Japan's first female leader wrestles with sumo's ban on women

The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll ...

Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Japan’s sacred sumo ring is off-limits to women, even its new prime minister

Japan elected its first female prime minister last month. But, despite becoming the country’s most powerful person, there is one place Sanae Takaichi is not expected to tread — inside a sumo ring. ...

Will Japan’s first female prime minister defy sumo’s ban on women?

Sanae Takaichi must decide whether to break with centuries of tradition and step into the ring to present a trophy ...

A woman leads Japan, yet she’s still forbidden from entering sumo’s sacred ring

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, leads the nation yet remains barred from entering sumo’s sacred ring, prompting debate over the taboo against women in the dohyo. The rule is ...

AI Do! Japanese Woman Marries ChatGPT Character; Internet Erupts In Hilarious Memes

Kano, a 32-year-old Japanese woman, married an AI character after reportedly ending her three-year engagement to a real ...
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What’s Holding Japanese Women Back

Educated women are a key engine powering “Abenomics,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to revive Japan’s somnolent economy. In speeches this week at the New York Stock Exchange and the United Nations, ...