It should be no surprise that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared gender equality to be one of his main priorities.

Despite a record number of women winning seats in Sunday’s Upper House election, some female voters have expressed doubts about the government’s commitment to empowering women.

One of the world's most unequal parliaments could be about to get a lot more female, or ... maybe not.

The ratio of female candidates for the upcoming Upper House election hit a record high, but whether the country can achieve its target of raising the percentage of female lawmakers in the Diet to 30 percent remains uncertain.

Why hasn’t Japan been able to eliminate the perception that politics is a man’s world?

Misuzu Ikeda becomes first assemblywoman in Tarumizu as record numbers of women elected nationwide.

Women won just 10.4 percent of the seats up for grabs in Japan’s regional assembly races yet still recorded a record high, Kyodo News said, highlighting the slow pace of improvement for gender equality in the country’s government.