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Three long-term nursing care helpers have taken the state to court, citing workplace violations of the Labor Standards Act and wage theft.
The workers, who are women in their 60s from Tokyo and Fukushima, filed the lawsuit with the Tokyo...
The murder of an elderly homeless woman in Tokyo in November was another reminder of the vulnerability of people living on the streets, even in one of the world’s safest cities. Misako Obayashi, 64, was hit on the head, apparently with a bag of rocks, while sitting at a bus stop near Sasazuka Station in the early hours of Nov 16. Her alleged killer, Kazuhito Yoshida, 46, reportedly offered her money to move elsewhere and became enraged when she refused.
In response to the prolonged stress that the pandemic has placed on women, a group of lawyers, union organizers and other professionals such as nurses and psychiatric counselors, all themselves women, offered a free consultation session in Tokyo on...
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Mari Miura knows all about the gender equality situation in Japan, especially as it relates to parity in politics.
In her capacity as professor of political science at Sophia University, Miura was involved in the legislative process for Japan’s Gender...
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