Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women ...

Women's rights campaigners in Japan have expressed disappointment about the appointment of only two women in the new ...

TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Once again, three men are set to lead the Bank of Japan (BOJ), underscoring the hurdles women face in reaching leadership positions in a country that ranks the lowest among ...

Japan Airlines said on Monday it would swap "ladies and gentlemen" for gender-neutral greetings, following other global ...

For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female leader is powerful and formative. It means a patriarchal society and a ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first woman prime minister since the country established its modern parliamentary system ...

Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally ...

Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, ending a ...

Sanae Takaichi admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is a proponent of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. This guest article from Miura Mari is part of the Asia program’s Women’s Voices ...