Women

The Japanese government says it refused to grant the woman's kids new passports out of joint custody concerns.
The 43-year-old woman pleaded with the Japanese Embassy in Hungary for help. They told her to "talk it out" with her husband.
In the wake of ex-SMAP member Nakai Masahiro's sexual assault scandal, women are sharing their workplace horror stories.
Nearly half of women in Japan say they have to wait in excruciatingly long lines to use the restroom. Is that discrimination?
Ito's documentary about her sexual assault, which has won worldwide acclaim, is the first by a Japanese director to get an Oscar nod.
Pro women's shogi player Nishiyama Tomoka came close to breaking a 100-year barrier for women in her exam match this week.
The arrest is part of a larger disturbing trend in which men attempt to take "see-through" shots of female athletes.
Tokyo Police say they're taking action as social media users continue to brag about committing crimes as female students rush to exams.
You'll find a lot of natural beauty on Okinawa's outlying islands. There's something that's harder to find, however: women.

Japan in Translation

Subscribe to our free newsletter for a weekly digest of our best work across platforms (Web, Twitter, YouTube). Your support helps us spread the word about the Japan you don’t learn about in anime.

Want a preview? Read our archives

You’ll get one to two emails from us weekly. For more details, see our privacy policy