Japan’s first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal ...
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Takaichi's Leadership Tests Japan's Regional Ties

Takaichi Sanae, 64, a former Minister of Economic Security with strong right-wing tendencies, has been elected as the new party president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively ...

What Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Could Mean for the Country’s Gender Politics

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also ...
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World War II Journal Entries Float in a Web of Blood-Red Yarn in Chiharu Shiota’s ‘Diary’

The Berlin-based artist commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in 'Two Home Countries' at Japan Society ...
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Former Kandang Kerbau Hospital gazetted as Singapore's 76th national monument

SINGAPORE: The former Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) was gazetted on Wednesday (Oct 1) as Singapore's 76th national monument. This designation, which covers three blocks of the former hospital, ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Ex-'comfort woman' urges gov't to act to receive apology from Japan

One victim of the Japanese military's sexual slavery appealed to the government during the 1,720th weekly rally held near the ...