2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (148+ words) Hiroshima governor pushes for woman-empowered workplaces to boost rural areas'The Japan Times Hiroshima Gov. Mika Yokota has underlined the need for local communities to develop "workplaces where women can fully demonstrate their abilities" to address the issue of a growing…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (240+ words) China's population rebound faces structural limits'The Japan Times MADISON, Wisconsin - When China implemented its one-child policy in 1980, it also raised the barriers to marriage and made divorce easier Later, in 1991, the government introduced the "one-vote veto" system, which linked party…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) An oral medicine used to treat chronic kidney disease and heart failure is also effective in treating premature ovarian insufficiency, a team of Japanese and other researchers has discovered. The findings by the team, including researchers from Juntendo University in…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (412+ words) Publishing bilingual zines as Multiple Spirits (MaruSupi), Mai Endo explores queer feminism and intersectional histories in East Asia and beyond. Mai Endo, 41, is a Tokyo-based artist and actor who has been highly active in increasing the visibility of queer feminist…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (117+ words) Europe's animus is easy to understand and it's likely to harden as Trump threatens NATO solidarity " if not its existence " with his insistence on taking control of Greenland. I don't know about "hottest," but there are ample grounds to challenge…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (128+ words) A growing number of companies are targeting a new generation of kids who have grown up with TikTok skin care and make-up routines. Driven by TikTok trends, new beauty brands target children Should children be using beauty face masks? Dermatologists…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (174+ words) Nagoya-based GomunoInaki, which supplies rubber components to Toyota and Denso, is doubling down on its silicone period cups with a plan to start overseas sales this year, as the shift to electric ... A Japanese auto parts maker is betting on…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago  (144+ words) As 'period poverty' has become a social issue, former members of the group have self-published a reference book about their activities. Menstruation and gender equality: Student movement revisited 50 years on In the 1970s, when the women's liberation movement started to take…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (120+ words) The health handbooks provide crucial information for women at a time when medical facilities are closed and digital information is scarce. Jerusalem - Pregnant women and mothers with infants in the Gaza Strip are relying on health handbooks promoted by Japan…...