Japanese work culture can be many things: diplomatic, hierarchical, conformist, machine-like and even suffocating. Globally, ...

The final day of preliminary round action at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship saw a couple of teams lock in ...

On a recent trip to Japan, one of Australia’s top travel content creators Jorden Tually decided to see for himself. “I ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is eyeing a legislative amendment that would gradually increase school teachers' salaries starting in 2026, but one woman whose husband died from overwork while ...

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czechia – Japan edged past Germany 1-0 at the women’s ice hockey world championship on Tuesday to set up a quarterfinal against defending champion Canada. Japan finished ...

I’m not saying Japan isn’t wonderful in many ways. It can be. The cleanliness of public spaces, the politeness of service staff, and the sense of personal safety are all remarkable. When friends back ...

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada's chemistry experiment continued into the medal games at the women's world hockey championship, although Sarah Fillier found her scoring touch in Canada's 9-1 quarterfinal ...

The aim is to encourage promoting women to managerial positions--an issue Japan is lagging compared to the United States and European countries--and create an environment where they can actively ...

Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that "woman" refers to biological sex under the country's law, in a court case that contested the legal status of transgender people who identify as women.

When a woman in her 20s in Tokyo tried to sign on to Twitter in September, she saw a message that her account had been made inaccessible. That made it impossible for her to upload new posts in ...

Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wished the people on the occasion, hoping that the Rongali, or Bohag, Bihu celebrations will reaffirm the age-old ...

The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist. By Alissa Wilkinson This deliciously nasty reworking of the ...