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WOMEN'S ISSUES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2021
Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto appointed Tokyo Games chief
Never has the position changed hands so close to the start of the Olympic Torch Relay, and nor have the games ever been held during an ongoing global pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2021
Hashimoto brings experience and connections in sports and politics to new role
The former Olympics minister appears to have only reluctantly accepted the post, and she may face questions about her relationship with her predecessor, Yoshiro Mori.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2021
Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto ready to be Tokyo Games chief, source says
Hashimoto may replace Yoshiro Mori, the former president of the organizing committee who resigned over a sexist remark.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2021
LDP wants more women at key meetings, but only as silent observers
Requiring female observers at meetings to remain quiet has drawn criticism on social media that the party is out of touch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2021
Inspired by protests, India's female farmers revive their own demands
As protests against agricultural reforms catch global attention, India's neglected female farmers are seizing the moment to dust off their own long-standing demands — from land rights and farm credit to grains subsidies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2021
How 'indispensable' Mori came to enjoy huge influence in politics and sport
The former prime minister had contacts his peers did not and the ability to get things done behind the scenes that leaders in both arenas relied on heavily.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 12, 2021
Is Japan's national payment for childbirth sufficient?
While the country provides a lump sum for mothers to assist with childbirth costs, some are finding it doesn't stretch far enough as a result of pandemic pressures.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 12, 2021
WE League chair 'grateful' for Yoshiro Mori's sexist remarks
Kikuko Okajima is pleased that the now-former Tokyo 2020 president brought attention to the issue of gender equality in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 11, 2021
Diversity is key to Japan’s relations with the U.S.
In the words of a recent study by the Brookings Institution, “the Biden team is on track to assemble the most diverse set of Senate-confirmed appointees in American history.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2021
Toyota president 'disappointed' by Tokyo 2020 chief Mori's sexist comments
The carmaker, a worldwide Olympic sponsor, said it issued Toyoda's message on Wednesday because it concluded it should not keep silent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 10, 2021
Mori's sexist remarks highlight slow progress in narrowing Japan gender gap
Japan consistently ranks poorly in the World Economic Forum's gender gap rankings, coming 121st out of 153 countries in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2021
Ladies in white: Lawmakers dress to protest Mori's sexist remarks
Opposition party members wore white jackets with white roses to a Diet session in an homage to the women's suffrage movement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2021
IOC calls remarks of Tokyo Games chief Yoshiro Mori 'absolutely inappropriate'
The IOC did not mention any further action against Mori but said the Tokyo Organising Committee also considered its own chief's comments as inappropriate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2021
Tokyo Games sponsors speak up as Mori fallout continues
During a meeting with Olympic organizers Monday evening, several sponsors said advertising at the games could do more harm than good.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2021
'Nothing good will come from replacing him:' Tokyo Olympics chief finds high-level support
Some on the Tokyo organizing committee believe it is important for Mori to 'quietly overcome' the crisis and for officials to do all they can to 'protect' him from the public fallout.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2021
'Not a problem': LDP No. 2 backs Mori and dismisses volunteer exodus
Toshihiro Nikai said volunteers deciding to quit over Mori's sexist remarks was 'momentary,' adding he believes 'their thoughts will change once the situation settles down.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 8, 2021
With Olympics at stake, Mori seen as too influential to push aside
Stakeholders are quietly backing the highly influential former prime minister, who is still seen as instrumental to the staging of the games, despite his recent sexist remarks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2021
Suga stops short of calling for Mori to resign as public sours on Olympic chief
A new survey shows that just 6.8% of respondents believe the gaffe-prone former prime minister is fit to head up the Tokyo 2020 effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2021
Olympic organizers reach out to volunteers amid turmoil over Mori's sexist remark
The email begins by stating 'President Mori made inappropriate remarks that go against the spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2021
Tokyo Olympics head Mori says he was ready to quit over sexist remarks
When it was learned that Mori was prepared to resign, a rushed meeting was held between him and top Tokyo Olympic officials, who tearfully urged him not to quit.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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