An Okotoks woman has finally returned home after spending weeks in a Tokyo hospital following an emergency surgery.

An AI-generated video released by Japan’s government warns Tokyo’s 20 million residents what to expect if Mount Fuji, the ...

Writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga ('Out of My Hand') premiered his latest feature, 'Mountain Woman,' set in 18th-century Japan, at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.

A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women’s constitutional rights.

TOKYO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of protesters held a rally in central Tokyo on Wednesday evening, calling on Japanese society to face up to the issue of "comfort women" in World War II and ...

Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere. Japan has never had ...

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 ...

During talks at the White House, US President Donald Trump highlighted the “comfort women” issue while meeting South Korean ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its colonial rule of ...

Last week 800 Japanese women met in Tokyo’s cavernous Hibiya Hall to consider their lot under the new dispensation.

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.