Mieko Kawakami has called out cliched depictions of women by one of her country’s most feted writers, and seen her own bold style attacked by a top politician.
Kyoko Hasegawa
Journalist @AFP Agence France-Presse Tokyo.
Tokyo Olympics Chief Mori to Resign over Sexist Remarks
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is to resign after he sparked outrage in Japan and abroad by claiming that women talk too much in meetings, reports said Thursday.
Japan Man Charged With Murder over Anime Studio Arson
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with murder over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36 people, the country’s deadliest violent crime in decades.
‘LGBTQ Landmark’: Tokyo Opens Olympics Pride House
Tokyo on Sunday opened its first major community hub for LGBTQ people, part of a pre-Olympics project that campaigners hope will tackle stigma and raise awareness of discrimination.
World Press Photo Exhibition Featuring Images from Hong Kong’s Protests Shut down in Macau
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The 0% Experience – Tokyo’s Latest No Alcohol Bar in Hard-Drinking Japan
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Japan’s Women Grapple for Judo Equality
Judo’s founder Jigoro Kano was decades ahead of his time by empowering women to take up the sport that prizes technique over brute force.
Founder of Anti-High Heels Movement Steps up to Fight ‘Glasses Ban’
A Japanese woman whose campaign against mandatory high heels in the workplace won broad public support has stepped up her fight against strict corporate dress codes including a de-facto ban on women wearing glasses.