The hypersexualization of Japanese women in anime has been a topic of debate for years, and the phenomenon, which reflects complex dynamics in Japanese culture, is starting to be exported to the ...

In 2023, women occupied just 8.3% of senior positions in private corporations in Japan, and among the top 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s prime market in 2024, only 0.8% had ...

With record-low births, rising deaths, and entrenched gender norms, Japan is struggling to address its ‘quiet emergency’ ...

What was once a clean ocean in the women’s youth is now an underwater desert of bleached coral and dwindling flora, ravaged by climate change and battered by floating refuse from China, Japan ...

Young South Asian women are reclaiming their culture through everyday acts, turning what was once a source of shame into pride and resistance.

June Miyachi, president and CEO of Cartier Japan, talks about the impact of the Women’s Pavilion at World Expo and the Cartier Women’s Initiative program ...