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WOMEN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to hold talks before opening ceremony for Pyeongchang Olympics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a meeting Feb. 9 at a site near the venue of the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, Japanese government sources have said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2018
More birth defects found in U.S. areas with Zika according to American health officials
The mosquito-borne Zika virus may be responsible for an increase in birth defects in U.S. states and territories, even in women who had no lab evidence of Zika exposure during pregnancy, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2018
Abe confirms plan to attend Winter Olympics despite tension with South Korea over 'comfort women' pact
The announcement puts an end to speculation he may forgo the trip to protest Seoul's recent move to revisit the 2015 deal on the comfort women issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018
Even a final, irreversible deal can be broken
Japan and South Korea are wrangling again over an apology for 'comfort women.' That tells us something about international law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2018
China revokes professor's academic title over accusation of sexual harassment
China's Education Ministry has revoked the prestigious academic title of a university professor accused of sexually harassing students, state media said, in a case that has sparked national media coverage and a nascent #MeToo movement in the country.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2018
U.K. launches inquiry into sexual harassment of women in public places
A committee of U.K. lawmakers will launch an inquiry Monday into the sexual harassment of women and girls in public places such as streets, public transport, shops, bars and clubs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2018
Has #MeToo had its intended effect?
For the first time, we must grapple with crime not just as a social problem, but also as a social matter.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2018
Abe rejects Seoul's new call for apology on 'comfort women' issue
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Seoul's apparent demands for a fresh apology are “completely unacceptable” in light of the 2015 agreement Japan and South Korea signed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 12, 2018
Japan's quiet #MeToo movement says everything
As the #MeToo movement spans the globe, Japan is conspicuous for a relative silence, particularly where it matters most.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2018
Airbnb becoming rural income source from India to Japan
Mobile apps that help women in the Indian countryside and tiny villages in Japan to open their homes to visitors from across the world are generating incomes, revitalizing remote communities and helping to curb migration to cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
South Korea will not seek renegotiation of 'comfort women' deal with Japan
At the same time, Seoul indirectly urged Japan to extend a fresh “voluntary, heart-felt apology” for the victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike pledges better child care as capital eyes population peak
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Tuesday pledged greater support in child and nursing care to address growing social needs as the nation seeks to deal with its shrinking and graying population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2018
No, Iceland hasn't solved the gender pay gap
Gender stereotypes are the real problem, and there's only one way to start fixing it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2018
Indian government criticized for naming a reporter after article alleges database breach
The Indian government named a reporter in a police complaint after she wrote an article alleging a federal identity database breach, drawing criticism from a journalist group that accused officials of trying to muzzle free speech.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
More readers' responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2018
'Comfort women' deal should be honored by Seoul
The South Korean government should carefully weigh the potential damage that seeking to rework the agreement would have on diplomatic relations with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2018
South Korean president meets with nine former 'comfort women' in Seoul
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday met with nine women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, days after their plight again cast a shadow over relations with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2018
Don't renegotiate 'comfort women' deal
Renegotiation efforts, no matter how well-intentioned, would undermine the agreement of 2015, with no guarantee of success and much risk of failure.

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