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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days 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 2 days 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 days 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 days 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 2 weeks ago

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 2 weeks ago

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 2 weeks ago

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 2 weeks ago

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 3 weeks ago

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 3 weeks ago

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 3 weeks ago

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 last month

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 last month

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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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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