The glass ceiling that women in Japan had hoped would shatter this year is no longer a viable goal the government admitted in deciding to abandon its long-touted target of raising the share of ...

Japan ranked the third worst place among developed nations for working women for the second year in a row, according to the ...

The Japanese Prime Minister has promised that within five years, around a third of all Japanese executives will be women. How achievable is that? Mariko Oi reports from Tokyo.

In a notable shift, Sweden secured the top position in the index for 2025, ending Iceland's two-year reign as the best ...

although survey methods in Japan are different from those in the OECD assessment. Business operators with higher female executive percentages are prone to boast higher levels of profitability than ...

Mutsu, Aomori Pref., March 5 (Jiji Press)--In December 2023, Natsue Kondo became the first woman promoted to top leadership at any of the three branches of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. More than a ...

The Japanese Prime Minister has promised that within five years, around a third of all Japanese executives will be women. How achievable is that? Mariko Oi reports from Tokyo.