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Itō Shiori speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in 2019.

Itō Shiori’s BLACK BOX DIARIES Will (Finally) Release in Japan After Controversy

The film, released in October 2024, has yet to screen in the filmmaker's own country due to questions around the footage it…

Takaichi Sanae campaign poster in which she promises to "make the Japanese island strong and prosperous"

“Honorary Man”: Takaichi Sanae Scorned, Shunned by Japanese Feminists

The woman who may be Japan's first prime minister is under fire for her "fossil-like thinking" on women's rights.

Utada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada Gets Political in Song Lyric About Separate Spousal Surnames

The singer of "First Love" and "Automatic" stirred controversy with a song lyric about Japanese women keeping their maiden names.

Picture of silhouette of a woman and a man in red against a thumbs up/thumbs down backdrop. The woman is labeled "Sato" and the man is labeled "Suzuki," two different Japanese last names

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.

Budapest, Hungary - picture of a bus driving past historic old buildings

Japan: Citizen Murdered in Hungary Filed DV Claim Three Years Ago

The Japanese government says it refused to grant the woman's kids new passports out of joint custody concerns.

Divorce and paternity

Japan Will Finally Repeal 300-Day Paternity Rule from 1898

Japan's government signals it'll scrap a Meiji era law that has put women at risk and left hundreds of kids unregistered.

Kitamura Harue

Kitamura Harue: The Legacy of Japan’s First Female Mayor

A look at the life of Japan's first female mayor, Harue Kitamura, and the legacy she left behind for aspiring women in…

A cartoon man in a suit happily ascends a staircase with ease while a woman trails behind him, saddled with a heavy bag labeled "weight"

Japan’s Gender Gap Widens, According to 2022 Global Gender Gap Report

The 2022 annual Global Gender Gap Report by the WEF ranks Japan's gender gap at 116 of 145 countries. What accounts for…