For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...

A woman in Japan has married an AI-generated character based on a video game persona, sparking debates about the intersection of human relationships w ...

In one of the unusual love stories to surface on the internet, a 32-year-old woman from Japan has made headlines for marrying an AI partner she built using ChatGPT. The woman, who goes by Kano, turned ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Sanae Takaichi made history today when she became Japan’s first ...

Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The big moment for ...

How Takaichi’s government addresses the implementation gap for existing laws will define whether her historic appointment ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. By Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically. Japan’s decision to exclude CEDAW from the list ...

Japan's first woman premier, and fifth in as many years, leads a minority government and has a bulging in-tray, not least the scheduled arrival of the US leader next week. But in her first remarks in ...

Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally ...