After controversy over use of CCTV footage and following a re-edit, Shiori Ito’s Oscar-nominated documentary is finally getting released in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/04/film/shiori-ito-documentary-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #shiroito #academyawards #documentaries #film #journalism #sexcrimes #women039sissues
To address the economic burden on expectant and nursing mothers, Japan plans to set a nationwide uniform amount for childbirth expenses and fully cover this with health insurance, eliminating out-of-pocket costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/society/childbirth-costs-full-coverage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #pregnancy #women039sissues #insurance
Could Japan’s women-only train carriages be a model for the U.K.? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/society/uk-women-only-trains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #women039sissues #uk #rail
Japan is moving closer than ever to legalizing the primary use of birth names after marriage, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s bill on the matter likely to be submitted to parliament soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/surname-takaichi-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #komeito #ldp #women039sissues #diet
Donald Trump ripped into a reporter on Tuesday, just days after calling another female journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/piggy-trump-female-reporters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #journalism #women039sissues #donaldtrump #freepress #jeffreyepstein
Amid a continuing shift toward nuclear families, demand for postnatal care services that support mothers and newborns after childbirth is rising across Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/postnatal-care-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #pregnancy #women039sissues #parenthood
As more women turn to karate, the sport has become a symbol of Iran's changing society, where a young, urban generation is quietly challenging traditional gender roles and societal norms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/iran-women-karate-societal-barriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #karate #iran #women039sissues #martialarts
Iranian authorities' strategy is calculated: relax visible restrictions to soothe public opinion amid Iran's growing economic isolation, while quietly intensifying a crackdown on political dissent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/world/society/iran-veil-restrictions-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #iran #nuclearweapons #middleeast #israel #us #women039sissues
Women live longer than men due to factors like menopause timing and ovarian aging, with research into anti-aging drugs and sex-based biology seeking to explain the difference. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/09/world/women-key-to-unlocking-longer-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #aging #health #medicine #women039sissues
When two women in China tried to escape their violent husbands, the system that promised to protect them looked the other way, until it was too late. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/asia-pacific/society/china-victims-abuse-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #women039sissues #domesticviolence #chengdu
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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