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
A growing number of women-only co-living spaces in China are providing their exclusive clientele with a haven from social pressures and male judgment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/asia-pacific/society/china-women-only-communities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #discrimination #women039sissues
With the world championships in Tokyo looming, athletics federations are struggling to comply with new rules concerning gene tests for female athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/16/more-sports/gene-tests-world-athletics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #women039sissues #worldathletics #canada #france #worldathleticschampionships
Japan's heat waves pose serious health risks for pregnant women, a study by the Institute of Science Tokyo shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/science-health/heat-wave-health-pregnant-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatwaves #women039sissues #children #pregnancy
Jen Pawol made history by becoming the first woman to umpire in a regular-season MLB game on Saturday — and she says she is aware of the "magnitude" of the moment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/10/baseball/mlb/first-woman-umpire-mlb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #jenpawol #women039sissues
Jane Su and Mika Horii's hit podcast “Over the Sun” started with riffs on listener emails. Now it’s a lifeline for women navigating midlife in Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/31/lifestyle/poscast-over-the-sun-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #podcasts #women039sissues #tbs #janesu #mikahorii
Sexually exploitative images of Chinese women were shared in encrypted Telegram chat groups with hundreds of thousands of users, Chinese media reported, triggering widespread outrage online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/crime-legal/china-telegram-exploitative-women-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #china #sexcrimes #socialmedia #telegram #privacy #women039sissues
Millions of dollars worth of U.S.-funded contraceptives are being sent to France to be incinerated after Washington rejected offers to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/politics/us-contraceptives-poor-nations-burned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #women039sissues #birthcontrol #usaid #us #donaldtrump
Women won big in Japan’s Upper House election on Sunday, with a record number of 42 female candidates winning a third of the 125 seats contested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/upper-house-election-2025-record-female-winners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection#upperhouse #women039sissues
Female candidates in the Upper House election face many forms of harassment from voters and supporters — from stalking and death threats to uncomfortably long handshakes and hugs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/female-candidates-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #mayuushida #dpp #shioriyamao #saya #women039sissues
An increasing number of companies in Japan are recruiting women for fishery work in an attempt to address the sector's declining workforce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/women-in-fisheries-sector/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #women039sissues #jobs #fishing
Sicily's regional council passed a law requiring all public hospitals to create dedicated abortion wards, though more than 80% of gynecologists there refuse to perform them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/society/italy-abortion-taboos-sicily/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #italy #abortion #sicily #women039sissues
Fukushima Prefecture is set to launch a public-private partnership initiative to mitigate the outflow of young people that has been a major factor behind population decline and the falling birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/fukushima-gender-gap-population-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #population #women039sissues #rurallife #hyogo
The field of artificial intelligence is dominated by white men — and that lack of diversity is reflected in the systems being built. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/tech/ai-diversity-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #women039sissues #jobs #race #discrimination
A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed, with a majority of households saying they are struggling to make ends meet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/society/japanese-mothers-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #parenthood #women039sissues
Of the 522 people who filed their candidacies for Japan's July 20 Upper House election, 152, or 29.1%, are women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/politics/women-candidates-less-than-30/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #women039sissues