A U.N. committee will ask the Japanese government this month to improve gender equality in the nation, based on the U.N. General Assembly's international agreement of rights for women. The ...

The Japanese government is offering women in the city 600,000 yen (US$4,200 or Rs 3,52,758) for marrying men living in rural areas, according to Asahi News. This is because of the imbalance in ...

Japan, often admired for its rich culture and unique traditions, is also a society where gender norms are still deeply entrenched. Some social rules, although informal, apply exclusively to women ...

The category of “invisible housework” was first ... The movie “Tell It Like a Woman,” which is currently showing in Japan, is an anthology of seven short stories from various countries ...

27, Japan's Foreign Ministry said it informed the ... to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the CEDAW Committee). The request followed the committee's ...

Japan unveiled a draft policy package on Monday for promoting gender equality. It includes a target that women hold at least 30 percent of executive roles at the country's top companies by 2030.