About half of adult men responding to an online survey on manhood reckon life is harder for them than for women. The survey by Dentsu Institute was carried out between August and September and ...

Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of ... the legislative and judicial branches have long been dominated by men. Japan in 2017 revised its criminal code on sexual crimes for the first ...

Department stores and shopping malls in Japan are increasingly setting up prayer rooms to meet the need for Muslims amid a growing number of visitors from Islamic countries on the back of a weak yen.

Department stores and shopping malls in Japan are increasingly setting up prayer rooms to meet the need for Muslims amid a growing number of visitors from Islamic countries on the back of a weak yen.

(Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi) TOKYO -- Generation Z men in Japan are about 1.5 times more likely than women of their generation or men of other generations to think measures toward equality have gone ...

The percentage of men in Japan taking childcare leave remains low. The government aims to change that by boosting the allowance for childcare leave. But workplace attitudes must also change.

Japan’s demographic crisis is serious, with one government estimate finding that by 2060, the country’s population could shrink from 127 million of its current size to 87 million, with 40 ...

The Japanese government’s plan to offer city-based women up to 600,000 yen (US$4,200) as an incentive to marry rural men was suspended after strong nationwide opposition. Official data showed ...

This report provides the most relevant statistics on men in Japan. It covers data on demographics, education, and employment, as well as health facts. In addition, the report provides insights ...

About 30 per cent of Generation Z men in Japan believe that efforts to achieve equality in society and the workplace have gone too far, according to a new poll, sparking concerns among experts ...

Straddling four tectonic plates, Japan’s landscape buckles and ruptures at the whims of the fiery Pacific Rim. The result is dramatic: a beautiful, ever-changing crust that concertinas ...