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“Sexist” pro-nuclear politician elected as Tokyo’s newest governor
Yoichi Masuzoe, the politician who once publicly stated that women “are not normal” during their period and “couldn’t possibly” be relied upon to run the country because of it, has been elected as...
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Shame on the gaming industry: Severed heads outnumbered women speakers at the...
Nearly half of all the people who play video games are women, but you wouldn’t know it by the video game industry’s biggest conference. Only five women presented on stage at the major press events at...
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Artist Takashi Murakami immortalises heckled Tokyo assembleywoman in dot-art...
Sexism and discrimination have been rather hot topics here in Japan following an unpleasant incident at a Tokyo political assembly on June 18, during which female politician Ayaka Shiomura was taunted...
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Why aren’t there more female entrepreneurs in Japan? Pull up a chair…【Women...
According to the Global Entrepreneur Development Index (GEDI) that measures favorable conditions for women entrepreneurs, the US and Australia are ranked first and second respectively, while Japan...
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Is One Piece sexist? Twitter user posts scathing essay about Japan’s favorite...
One Piece is the top-selling manga of all time, with over 350 million volumes sold in Japan alone. For fans of the series, it’s a no-brainer why the comic is so popular. The author/artist Eiichiro Oda...
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Girls-only karaoke offers songs, foot massages, Japanese take on gender roles
For most of us, the free mixing of men and women in our societies has been around long enough to have become completely ordinary, but in Japan, you may find some unexpected things segregated along...
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The heir to the famous ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ restaurant says that women...
While researching a story on the scarcity of female sushi chefs in Japan and the US, I came across a startling, buried and forgotten quote from the heir apparent to one of the best-known and most...
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Women in China apparently competing in bikini contests to become flight...
The People’s Daily reports that graduates from a Quingdao-area school are encouraged to compete in a runway competition to net jobs as flight attendants or models. The role of flight attendant is a...
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Japanese train company slammed for ad branding women “undignified” for...
The new ad campaign addresses a variety of behaviours that should be avoided while travelling on trains, but so far, this is the only act that they’re calling indecent. Back in 2008, the Tokyo Metro...
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Video of Western men abusing a Korean woman is even more than it seems
For the past couple of weeks a certain video has been making rounds on the Internet and invoking deep rage and controversy in its wake. The one-minute clip depicts a pair of Western men shaming and...
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Japanese ryokan custom ignites debate after visitors label it sexist
If you’ve stayed at a traditional Japanese inn with your partner, chances are you’ve experienced this custom before. In Japan, nothing transports you back in time to a bygone era like a stay at a...
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Japanese woman fed up with being expected to serve male coworkers tea...
Frustrated professional busts up her office’s outdated “tea squad” tradition with a perfectly salted comeback. In Japanese business, there’s a term called “ochakumi.” It literally means “tea squad,”...
View Article“Meat futon” skit with girls in bikinis on Japanese TV slammed as sexist and...
Look carefully and you’ll see Japan’s Benny Hill sandwiched in between these women. Shimura Ken no Bakatonosama (Ken Shimura’s Idiot Feudal Lord) is a comedy skit show that’s been airing on the Fuji...
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Is it feminine to use a parasol in Japan?
New awareness posters from the Japan Meteorological Association cause a storm online. When it rains, people from all walks of life feel no shame in whipping out an umbrella to protect themselves from...
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Tokyo Olympics organizing committee president resigns over sexist remarks
Yoshiro Mori apologizes, insists “I have supported all women.” On Friday, a special meeting of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was held. The session was called in order...
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Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief quits after suggesting Naomi Watanabe dress as...
Another day, another scandal for the Tokyo Olympics. Ever since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organising team has been marred by scandals, the...
View ArticleNaomi Watanabe responds to “Olympig” remark from Tokyo Olympics ceremony chief
Derogatory comment gets a boss response. On 17 March, Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun broke the news that Hiroshi Sasaki, chief creative director for the Olympics and Paralympics opening and closing...
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Japanese woman surprised to learn foreigners don’t openly tell women they...
Encounter with foreigners leads woman to realise she’s from “a sexually underdeveloped country”. When you travel and meet people from different countries, you often get the opportunity to learn more...
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Nike commercial about gender inequality in Japan receives backlash online【Video】
New clip points out facts about football, baseball, and sumo in Japan…but not all Japanese are behind it. In recent years, Nike has shown that it likes to move people, both physically with their...
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Mother of Sanrio character My Melody gets flak online for dispensing horrible...
Excuse me, what did you say?! The Sanrio character My Melody is incredibly popular, getting everything from her own hotel room to eye-color-changing contacts. And back in the mid 2000s, there was also...
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