battle
The Philippines' highest tribunal ended a legal battle by a group of Filipino wartime sex slaves on Tuesday to compel the country's government to support their demand for an apology and compensation from the Japanese government before international tribunals.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2014
U.S. academic hopes Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly heckling will lead to change
After decades of researching women and gender issues in Japan, retired American professor Joyce Gelb was not shocked by the male Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members who harassed one of their female colleagues in June, but she hopes the incident will spark much-needed change.
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BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2014
Women armed with chain saws head to the hills under Abe's growth plan
Junko Otsuka quit her job in Tokyo and headed for the woods, swapping a computer for a bush cutter and her air-conditioned office for the side of a mountain.
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JAPAN
Aug 7, 2014
Women flexing their muscles as product planners
Japanese companies are finally turning to their female employees for ideas on creating unique products tailored to women.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
U.N. rights chief expresses regret over Japan's handling of 'comfort women' issue
Outgoing U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay expressed regret Wednesday that Japan has "failed to pursue a comprehensive, impartial and lasting resolution" to the issue of so-called comfort women.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
U.S. officials met with comfort women representatives
A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said Tuesday its officials met last week with two representatives of Korean women who were forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels.
WORLD / Society
Aug 6, 2014
U.S. judge rules 'comfort women' monument does not violate Constitution
A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking the removal of a "comfort women" statue in the Southern California city of Glendale, ruling that the monument does not violate the Constitution as alleged in the case filed by two Japanese-Americans and a nonprofit organization.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
Asahi Shimbun admits errors in past 'comfort women' stories
The Asahi Shimbun admits to serious errors in many articles on the 'comfort women' issue, retracting all stories going back decades that quoted a Japanese man who claimed he kidnapped about 200 Korean women and forced them to work at wartime Japanese military brothels.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 5, 2014
More Japanese women freezing their eggs as insurance for future pregnancies
Now that a national organization on reproductive medicine has formally allowed unmarried women to do so, women are increasingly becoming interested in freezing and preserving their eggs for future pregnancies.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2014
Abe hopes to tap women in September reshuffle of Cabinet, LDP leadership
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that he plans to reshuffle his Cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party leadership in the first week of September.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2014
Life expectancy for Japan's men tops 80 for first time; women keep crown
The average life expectancy for Japanese men rose to 80.21 years in 2013, passing 80 for the first time, while the women retained the title of world's longest life expectancy for a second consecutive year at 86.61, the welfare ministry said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2014
Aiming for more women managers
The government and businesses need to get to the bottom of why the gender gap remains so steep in Japan and remove the glass ceiling blocking the rise of women.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2014
Safe alternative rites to female circumcision
New rites of passage to replace the traditional practice of female genital mutilation offers hope of protecting woman from bodily harm and helping them to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives in Africa and the Middle East.
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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