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.
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WOMEN
SOCIETY
Poll: Over Half of Married Japanese Women Wanted to Keep Their Maiden Names
Politicians are still duking out the merits of changing the Meiji-era law forcing joint spousal surnames.
SOCIETY
As Birth Rates Plummet, Japan’s PM Regrets Couples Have Fewer Chances to Hook Up
The PM also lamented the dip in omiai, traditional Japanese matchmaking services, and said the government should do...something.
LIVING IN JAPAN
Why Did This Japanese Hotel Suddenly Cancel 180 Weddings?
Japan's first-ever full-service wedding venue suddenly announced it's closing - and 180 couples are wondering what to do.
LGBTQ
Japanese City Will Grant Marriage Support to LGBTQ Couples
Ichikawa City in Chiba Prefecture will become the first in Japan to extend a marriage benefits program to sexual and gender minorities.
LGBTQ
Votes Exist to Pass Marriage Equality in Japan: Report
Could marriage equality finally pass in Japan? A ruling from the Fukuoka High Court last week is putting pressure on legislators to…
LAW & CRIME
She Searched for “Perfect Crime.” A Japanese Court Found Her Not Guilty of Murder
Sudo Saki stood accused of murdering her husband - a notorious playboy who went by the flamboyant nickname "the Don Juan of…
CULTURE
Matchmaking Party Promoted by Tokyo Rejects Disabled Man
A matchmaking party advertised by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government rejected a man with a mild disability because he wasn't "healthy." Is Tokyo's…