Twenty years ago, only about 8% of Japanese prosecutors were women. By 2018, that number rose to nearly a third of newly hired prosecutors. This year, the male-female ratio reached 50-50 ...
This series explores topics surrounding women who began their careers in Japan around the time of the implementation of equal opportunities employment legislation in the mid-1980s. With many now ...
When job-hunting, Yamamoto found companies there "outdated" compared to the capital, with a culture of "asking women to step back" in roles to support their male colleagues. "Japan is still a ...
Japan and China, the two top ranked nations competing in the Inaugural IIHF Women's Asia Championships this week both opened their tournaments with wins. China defeated Kazakhstan 5-0 to open ...