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SEXISM

In China, discussing feminism is apparently forbidden, as seen with the controversy over the maker of Black Myth: Wukong censoring feminist topics during streaming, despite its global success and praise for visuals and gameplay.?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2024
Wukong makes equal rights for women a taboo topic
Women are increasingly active consumers in the gaming industry: The growth rate of new female gamers in Asia is nearly double that of males.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 19, 2021
For Asian American women, racism and sexism are inseparable
With reports of anti-Asian attacks surging in the U.S., there is evidence that most of the hate, unlike other types of bias crime, has been directed at women.
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2021
Barcelona silver medalist Noriko Mizoguchi slams Yoshiro Mori¡¯s comments
The former judoka, now a sports sociology professor, is concerned over how the former prime minister¡¯s controversial statements on women could impact public opinion toward the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 30, 2019
Will Japan finally promote its female politicians?
Japan has one of the lowest participation rates of women in national parliaments in the world, but a law is meant to remedy this deficit, even if it includes no enforceable quotas or penalties.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 2, 2019
Tabloid¡¯s objectification of women continues to stir controversy
The weekly magazine Spa has apologized for an article it published in December that ranked universities in terms of how easy it is to get their female students into bed. The article generated backlash but the apology was issued in response to a petition that had been drawn up in protest.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2018
High-flying women are closing the exec pay gap with men in U.S., U.K.: report
High-flying women are catching up with men when it comes to executive pay but are still woefully underrepresented at the top of the working world, a pay comparison firm said on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Oct 18, 2018
Twitter speaks: That joke isn¡¯t funny anymore
An Aug. 16 episode of Tokyo MX¡¯s variety show ¡°Hirukyun!¡± found comedian Ken Horiuchi (better known as Horiken) joining the hosts in the studio. Over the course of his stay, he launched the other TV talent and stage hands into a wall of cardboard boxes, before throwing some at people too (including staff...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE 51³Ô¹ÏÍø?
Jan 27, 2018
Yumiko Oho teaches the ABC¡¯s of life in Italy
The desire to escape Japan¡¯s old-school notion of gender roles paved the way for a former bank employee to discover business opportunities overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2018
Women worldwide set to march again as Trump-linked misogyny triggers new era of activism
Women around the world will return to the streets this weekend, one year after millions marched to protest U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s election, with a new goal ¡ª electing more women¡¯s rights advocates.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Oct 28, 2017
Limit the damage on office battlefields
What a nest of vipers an office is! Tens, hundreds, thousands of people, supposedly united in a common enterprise ¡ª yet if looks could kill, how many would make it alive through the day?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2017
Clinton blames election loss on sexism and ¡®maddening double standards¡¯ as she urges women to organize
Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blamed her 2016 election loss to Donald Trump on sexism and the ¡°double standards¡± women are held to in public life during a promotional tour for her new memoir in Britain on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2017
Twitter storm quick to follow after Trump tells French first lady she is in ¡®such good shape¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump praised French first lady Brigitte Macron for being in ¡°such good shape¡± on Thursday during his state visit to France, according to a video on the French government¡¯s Facebook page.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2017
Trump draws strong rebuke for assailing female TV host in personal terms
U..S. President Donald Trump assailed a woman TV news host in highly personal terms on Thursday, calling her ¡°crazy¡± and alleging she had been bleeding at one point from a facelift, in a Twitter attack that drew strong criticism including from fellow Republicans.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø TIMES GONE BY
Dec 3, 2016
Steamer missing; Japan declares war on U.S., British Empire; woman wins court case for equality of sexes; anger grows over bullet train noise
100 YEARS AGOWednesday, Dec. 13, 1916
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Sep 27, 2016
Amid charges of sexism, city in Kyushu pulls video promoting local eels
A promotional YouTube video made by the city of Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture, featuring a young woman in a swimsuit who morphs into an eel has been pulled following a public outcry that it was sexist.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 25, 2015
¡®Play woman card¡¯ at your peril, Trump tweets Clinton
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Hillary Clinton after she said he had a ¡°penchant for sexism,¡± warning his Democratic rival against using the woman ¡°card¡± and drawing his full attention.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 5, 2015
TV sexism comes from a problematic place
At the World Assembly for Women held in Tokyo last week, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, lauded the social achievements of women worldwide but added that ¡°we are not there yet.¡± Sirleaf didn¡¯t say where exactly ¡°there¡± is, but during the same week, two media-related...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2015
Republicans still back Trump after debate; rivals lag far behind: poll
There is no sign that Donald Trump¡¯s raucous first presidential debate is hurting his support among party voters, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll showing he still has a big lead over his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 29, 2014
Working mothers: pioneering the way forward
We talk to five working mothers in an attempt to discover how some women are able to have a career and a family
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 22, 2014
Can women really ¡®shine¡¯ under Abe?
The prime minister has vowed to help women break the glass ceiling in the workplace but critics have questioned his motivation.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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