What to read (and watch) to understand women in Japan Six books (and one film) on life in one of the rich world’s most sexist countries ...

In Japan, you can rent a grandmother to help cook for you and give you support. What do services like this mean for Japan’s ...

There is a large pay gap between women in their early twenties and late 20s, she says. As younger women graduate from college and become fully fledged members of society, taking on full-time work, ...

The gender pay gap in Japan is one of the largest among developed countries. The question facing Japan is how to bring this persistent problem out in the open and to develop the skills and careers ...

Life in Japan for foreign women comes with new, different issues. Image: maroke/Pixta Regardless of where they end up, these young women likely have never lived in Japan before. They've spent their ...

In Japan, this life expectancy gender gap is especially pronounced. According to 2015 data from the WHO, women in Japan live an average of 86.8 years, longer than women in any other WHO member ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Female American and Japanese service members donned traditional Japanese garments and shared their military experiences during a recent cultural exchange at this airlift ...

The average life expectancy of Japanese people is at an all-time high with women faring than men, according to the health ministry’s data for 2019 released July 31.

“The saddest thing in life,” runs an old Japanese proverb, “is to be born a woman.” In the feudal days before MacArthur, it contained more than a grain of truth; Japanese women then were ...

Women in Japanese Politics Female participation in Japanese politics has evolved in phases and across the political spectrum. Perhaps the most successful female politician that Japanese politics ever ...

Japanese women report fewer and less severe menopausal symptoms compared to their Western counterparts. This may be due to cultural perceptions viewing menopause as a natural transition, along ...