Women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring. Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, did not present the Prime ...

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, faces the enduring ban on women entering the sacred sumo ring, ...

For Japan to close its gender gap, systemic change is necessary, which a woman prime minister alone cannot provide.

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A Ukrainian who fled his homeland following Russia's full-scale invasion has become the first from his country to win an ...

A volcano on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu had multiple eruptions on Sunday, sending a plume of ash almost three miles into the air.

The just-implemented four Labour Codes, which came into force last Friday, among several reforms, marked a major milestone in ...

Princess Aiko is visiting Laos on her first official overseas trip to celebrate 70 years of Japan-Laos diplomatic relations.

Los Angeles took Japanese ace Ayami Sato with the second overall pick. Sato, 36, has led Japan to five Women’s Baseball World ...

Japan's Princess Aiko arrived in Laos on Nov. 17 for her first official overseas trip, state media said, a largely symbolic ...

THERE’S been an “alarming” increase in HIV infections among straight women, a new report warns. It comes as sexual health ...