women’s rights

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…

“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…

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.

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 -…