Many women imprisoned in Japan suffer serious human rights abuse and mistreatment. The Japanese government should urgently adopt reforms to improve prison conditions, decriminalize simple ...

The country recently pulled out of the UN’s gender equality committee over its refusal to change the male-only royal ...

Across Japan, the number of prisoners aged 65 or older nearly quadrupled from 2003 to 2022 – and it’s changed the nature of incarceration.

A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women’s constitutional rights.

Japan, often admired for its rich culture and unique traditions, is also a society where gender norms are still deeply entrenched. Some social rules, although informal, apply exclusively to women ...