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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Cabinet pose for a group photo in Tokyo on Oct. 21 shortly after she was voted into office as the nation’s first woman to hold the top leadership job.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2025
Can 91AV原创 first woman prime minister tackle violence against women?
Only around 5% of sexual assault victims in Japan report to police, and roughly half of those reports are unfiled, according to academic research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2020
Fears about the marriage market might deter Japanese women from attending Todai
This gender imbalance represents a real national problem
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 21, 2020
In Japan, men have complicated views about gender and equality
Japanese men might accept or even support equality in the workplace, but are less enthusiastic about that equality in other spheres of life.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2020
Japanese distrust of government stalls adoption of My Number card
Officials might have better success getting the public to sign on by providing clear information about what exactly is monitored through the program.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2020
Blacks experience systematic discrimination in the U.S.
The police are but one part of a much larger system of racism, repression and social control.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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