The Supreme Court declares as unconstitutional the former Eugenics Protection Law. Every Japanese must reject the thinking that had led to senseless human loss.
Kyodo News alleged recent comments by Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa discriminated against certain women. But is this really the case?
Governor Heita Kawakatsu resigns following uproar over his latest malfeasance. As he exits, we examine the motives behind his opposition to the maglev train.
The celebration of International Women's Day is a reminder of the many improvements Japan must make to end the discrimination in wages, boardrooms and beyond.
Cancer is still the largest single cause of death for Japanese, accounting for about one in four deaths. Genome therapy hopes to help more patients recover.
A Mainichi Shimbun article portrays Japan as a distorted society with severe gender inequality. But the author's bias is evident from the cherry-picked data.
Asian Americans are concerned about a resurgence of the discrimination suffered by 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast after December 7, 1942.
With COVID-19, Japan is now headed towards a set of measures most of the West has already embraced. But as history shows, there is the potential...
Bullying cases found at elementary, middle and high schools across Japan have reached a record high, according to a research conducted by the Ministry...
A group of Japanese is set to bring to a United Nations symposium firsthand testimony against Seoul’s claims on the treatment of Korean workers on...
By Kumiko Takeuchi Lower house member Mio Sugita’s recent claim that LGBT couples are “unproductive” has given rise to considerable controversy. LGBT...
