TOKYO — Japan’s health minister said in response to a petition seeking a ban on requiring women to wear high heels at work that such dress code expectations are “necessary and appropriate ...

Japanese activists have called for discriminatory dress codes for women to be regarded as “power harassment ". Strict dress codes that require women in Japanese workplaces to dress in a certain ...

Photo courtesy of Vivian DoeringClub member Keiko Grant, pictured, was the speaker at a recentmeeting of the Woman’s Club of Escondido. Grant demonstrated how aJapanese woman completes her au… ...

Despite increasing female labour force participation in Japan, social norms and institutional policies make it difficult for women to balance career aspirations with family responsibilities. This ...