Women

“Beware of Gropers”: Anti-Molestation Latte Art Collaboration Draws Fierce Criticism

Rather than actually help catch molesters, an Osaka police department instead helped create latte art telling people to "be careful"

When it was announced that the olympic torch would be carried through a men-only boat ride, there was a huge public backlash.

Hodo Station has sparked criticism over its portrayal of gender equality as a thing of the past.

A new study from Japan adds more evidence that the pandemic is having a lopsided impact on women and children.

The latest edition of the air carrier's "World of Beauty" calendar zooms out from its models in a sign of growing gender consciousness.

News that Japan may soon make the morning-after pill available OTC was met with cheers online - and with resistance from Japan's old guard.

The murder of a woman in Tokyo brings activists to the streets to demand Japan's government do more to help those left behind by the pandemic.

A planned subsidy cut by the Suga government could be a major blow to women and families already struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.

A truckload of female characters and an increased focused on women's issues show how Japanese drama reflects a changing Japan.