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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Mari Sako has adopted the idea of being a "global citizen," bringing Japanese sensibility and a British education to her work in academia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/26/women-work-mari-sako/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #women039sissues #marisako

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Some young local female politicians anticipate Sanae Takaichi becoming the prime minister will do little to shift the male-dominated world of politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/politics/japan-politics-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #women039sissues #sanaetakaichi

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'Get married': The reality of Japanese politics for women

Some female politicians anticipate Sanae Takaichi becoming the prime minister will do little to shift the male-dominated world of politics.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

With the election of Sanae Takaichi as prime minister this week, Japan joined the ranks of countries that have had a woman serve as head of state or government since World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/japan-among-80-nations-with-female-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #women039sissues #margaretthatcher #surveys

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Japan joins over 80 nations to have been led by women since WWII

While Takaichi's rise to power is a milestone for the nation, some caution it does not necessarily signal a broader advance in women's political standing in Japan.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, appointed just two women to her Cabinet, despite promising high levels of female representation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/japan/politics/takaichi-cabinet-female-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #ldp #women039sissues

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Japan's first female PM promised more women in her Cabinet. She picked two.

Takaichi appointed just two women to her 18-member Cabinet on Tuesday, despite promising high levels of female representation earlier.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Global birth rates are declining, raising concerns about the impact on society, particularly women, as it exacerbates isolation while creating a need for structural and cultural changes to support motherhood. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/20/world/a-world-with-fewer-moms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #familyplanning #parenthood #children #women039sissues #marriage #aging

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Can the world handle having fewer moms?

Fewer women are having children. Those who do are having smaller families than previous generations. This trend transcends the norms of any one culture or place.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The government has been flooded with opinions against a selective dual surname system for married couples during a recent public comment period on the issue, it has been learned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/government-dual-surname-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #marriage #names #humanrights #women039sissues

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Government flooded with public comments against dual surnames

In a survey, many opponents of the dual surname system expressed concerns about parents and their children having different surnames.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Women in their 30s and 40s are too busy working and/or raising children to do physical exercise, resulting in a decline in their fitness levels compared to 1998, according to a Japanese government survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/japan/science-health/japan-women-fitness-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #sportsagency #sports #women039sissues #health

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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Lingering ‘Showa Model’ gender roles keep women sidelined

The idea of husbands working while women stay home goes back to the prewar Civil Code, which stated that women were subordinates who required their husband’s permission to work.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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Calls grow for first female U.N. chief in 80 years

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.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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Danish prime minister apologizes to victims of Greenland forced contraception

Denmark has been keen to smooth over tensions with its strategically located, resource-rich Arctic territory, which U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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Rising U.S. women's sumo team hopes to spread the word about Japan’s national sport

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.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future

At 1.2 births per woman, Japan is still reproducing faster than South Korea, where the birth rate has dropped to just 0.75 — the lowest in the world.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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Faith Kipyegon cements place as supreme champion and role model for mothers

Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion, took her fourth world title at 1,500 meters on Tuesday in dominating fashion.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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

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