Women of Influence identifies high-achieving women for their tremendous career accomplishments. The Women of Influence honorees are selected based on professional experience, community involvement and ...

Ms. Watanabe said she had been interested in women’s rights since her school days in Tokyo. When some of the survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system finally came forward in the ...

Japan in 2014 ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which stated that disabled women have been discriminated against in many ways. After the U.N. Committee on the ...

Mother’s #39 (2002) by Ishiuchi Miyako, who organised and featured in Japan’s first all-women photography exhibition in 1976 Courtesy Third Gallery Aya (Osaka) and Aperture Ambivalence over ...

Japan ranks among the worst in gender equality for developed nations despite being No. 1 in equal access to education for women and men. So how are women finding equal footing in the esteemed field?

for the latest installment of the WIM interview series. By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers, and executives who have ...

People march in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward holding bouquets of mimosa flowers on International Women's Day, on March 8, 2024. (Mainichi/Mayuka Ikeda) TOKYO -- Women at Japanese companies are promoted to ...

Despite national conversations about gender diversity in the tech industry, women are still underrepresented, underpaid, and often discriminated against, numbers show. Diversity is critical to IT ...

Japan ranked the third worst place among developed nations for working women for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 index compiled by British magazine The Economist released to mark ...

During the early 20th century, women's employment was affected by war and advancements in tech. In the 1960s and 1970s, women were able to expand their horizons and career opportunities.

The venue was overflowing with inspiration as the former “Today” show anchor was recognized alongside the six other USA TODAY Women of the Year national honorees. “There’s a reason you ...