WOMEN
Hiratsuka Raicho: The Japanese Feminist’s Life and Work
Hiratsuka Raicho was a writer, feminist, and women's liberation activist who played a pivotal role in modern Japan's women's rights movement.
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WOMEN
Hiratsuka Raicho was a writer, feminist, and women's liberation activist who played a pivotal role in modern Japan's women's rights movement.
FEATURED
How Japan's samurai resistance fell to the pressure of history - and how its leader went from hatred traitor to respected leader.
HISTORY
The story of the samurai who fought the rise of modern Japan to the end - and who, when all else failed,…
HISTORY
How a mysterious frontier island peopled by "barbarians" became one of the four main islands of Japan - and how the original…
WOMEN
In an age when women had few rights, Ichikawa Fusae fought for hers - and used her hard won career to give…
CULTURE
How Japan's most popular New Years custom has changed over the centuries.
CULTURE
How the oldest celebrated holiday in Japan has changed throughout the years, and the traditions that have come along with it.
WOMEN
Born in an era in Japan when women's rights were more oppressed than ever, Kimura Komako never gave up the fight -…