Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.” ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities ...

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.

Women's rights campaigners in Japan have expressed disappointment about the appointment of only two women in the new ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...