Reaching gender parity, as in Ito’s occupation, is rare in Japan. Women tend to be over-represented ... as every year or two--to various regional offices throughout the nation.

In 2023, women occupied just 8.3 percent 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 ...

In ancient times, it’s believed, villagers maintained traditions alien to the rest of Japan. Men wore clothes that resembled the toga-like robes of biblical Palestine, women wore veils ...

Sun Tribesmen. For Japan’s 46,780,000 women, Michiko-san’s unprecedented break with ancient tradition is the most dramatic illustration of a change that has come to all of them—the direct ...

Of the 7,270 pilots at major airlines in Japan, only 142 are women, accounting for just 1.9 percent of the total. As this figure compares dismally with the 6.1 percent for the Asia-Oceania region ...

Reports from the committee have criticized Japan’s inadequate legal definitions of discrimination against women, limited access to justice for women, and the persistence of deep-seated gender ...

The ama, or "sea women" of Japan, have for centuries lived off the riches of the Ise-Shima waters, collecting seafood for market. For Ohno, this lifestyle is more than just a livelihood—it’s a ...

head of the U.N. Women Japan National Committee, said in a recent interview. This concern was highlighted when members of 13 national committees that support the U.N. Women around the world ...