women’s rights

HISTORY

Abortion In Japan: A History

A look at how abortion in Japan evolved throughout the ages, from a financial necessity to a call for the acknowledgment of…

WOMEN

Director Sono Sion Sexual Assault Incident Reignites #MeToo Movement in Japan

Recent sexual assault allegations against Japanese director Sono Sion arrive amongst a slew of notable incidents from the Japanese entertainment industry that…

WOMEN

$1K for Abortion Pill? Proposal in Japan Fuels Outrage

Some people in Japan don't want women to have easy access to an abortion pill. One of them? The country's chief gynecologist.

LAW & CRIME

One Marriage, Two Last Names: A Landmark Decision

A landmark decision has ruled that a couple who married in the US can keep their different last names.

WOMEN

The Feminist Movement in Japan: Meiji to World War II

Learn about the early history of the feminist movement in Japan, and how women went from being "daughters in boxes" to earning…

LAW & CRIME

“Rape Paradise”: Father’s Absolution in Rape of 12-Year-Old Daughter Sparks Backlash

Critics in Japan are calling out their country's judicial system after a series of rape cases are thrown out - and one…

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.

WOMEN

Kimura Komako: The Dancing Feminist

Born in an era in Japan when women's rights were more oppressed than ever, Kimura Komako never gave up the fight -…