Japanese comedian Yuriyan Retriever to talk about gender stereotypes at SDG Global Festival
SDG Global Festival of Action from Japan On Thursday, March 25th and Friday, March 26th, “SDG Global Festival of Action from JAPAN” will be held,…
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Head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori, Makes Misogynist Remark
The 83-year old president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and former Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori, made an unfortunate…
Japan receives its lowest gender equality ranking on record
Despite some of Japan’s recent headlines revolving around women’s issues—such as #KuToo, an online movement that protested women being forced to wear heels at work,…
Ikuboss: Managers In Step with The Times Promoting Father-Friendly Workplaces in Nagasaki Prefecture
Ikuboss Have you heard of ikuboss? A portmanteau term derived from the Japanese word ikuji 育児, meaning “child care” and the English loan word “boss,”…