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
Women are a rare sight in Japanese politics, but 20-year-old Rinka Saito is determined to run for office one day because "you can't have true democracy without diversity."
Women are a rare sight in Japanese politics, but 20-year-old Rinka Saito is determined to run for office one day because "you can't have true democracy without diversity."
A handful of small cities in Japan have managed to do what the rest of the country hasn’t: Elect women.
A handful of small cities in Japan have managed to do what the rest of the country hasn’t: Elect women.
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Satoko Kishimoto finds running one of Tokyo's main districts to be a lonely job.
Satoko Kishimoto finds running one of Tokyo's main districts to be a lonely job.
Female candidates in the local elections across the country this weekend face one of the world’s toughest glass ceilings
Female candidates in the local elections across the country this weekend face one of the world’s toughest glass ceilings
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A group of researchers and female politicians said Monday that they will start a campaign to help mothers with young children run in next April’s nationwide gubernatorial and municipal assembly elections.
On a sweltering day in July, Yoshii Aya, still reeling from her bitter election defeat a few months prior, arrived in Kyoto with a stack of leftover business cards tailored for that bygone race.
On a sweltering day in July, Yoshii Aya, still reeling from her bitter election defeat a few months prior, arrived in Kyoto with a stack of leftover business cards tailored for that bygone race.