Red-hot shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have set their sights on an even bigger prize - toppling China's formidable top two women's doubles pairs.

Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life in two recent novels. In Capitalists Must Starve — a ...

Why did it take so long for Japan to have a female prime minister? This may seem like an unfair question. After all, the United States has never elected a female president, and a woman has never presided over the Communist Party of China.

Beijing suggested it might reimpose a ban on seafood imports from Japan after warning its citizens to avoid travel there and postponing the release of at least two Japanese movies.

As Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru prepares for the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II this August, the United States must, for the first time, fully recognize and respond to the geopolitical implications underpinning these commemorative ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

On Jan. 27, Japan's Foreign Ministry said it informed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights not to allocate any of Japan's voluntary funds to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the CEDAW ...

Japanese travelers have been grappling recently with a problem: the absence of visa-free travel to China. Before COVID-19, Japanese did not need a visa to enter China, but Beijing suspended that privilege in March 2020 amid the pandemic, and it has yet to ...

The Indian U20 Women's team have drawn into Group C along with Australia, Chinese Taipei and 6-time winners Japan

India have been drawn in Group C alongside Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei for the AFC Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026. The Young Tigresses return to the continental tournament after 20 y