The leader of a Japanese minor opposition party has apologized after suggesting "hypothetical" measures to address Japan's ...

New lawmaker Saria Hino takes her seat on Monday as one of a record number of women in Japan's parliament, but while ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

In the judicial fraternity, Reiko Fuchigami, a 69-year-old lawyer, became the first female president of the Japan Federation of ... equality,” Fuchigami told a news conference after she was ...

A second high court has ruled that the Japanese government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Alexis Jones’ iPad lit up last week during her English class at Southeast Career Technical Academy with an email from the ...

Japanese companies scrambling to recruit female external directors to meet diversity quotas are hitting a shortage of suitable candidates in a country that has long failed to train women for top ...

The arthouse star and Palme d'Or winner is remaking the classic Japanese drama 'Like Asura' with popular local actresses Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yu Aoi and Suzu Hirose.

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Kao was creating real momentum and I needed to do well.” PHOTOS: Kagiyama and Sakamoto lead Japanese sweep of men’s and women ...

Asura,' written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, will premiere on Netflix on January 9. The series stars Rie Miyazawa, ...