Popularized in anime like "Death Note" and "Bleach," shinigami are said to be beings that lure the living to their deaths — ...

Jessica Williams doesn't just travel, she wanders. Whether she's zigzagging through Tokyo's neon-drenched neighborhoods or ...

Abortion in a world where reproductive justice is realized means allowing each person full autonomy over their pregnancy decision.

A group of Zainichi Korean women met in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on May 21. These women came from Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture ...

Rudveep Randhawa's three kids competed in eight consecutive Scripps National Spelling Bees from 2016 to 2024, with four ...

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have ...

Affordable cosmetics became popular, and "gyaru" — a fashion subculture named after the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "gal" — enjoyed a boom even among working-age women.

At present, elder care, child care and community participation tend to be left to people without jobs or with flexible jobs – in other words, mostly women. And Japanese workplaces have failed to ...

Japanese women report fewer and less severe menopausal ... If you break down the entire word, ko translates to “renewal and regeneration,” nen means “year” or “years,” and ki signifies ...

FOLLOWING UP ON one’s breakout moment is always an intimidating endeavour — but on For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), the newly-released fourth album from Japanese Breakfast, frontwoman ...

For many middle-aged women, the word "menopause" fills them with dread ... The joys of being a woman, some might sigh. But in Japanese culture, this milestone that affects women between the ...