“Womanhood in Japan” series column rounds up Japanese news related to women’s daily experiences of sexism here and considers what we can do to increase the pace of change. Women’s soccer team impresses the world, but not Japan The Japanese women’s...
The non-profit organization Gawain has unveiled a groundbreaking method that’s dramatically reducing rape incidents in high-risk areas of the bustling slums of India’s capital. Dubbed the “Community Self Defense” or CSD...
“Womanhood in Japan” series column rounds up Japanese news related to women’s daily experiences of sexism here and considers what we can do to increase the pace of change. Bad advice from older dads The little town of Onomichi in Hiroshima...
Giving birth remains expensive in Japan. Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum costs are not covered by health insurance, and parents have to pay up to approximately 520,000 yen ($ 5,000 USD) on average unless complications warrant medical...
In this [Women of impact] series, Zenbird features outstanding women who strive to make social-good changes in Japan. The severe lack of female leaders hinders Japan in achieving gender equality. We aim to support bridging the gender gap by sharing...
“Womanhood in Japan” series column rounds up Japanese news related to women’s daily experiences of sexism here and considers what we can do to increase the pace of change. Japan falls further on Global Gender Gap Index On June 20, the World Economic...
There are as many forms of love as there are people. More and more musicians are starting to release love songs that break free from traditional notions, coinciding with an increase in awareness of LGBTQ+ identities. Here is my J-Pop playlist that...
This column rounds up Japanese news related to women’s daily experiences of sexism here and considers what we can do to increase the pace of change. Local elections mark a turning point in female representation in politics Evidence that Japan is...
A special drama “Mr. Period and His Daughter (original title: “Seiri no Ojisan to Sono Musume”) was aired by NHK, a Japanese public broadcaster. This drama is heartwarming yet groundbreaking in terms of making menstruation open to any gender and any...
On March 14, the Japanese government approved a bill to amend a longstanding regulation, raising Japan’s age of consent from 13 to 16. Remarkably, this law had remained unchanged for over a century. The bill also includes revisions to...