Finding aspiring female candidates, however, isn't easy. Women in Japan are still often expected to be in charge of childrearing, elderly care and other family responsibilities. National ...

it's easy to just tell women "don't listen to what they're saying" or "no one's telling you you have to change." That's a cop out. They are being told to change both in overt and subtle ways, and that ...

Many older single women in Japan are struggling to make ends meet ... and it’s her job to train them. Easy to hire and fire, low-wage temporary workers are a convenient, disposable workforce ...

The final qualifying round of women's ice hockey for the Milan ... Japanese team to win a spot in next year's Olympics. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei ...