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Japan’s new cabinet has a record number of women. So what?

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October 4, 2023

Japan’s new cabinet has a record number of women. So what?

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Japan: out-of-touch LDP needs to promote more women to political posts

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September 21, 2023

Japan: out-of-touch LDP needs to promote more women to political posts

The sight of two dozen or so men, all in cutaway coats, standing side by side on the stairs of the prime minister's office seemed bizarre.

What Kishida’s reshuffle says about female participation in politics

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September 13, 2023

What Kishida’s reshuffle says about female participation in politics

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed a record-tying five women to ministerial posts in his Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, as well as one to a key position in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as he aims to increase female executives in politics

Koike Yuriko: tackling gender bias from the Tokyo metropolitan government

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September 12, 2023

Koike Yuriko: tackling gender bias from the Tokyo metropolitan government

If we consider how to advance the status of women in Japan, we must consider it from two vantage points.

Many female election candidates face sexual harassment, verbal abuse in Japan

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September 11, 2023

Many female election candidates face sexual harassment, verbal abuse in Japan

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September 8, 2023

Women’s voices project pivots to Japan

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September 6, 2023

LDP to Make Database to Increase Female Lawmakers

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August 18, 2023

Japanese political parties boosting support for female candidates

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June 21, 2023

Japan falls nine positions to 125th in WEF gender gap report

Japan has fallen in the global gender gap rankings, coming in nine positions lower than last year at 125th out of 146 countries, according to a World Economic Forum report

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