Formula E's co-founder and chief championship officer Alberto Longo urged motorsports to compensate for decades of missed opportunities rather than create women-only series. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/09/more-sports/longo-say-no-women-only-series/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulae #albertolongo #women039sissues
Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers have found in a study that could change how the disorder is treated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/world/society/study-women-genetic-depression/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #mentalhealth #women039sissues #depression
Anecdotes shared by Sanae Takaichi's hometown friends and supporters render a softer side to the hard-line conservative, who cites Margaret Thatcher as her hero. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/politics/takaichi-supporters-hometown-nara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #nara #women039sissues #expats
The idea of a husband working while supported by a full-time housewife, or the "Showa Model," continues on in Japanese society, with a survey showing women still do the lion's share of household chores. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/japan-old-gender-roles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #women039sissues #showa #wwii #reiwa #genderequality
Despite widespread poverty and the strict theocratic rule of the Taliban, cosmetic surgery clinics in Kabul have flourished since the end of decades of war in Afghanistan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/world/society/botox-cosmetic-surgery-afghanistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #plasticsurgery #afghanistan #taliban #women039sissues
In its 80-year history, the United Nations has never had a woman serve as secretary-general — a fact that some world leaders now view as a glaring symbol of gender inequality at the highest level of global diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/world/politics/female-un-chief-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #women039sissues
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized in person to victims of a forced contraception program in Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland that ran between the late 1960s and 1992. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/world/denmark-greenland-forced-contraception-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #denmark #mettefrederiksen #women039sissues #sterilization #greenland
American sumo star Kellyann Ball was impressed by a major Japanese tournament for women held this past weekend. Now she's working on creating a similar future in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/24/sumo/womens-sumo-us-venus-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #women039sissues #venusfestival #us #kellyannball
South Korea’s fertility crisis reflects not only economic constraints, but also a widening gap between social norms and women’s needs and aspirations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/22/world/south-koreas-baby-bust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #marriage #demographics #children #women039sissues
Women are losing faith that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer can turn their fortunes around, a problem that threatens the Labour government and its ambitions to boost the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/world/politics/women-labour-faith-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #women039sissues #economy #economicindicators #labour #keirstarmer
Faith Kipyegon underlined her credentials as the best middle-distance runner of all time in Tokyo on Tuesday while also showing female athletes that having a child can be the springboard to relaunch their careers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/17/more-sports/faith-kipyegon-role-model/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #faithkipyegon #kenya #women039sissues #parenthood
Despite being outlawed more than 60 years ago, dowry remains deeply entrenched in India’s patriarchal society, fueling violence that kills around 20 women every day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/07/world/indias-dowry-related-violence-claims-lives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #dowries #women039sissues #marriage
Itochu has sold Japan’s first so-called orange bonds to fund gender equality projects, and data indicated there was strong investor demand for these ESG notes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/05/baseball/itochu-orange-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #itochu #orangebonds #women039sissues
Next year's Women's Asian Cup can help break down barriers for women in the region, a lead organizer said, adding it will be the biggest tournament in its history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/04/soccer/australia-womens-asian-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026women039sasiancup #australia #women039sissues
A Japanese research team has developed AI models that can help deliver personalized infertility treatments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/science-health/ai-fertility-research/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #universityoftokyo #women039sissues #pregnancy #ai
Waiting for floodwaters to recede, women in Chung, Pakistan, have limited access to sanitary pads and essential medicines, including pregnancy-related care. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/society/floods-women-pakistan-camps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #pakistan #southasia #floods #women039sissues
Japan's health ministry is in talks to allow emergency contraceptive pills to be sold at pharmacies nationwide without age restrictions or the need for parental consent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/japan/science-health/emergency-contraceptive-pills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #pregnancy #health #drugstores
The share of women in managerial positions at Japanese companies hit a record this year, but was still far short of the government's target — apparently because of difficulty balancing home and work, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/companies/women-managerial-positions-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #women039sissues #jobs
Visitors to the Osaka Expo can now access free menstrual products in several restrooms across the venue, as part of an initiative by faculty and students from Osaka University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/expo-sanitary-products/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #menstruation #women039sissues #health
The Japanese government plans to take steps to shorten long waiting lines at women's restrooms in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/shorten-long-line-women-restrooms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #toilets #women039sissues