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