A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women’s constitutional rights. By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...
Japan’s improved labor force participation for women is a reminder not to assume that job market limits are clear and finite. By Jeanna Smialek Japan’s economy has rocketed into the headlines this ...
In Kabukicho, a red-light district in Tokyo, four young men surround your female correspondent. Hiragi Saren, a 25-year-old with bleached hair, a black tank top and a silver necklace, sits closest. He ...
Japan’s justice system has few alternatives to imprisonment, and overly depends on imprisonment. People found guilty of criminal offenses in Japan are rarely considered for alternatives to ...