In Taisho era Japan, Tamura Toshiko emerged as one of the preeminent writers of the “New Woman” movement. Her legacy extends farther still, beyond Japan’s borders.
Why are there so few women in STEM fields in Japan? Yuko Tamura argues that the bias starts before girls even turn seven.
A Japanese woman’s first-hand account of how Japan’s law requiring joint spousal surnames impacted her life and sense of identity.
A Vietnamese woman is appealing her conviction in Japan for “hiding” the bodies of her stillborn twins – and she has a lot of support.
A writer and former adult star claps back at men who keep soft-pedaling actor Kagawa Teruyuki’s sexual harassment of a Ginza hostess.
A look at the life of Japan’s first female mayor, Harue Kitamura, and the legacy she left behind for aspiring women in politics.
A look at how abortion in Japan evolved throughout the ages, from a financial necessity to a call for the acknowledgment of women’s rights.
A full-page spread run by The Nikkei advertising a popular ecchi manga has caused backlash – including from the New York-based UN Women.
A recent case of bakers working karoshi (death by overwork) hours leads our author to see ties between labor exploitation and “woman’s work”.
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