Japan's first female leader wrestles with sumo's ban on women

The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

Young women split on Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female PM

One month after Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister, young women share mixed views: from hope and ...

Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll ...

This L.A. woman was jailed as a WWII traitor. How a pair of perjuries ensnared ‘Tokyo Rose’

Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sent to prison for allegedly helping the Japanese. After it was revealed that perjured witnesses led ...

A woman leads Japan, yet she’s still forbidden from entering sumo’s sacred ring

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, leads the nation yet remains barred from entering sumo’s sacred ring, ...

Japan DJ joins Tokyo’s growing community of female rickshaw drivers, improves speaking skills

29-year-old juggles radio presenting position with pulling people around; loves both jobs so much, she works 7 days a week.

Japan's 'selective singles' choose motherhood via overseas sperm banks

Currently, guidelines from the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology stipulate that artificial insemination with donor ...
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Woman stabbed in Tokyo's Akasaka district; attacker flees

A woman in her 40s was stabbed by a man in Tokyo's Akasaka district on Sunday, police said, adding that the suspected attacker fled the scene. Around 10:25 a.m., police received an emergency call ...

Japan DJ joins Tokyo’s growing ranks of female rickshaw drivers, boosts speaking skills

29-year-old juggles radio presenting position with pulling people around; loves both jobs so much, she works 7 days a week.