Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

The creative talks about what it means to be a woman working in Japan's music industry today & the hopes she carries for the ...

This installment features Maki Goto, who marks the 25th anniversary of her debut this year. The singer joined Morning Musume at just 13.

In Japan, more people are trying to avoid drinking too much alcohol because it can cause health problems. Experts say women ...

Women's rights campaigners in Japan have expressed disappointment about the appointment of only two women in the new ...

The rise of women on the right is intriguing. It may also be short-lived. The steady growth of the number of women in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Pedestrians cross a road in Tokyo, Japan. Sometimes, it’s the ...

Japan is the only country in the world that legally requires married couples to share the same family name — and that creates considerable problems for scientists, according to a survey of more than 7 ...

Victim who is ‘slapped hard’ on the buttocks chases assailant, kicks him in the belly; police respond by saying there is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

A woman who was trapped on the balcony of her apartment during a fire in Japan was so terrified that she not only refused ...

For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...