6 Top Women’s Wellness articles 2022

Women’s Wellness is an area Zenbird Media began highlighting this year. While many of our readers understood the issues related to gender and equality in Japan, we wanted to shine some light into less talked about aspects like period poverty, the rise of femtech, and the issues related to sexual health, including childbirth and abortion. Here are the top women’s wellness articles that have caught our readers’ attention!

Contents

1. Why Japanese youth stood up for period leave from school
2. Contraceptive kit launches for better sex education in Japan
3. Options growing for Japanese absorbent period underwear for girls
4. Japan’s flourishing femtech: 4 latest period underwear brands to try this spring
5. Should giving birth be free of charge in Japan?
6. Japanese sustainable intimate care brand blends agriculture and women’s wellness

Why Japanese youth stood up for period leave from school

Zenbird is often uplifted by the actions of Japanese youth. Fridays For Future youths may come to mind for the fight against the climate crisis, but many youths are also voicing the need for gender equality (even for genderless diversity). One aspect is period issues, which is hampered by Japan’s insufficient sex education.

Contraceptive kit launches for better sex education in Japan

Talking about Japan’s insufficient sex education, we saw several unique solutions in recent years to improve it in the country. The top read by our readers is the contraceptive kit that is launched by citizen action! See how it is used for education at schools and pharmacies.

Options growing for Japanese absorbent period underwear for girls

Period poverty may be an unfamiliar term among many, but it is a reality many ladies face in Japan. Femtech is a growing trend in the country as new products enter the market to address the gap in supply.

Japan’s flourishing femtech: 4 latest period underwear brands to try this spring

Why stop at one? Our readers have shown interest in the growing femtech industry, and we’d like to believe that increasing action is being taken for women’s well-being and health.

Should giving birth be free of charge in Japan?

Japan is renowned for its medical advancement, but it has topics to vie with, like birth and fees. While the government offers subsidies, there is argument for removing the costs of giving birth. Learn more about this issue in this article.

Japanese sustainable intimate care brand blends agriculture and women’s wellness

Women’s wellness is an essential topic for the well-being of all, but it doesn’t mean that these products and services will impact nature negatively. We’ve seen many products made to benefit both humans and nature, and “Ashita Watashi wa Kaki no Ki ni Noboru” is one such brand that is capturing people’s attention.