Japan is the only country in the world that legally requires married couples to share the same family name — and that creates ...

Ruth and Lou Gehrig played at the stadium on a 1934 barnstorming tour. Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired to ...

Ginza Diamond Shiraishi, the renowned Japanese bridal jeweller with a heritage rooted in craftsmanship and cultural symbolism, continues to provide couples in Hong Kong with meticulously designed 結婚戒指 ...

One of Japan’s most exciting and culturally unique sports is making its long-awaited leap to the United States. Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) — the country’s premier women’s wrestling promotion ...

An auditorium at Japan Women's University in the Japanese capital was created to display both strength and beauty in its timber framing.Among･･･ ...

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body.

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about women freezing their egg cells in preparation for ...

Tokyo is testing a 4-day workweek model to help its population find more time for themselves and shift their perception on ...

TOKYO -- A clinic helping patients as young as primary school girls who have just had their first period deal with pain and other symptoms has opened in the Japanese capital to address menstrual ...

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the co-founders of Hey Taylor marketed as Singapore’s first hybrid women’s health clinic and app. Eve Lee and Dr Jody Paige Goh explain why ...

The Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital decided to pay a summer bonus to its employees after hundreds of nurses threatened to quit over its initial plans for nonpayment.

A 2020 survey showed that just 8.6 per cent of women gave birth during epidurals, according to The Independent. Japan’s birthrate hit a record low of 1.20 in 2023. AP But why is this the case? As per ...