WOMEN
As Gender Equality Advances in Japan, “Miss Contests” Fade
Okinawa is retiring its "Miss Contest" - but it's not the only prefecture revisiting the beauty pageant concept.
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WOMEN
LGBTQ
Japan Reacts Fiercely to PM Secretary’s Anti-LGBTQ Remarks
How discriminatory comments by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's secretary may lead to actual reform on LGBTQ+ issues in Japan.
LGBTQ
Japan PM’s Secretary Sacked After Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
Just days after his boss threw cold water on marriage equality, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's secretary makes blatantly anti-LGBTQ+ comments.
LGBTQ
87% in Japan Say Sexual Diversity Should Be Honored: Survey
A new survey shows support for businesses with LGBTQ+-positive messaging - and a surprising level of support for sexual diversity in general.
SOCIETY
How Gender Bias Keeps Japanese Girls Out of STEM
Why are there so few women in STEM fields in Japan? Yuko Tamura argues that the bias starts before girls even turn…
SOCIETY
Japanese-Brazilian Woman Told “Go Back to Your Country” by Welfare Office
A woman was refused public assistance in the city of Anjo and told to "go home" despite being in desperate economic straits.
CULTURE
Park Closure and Strollers Highlight Hurdles of Raising Kids in Japan
A park in Japan will close thanks partly to one resident - and it has some up in arms about the country's…
LGBTQ
Japanese Politician Sugita Mio “Apologizes” for Her Discriminatory LGBTQ+ Remarks
LDP politician Sugita Mio finally apologized for years worth of discriminatory statements towards LGBTQ+ people and minorities. But why now?