Women

Survey: Couples in Japan Believe in Equality – But Women Do All The Housework

People in Kagoshima said that men and women should share housework equally. However, 88% say the reality differs from the ideal.

It's the first documentary by a Japanese director ever nominated for an Oscar - but it still hasn't screened in Japan.

ホテル側に直接取材した。結論は映画公開に何の異議も唱えていない。それなのに誰がこの映像の使用に怒っているのか？

Itō Shiori's award-winning documentary BLACK BOX DIARIES still can't be screened in Japan. Is that truly in the interests of justice?

Why did a major media outlet in Japan echo a social media user's lie about being charged with sexual assault for using an AED?

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?