Single women plan community home in Osaka to age together

The Osaka gathering was thanks to the “Adult Women’s Dormitory Project,” a group working to build just that for middle-aged ...
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Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics and demographics might change that

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record number of female candidates stood in the 2024 Japanese election. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images For centuries, ...
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Japan Just Elected A Woman Leader—Here’s Why The U.S. Still Hasn’t

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Sanae Takaichi made history today when she became Japan’s first ...
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Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...