For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female leader is powerful and formative. It means a patriarchal society and a ...

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

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

Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan ...

Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Miyu Yamashita each shot 7-under 65 to stand atop the leaderboard after the first round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic.

There are more Japanese players in the Women's Super League than ever before so why is England's top flight signing up the best that Japan has to offer? Japan's assistant coach, Leah Blayney, says the ...