In October Japan got its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Her rise has been hailed as a ground-breaking moment for Japanese women, but some fear that her conservative politics won't change ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), in collaboration with the ASEAN Youth Organization and with the support of the ASEAN Coordinating Committee for Micro, Small, and ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. By Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Tokyo ...