After having experienced my fair share of less-than-cool comments and some rather interesting conversations while working, I decided to reach out to other women working here to hear about their ...

Japan's Billie Jean King Cup captain Ai Sugiyama hopes to get her team back to the finals of the women's team tennis event by ...

To support women facing unwanted pregnancies, a Tokyo hospital has launched a confidential birth program, becoming the second ...

Japan opened its first baby hatch, called Konotori no Yurigago, or stork’s cradle, nearly two decades ago in 2007, in Jikei ...

A welfare corporation opens Japan's second "baby hatch" at a Tokyo hospital for accepting babies in cases of unwanted ...

As Japan grapples with an ongoing demographic crisis, Tokyo has introduced a groundbreaking measure aimed at improving ...

Tokyo’s city government is offering employees a four-day workweek aimed at boosting population growth and improving work-life ...

For many, Mori’s derogatory remarks toward women were the final straw in growing distrust behind the delayed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Japan’s #MeToo icon Ito Shiori faces backlash from ...

A hospital in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward opened a “baby hatch” for parents to anonymously leave newborn infants in the care of social welfare agencies. The baby hatch at San-ikukai Hospital is the second ...

Japanese X (formerly Twitter) was recently abuzz with stories about unexpected periods -- a reality for many women -- with some posts calling ...

While it will take some planning and pre-trip fact-checking, it is possible for trans and nonbinary travelers to experience ...