The Japan Times<p>Women won big in Japan’s Upper House election on Sunday, with a record number of 42 female candidates winning a third of the 125 seats contested. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/upper-house-election-2025-record-female-winners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/politics/upper-house-election-2025-record-female-winners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
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The Japan Times<p>Female candidates in the Upper House election face many forms of harassment from voters and supporters — from stalking and death threats to uncomfortably long handshakes and hugs. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/female-candidates-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/politics/female-candidates-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mayuushida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mayuushida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shioriyamao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shioriyamao</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>An increasing number of companies in Japan are recruiting women for fishery work in an attempt to address the sector's declining workforce. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/women-in-fisheries-sector/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">16/japan/women-in-fisheries-sector/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Sicily's regional council passed a law requiring all public hospitals to create dedicated abortion wards, though more than 80% of gynecologists there refuse to perform them. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/society/italy-abortion-taboos-sicily/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">15/world/society/italy-abortion-taboos-sicily/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sicily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sicily</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Fukushima Prefecture is set to launch a public-private partnership initiative to mitigate the outflow of young people that has been a major factor behind population decline and the falling birth rate. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/fukushima-gender-gap-population-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/fukushima-gender-gap-population-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hyogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hyogo</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The field of artificial intelligence is dominated by white men — and that lack of diversity is reflected in the systems being built. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/tech/ai-diversity-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/12/tech/ai-diversity-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed, with a majority of households saying they are struggling to make ends meet. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/society/japanese-mothers-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/society/japanese-mothers-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parenthood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenthood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Of the 522 people who filed their candidacies for Japan's July 20 Upper House election, 152, or 29.1%, are women. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/politics/women-candidates-less-than-30/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">04/japan/politics/women-candidates-less-than-30/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Hygiene product maker Unicharm and trading house Toyota Tsusho will set up a joint venture in Kenya that will make and sell sanitary goods, following strong sales of a long-lasting napkin in the nation. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/19/companies/unicharm-sanitary-kenya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/19/companies/unicharm-sanitary-kenya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unicharm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unicharm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toyotatsusho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toyotatsusho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/menstruation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>menstruation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Britain's parliament voted on Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales to stop a growing number of women from being investigated by police under legislation dating back to the mid-19th century. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/18/world/crime-legal/uk-decriminalize-abortion-victorian-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">18/world/crime-legal/uk-decriminalize-abortion-victorian-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>TikTok is wildly popular in Pakistan, and women have found both audience and income. But as views have surged, so have efforts to police the platform. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/16/asia-pacific/society/tiktok-murder-pakistan-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">16/asia-pacific/society/tiktok-murder-pakistan-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A survey in Japan has found that women in their 20s had the highest incidence of long-term sick leave, with the percentage being twice that of men in the same age group. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/16/japan/japan-sick-leave-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">16/japan/japan-sick-leave-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaninstituteforhealthsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaninstituteforhealthsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Young women from rural areas in Japan are increasingly deciding not to return after moving to cities, with a government survey finding the main reason being a lack of opportunities for education and employment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/young-women-rural-areas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/young-women-rural-areas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan ranked 118th out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum’s annual gender gap report, maintaining the same position as last year — the lowest among Group of Seven countries. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/12/japan/society/wef-gender-equality-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/society/wef-gender-equality-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldeconomicforum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldeconomicforum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Female tennis players who take time off to freeze eggs or embryos will have their ranking protected, the WTA Tour announced on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/12/tennis/wta-fertility-protected-ranking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">6/12/tennis/wta-fertility-protected-ranking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tennis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tennis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wtatour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wtatour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's policies on the United Nations Population Fund has been "devastating" for reproductive health worldwide, chief Natalia Kanem said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/world/politics/trump-cuts-vulnerable-women-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">10/world/politics/trump-cuts-vulnerable-women-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/un" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>un</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hunger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japan Society for the Study of Obesity announced in April that it will recognize a new health disorder affecting women, to be classified as Female Underweight/Undernutrition Syndrome. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/science-health/women-underweight-disease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/science-health/women-underweight-disease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The government on Tuesday approved its basic policy guidelines for women's empowerment, which includes supporting female entrepreneurs in regional areas of the country. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/politics/women-startup-aid-ok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/politics/women-startup-aid-ok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Children and Families Agency will examine ways to help more pregnant women under difficult conditions, such as abuse and poverty, benefit from its program to provide them with a safe childbirth environment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/japan/society/supporting-pregnant-women-under-difficult-conditions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">09/japan/society/supporting-pregnant-women-under-difficult-conditions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Over 50% of female local assembly members in Japan have been troubled with harassment, more than double the proportion of such male members, according to a Cabinet Office report. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/08/japan/japan-assemblywomen-harassment-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/japan-assemblywomen-harassment-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexualharassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexualharassment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cabinetoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cabinetoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
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