Women

1st vs. 118th: On Gender Equality, Japan and Iceland Took Different Roads

The Emperor of Japan asked Iceland's president a very good question recently: Why is your gender gap so much smaller than ours?

Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) is considering the change after police in Kawasaki failed to protect a stalking victim.

Do women-only parking spaces create a safe space for women? Or do they unnecessarily stereotype female drivers?

The shift reflects the change in women's education over the past century as well as the impact of population decline on enrollment.

The woman alleges the station not only tolerated the harassment but turned it into fodder for local broadcast.

While Japan made progress in several areas, it took a huge step back in representation at the highest level of government.

Why did Kawasaki police fail to act on nine reports of stalking, doubts from the attacker's own family, and the suspect's suspicious behavior?

Tochonika Pepe, age 25, is the proprietress of a long-running kaisendon restaurant - and a TikTok and Instagram sensation.

The city's Chamber of Commerce has a Leonard DiCaprio Rule for new geisha, saying they can't be older than 25.