The Japan Shogi Association elected its first female president in its 101-year history. Ichiyo Shimizu, 56, who holds a 7-dan “joryu kishi” ranking, was named to succeed 54-year-old Yoshiharu ...

Over half of female business leaders in Japan doubt the country will reach its target of having women occupy 30 percent of top corporate roles by 2030, citing slow shifts in views among its male ...

Japan is the only G7 country other than the U.S. that has never had a female head of government, and some within the party have said such a move could go a long way toward boosting its image.

The Yomiuri Shimbun warns that the monarchy will be in danger if the nation insists on patrilineal succession. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

After becoming the Bank of Japan’s highest-ranking female bureaucrat ever, Tokiko Shimizu is now turning her focus on how to shatter more glass ceilings with a plan to tackle deep-rooted gender ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba more than halved the number of women in the cabinet, an indication that increasing female representation in key policymaking positions is likely not one ...

Despite this remarkable increase in women’s employment in Japan, the female–male wage gap has barely budged and the percentage of managers who are women remains far below the target set by former ...