Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible global gender-equality ranking, but Koike’s win highlights a gradual rise in powerful female officials and a society more open to gender balance in politics.
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World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
Jan 4, 2025 · Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.
She won her sexual assault case. Now she hopes the Japanese …
Dec 13, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — Rina Gonoi came forward in summer 2022 to demand a reinvestigation of the case that authorities dropped nearly a year earlier, saying the sexual assault caused her to give up her military career.
World's oldest person, a Japanese woman dies at 116 | AP News
Jan 4, 2025 · TOKYO (AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.
It Took Decades, but Japan’s Working Women Are Making Progress
May 7, 2024 · Today, Japan is turning to women to cope with severe labor shortages. Still, while more than 80 percent of women ages 25 to 54 work, they account for just slightly more than a quarter of...
She Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan
Nov 12, 2024 · Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men. Hanako Okada was elected at the House of Representatives...
Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has …
Jan 4, 2025 · Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.
The women fighting Japan’s sexual violence stigma - BBC
Jun 11, 2023 · In Japan's male-dominated society most sexual violence victims are shamed into silence. And those who speak out face a fierce backlash. A recent survey showed that more than 70% of sexual...