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TOKYO -- Japan's opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) announced on May 26 that it had suspended Mizuho Umemura, a member of the House of C
TOKYO -- Japan's opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) announced on May 18 that it would dismiss its member from the upper house's Committe
TOKYO -- A fledgling group of young people with an interest in gender equality has been supporting women in their 20s and 30s who hope to run in unifi
TOKYO -- The upper house Committee on Rules and Administration on Jan. 20 rejected notification of overseas travel submitted by YouTuber-turned-lawmak
news Protests against sexual discrimination held in Japan on International Women's Day The Mainichi © The Mainichi Participants march on International Women's Day in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 8, 2021. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi) TOKYO -- Demonstrations calling for an end to sexual discrimination were held throughout Japan on March 8, International Women's Day, which aims to improve women's standing in society. About 100 people marched in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward with placards while shouting protest chants like "We refuse to know our place!" and "We don't tolerate discriminati...