gender

FOOD

Japanese Students Launch New Campaign Against “Mom’s Cooking” Stereotype

Student activists are asking a major Japanese convenience store chain to rename a product line they say promotes outdated gender stereotypes.

LAW & CRIME

Dared to Death: Wealth, Sexism, and Tragedy in Tokyo

A "drinking game" in a high-end Tokyo bar that ended in a young woman's death has drawn attention to the abusive power…

ENTERTAINMENT

These Strange Japanese YouTube Manga Ads Are Offending Everyone

Offended by these Japanese ads on YouTube? It's not just you - they're universally despised in Japan as well.

FEATURED

White Day in Japan Doesn’t Solve Gender Gap Issues

White Day is a holiday in Japan believed to solve the gender gap issues created by Valentine's Day. But does it really?

LGBTQ

Japan Feminist Org Essay Defends TERFs, Draws Fire

A feminist organization in Japan draws a fierce backlash with an essay defending J.K. Rowling and discrimination against transgender people.

CULTURE

The Anatomy of Stereotypes: Japan and the “Amae” Myth

Dependence, or "amae", is by no means unique to Japan. So how - and why - did it become viewed as a…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

You Can’t Do That in Japan (Anymore!): Hanzawa Naoki and Japan’s Modern Business World

The revival of a popular drama is met with huge fanfare and ratings - but some are pointing out that its depiction…

WOMEN

Doc: Women in Japan Can’t Be Trusted with Morning After Pill

Japanese Twitter erupts as a leading doctor in the country says sex education is too "inadequate" to let women obtain levonorgestrel over…