A book of short stories about women that was a bestseller in Japan is being released in the United States in English ...

The Dilemmas of Working Women,” by Fumio Yamamoto, explores how our identities are shaped by our jobs, or lack thereof.

A shift in cultural attitudes towards women and work underlies this change. As talent has become scarcer, working women are more prized. Japanese women’s high education levels make them well ...

By Xu Aiying President Lee Jae Myung, ahead of his first official visit to Japan since taking office, says, "The agreements on 'comfort women' (euphemism that refers to sex slaves of Japanese military ...

PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe has a goal of energising Japan's sputtering economy by elevating women in the labour force. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, Mr Abe boasted that ...

Women joining the workforce after finishing their education has been the norm in Japan for quite some time. Transitioning to life as a fulltime homemaker after marriage or childbirth is still ...

The percentage of women who work in Japan is higher than ever, yet cultural norms have not caught up. More and more, women are rejecting the double standard.

Womenomics is a bundle of policies aiming to empower Japanese women economically. It was implemented in 2013 as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s broader approach to boosting the economy — a set of ...

A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan, with thousands joining the #KuToo movement.

Japan’s swelling ranks of working women have grape growers 10,000 miles away cheering. Chilean vintners have emerged as the biggest beneficiary of Japan’s booming wine market. Their low-priced ...