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WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2022
Ending Roe is institutional suicide for U.S. Supreme Court
Dobbs will go down as one of the worst decisions in the court¡¯s history after reversing rights on which the whole country has relied for half a century.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives assert power with abortion and gun rulings
The increasingly unrestrained court has become ever more willing to take up and decisively rule on contentious issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2021
The far-right¡¯s new-old war on women
Ultimately, the real problem for many on the far right is liberalism, and particularly the liberation of women from laws and social norms enforcing male domination.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2018
Bus ¡®conscience convoy¡¯ of 2,000 women heads to Syria to press for rights awareness
An international group of 2,000 women set off from Istanbul on Tuesday for Turkey¡¯s border with Syria, part of a ¡°conscience convoy¡± to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian women after seven years of civil war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 1, 2018
Meghan Markle hopes to ¡®shine a light¡¯ on women¡¯s rights as British royal
Meghan Markle, the actress fiancee of Britain¡¯s Prince Harry, said on Wednesday that the time was never better to focus on women¡¯s rights as she takes up her work with royal charities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2017
Islamic dress codes and liberal democracy
Branding calls to ban the burqa as Islamophobic is an illiberal attempt to shut down legitimate public policy debate.
EDITORIALS
Dec 18, 2015
Saudi women vote, and win
The electoral victories of women across Saudi Arabia show that there will be even more pressure for change in the future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2015
At U.N., Xi boasts women¡¯s rights but critics quick to note China¡¯s jailing of female activists
China¡¯s President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government¡¯s record on women¡¯s rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
Japan Times
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Sep 16, 2014
Yemeni journalist devoted to bringing democracy, women¡¯s rights to her country
Japan is an ideal model for countries racked by conflict and poverty because of how it resurrected itself from the devastation of war and achieved peace, the first Arab woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize says.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2013
Saudi Arabia backsliding on women¡¯s rights
The trumped-up case in which two leading Saudi activists for women¡¯s rights were sentenced to prison is a symptom of the kingdom¡¯s regression on human rights.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2013
Mideast revolutions languish for Arab women
Though women across the Middle East participated actively in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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