Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the country's already low birthrate.

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female prime minister on Tuesday, setting the country up for a turn to the ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

Japan will send in its armed forces to combat a growing population of aggressive bears. Ten people have been killed by the animals since April, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year ...

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after ...

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Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s ...