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Outrage After Japan Women Were Told Not To Wear Glasses To Work
Glasses, say some companies in Japan, are just not right for women to wear to work. In recent reports by Japan's Nippon TV and Business Insider Japan, women from a range of industries described being instructed by their employers not to wear glasses.
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High Heels "Necessary" In Workplaces, Says Japan Minister After Petition
Japan's health and labour minister has defended workplaces that require women to wear high heels to work, arguing it is "necessary and appropriate" after a petition was filed against the practice.
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With Social Media Campaign, Women In Japan Fight "Heels At Work" Rule
A group of Japanese women Monday submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work.
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Japan Lawmaker Says 'Comfort Women' Were 'Prostitutes'
A Japanese lawmaker today said wartime sex slaves forced to work for Japan's Imperial Army were "professional prostitutes", before he was forced to retract the remarks and issue an apology, local media reported.
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South Korea, Japan Agree To Irreversibly End 'Comfort Women' Row
South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of "comfort women", as those who were forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels were euphemistically known, an issue that has long plagued ties between the neighbours.
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Japan's Top Diplomat Readying Visit To South Korea For 'Comfort Women' Talks
Japan's top diplomat said today that he was prepared to "work hard" to settle a bitter row with South Korea over a Japanese wartime brothel system, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered him to visit the country to seek a breakthrough.
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Court Ruling Is Latest Setback For Japan's Working Women
A Supreme Court decision in Japan this week, widely viewed as a setback for women's rights and a victory for conservative family values, upheld a 19th-century law that requires married couples to adopt one surname for legal purposes. The ruling underscores the persistent challenges for working women in Japan, despite government rhetoric and some pr...
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North Korea Wants Part of Any Deal with Japan on 'Comfort Women'
North Korea has insisted it should be included in any deal reached between South Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
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How American Women Fell Behind Japanese Women in the Workplace
Sixty-four percent of working-age women in Japan are employed, compared to 63 percent of American women.
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Japan, South Korea Hold Talks Amid 'Comfort Women' Feud
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with his South Korean counterpart today in a bid to mend ties strained by a territorial dispute and a feud over "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.
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Japan, South Korea Send Conflicting Signals on 'Comfort Women' Feud
As Japan and South Korea near their 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, the two are sending conflicting signals over whether they can resolve a feud over 'comfort women' forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels that has chilled ties.
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In Abenomics' Shadow, Japanese Women Fight 'Maternity Harassment'
When Sayaka Osakabe returned to work after a second miscarriage, one of the first questions her boss asked was whether she was having sex again.
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South Korea, China Protest Japan's 'Comfort Women' Apology Review
South Korea and China on Monday protested against Tokyo's review of a landmark 1993 apology to women, many of them Korean and Chinese, forced to work as wartime sex slaves in Japanese brothels, urging it to stop trying to whitewash history.
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Japan Blasts Chinese Bid for UN Recognition of Nanjing Massacre
Japan protested to China on Wednesday after Beijing applied for the inclusion of the 1937 Nanjing massacre and the "comfort women" forced to work in wartime military brothels in a UNESCO programme, the latest flare-up of tensions in relations.
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Japan's war legacy still remains an open wound
More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-run brothel in southern China.
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Outrage After Japan Women Were Told Not To Wear Glasses To Work
Glasses, say some companies in Japan, are just not right for women to wear to work. In recent reports by Japan's Nippon TV and Business Insider Japan, women from a range of industries described being instructed by their employers not to wear glasses.
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High Heels "Necessary" In Workplaces, Says Japan Minister After Petition
Japan's health and labour minister has defended workplaces that require women to wear high heels to work, arguing it is "necessary and appropriate" after a petition was filed against the practice.
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With Social Media Campaign, Women In Japan Fight "Heels At Work" Rule
A group of Japanese women Monday submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work.
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Japan Lawmaker Says 'Comfort Women' Were 'Prostitutes'
A Japanese lawmaker today said wartime sex slaves forced to work for Japan's Imperial Army were "professional prostitutes", before he was forced to retract the remarks and issue an apology, local media reported.
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South Korea, Japan Agree To Irreversibly End 'Comfort Women' Row
South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of "comfort women", as those who were forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels were euphemistically known, an issue that has long plagued ties between the neighbours.
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Japan's Top Diplomat Readying Visit To South Korea For 'Comfort Women' Talks
Japan's top diplomat said today that he was prepared to "work hard" to settle a bitter row with South Korea over a Japanese wartime brothel system, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered him to visit the country to seek a breakthrough.
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Court Ruling Is Latest Setback For Japan's Working Women
A Supreme Court decision in Japan this week, widely viewed as a setback for women's rights and a victory for conservative family values, upheld a 19th-century law that requires married couples to adopt one surname for legal purposes. The ruling underscores the persistent challenges for working women in Japan, despite government rhetoric and some pr...
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North Korea Wants Part of Any Deal with Japan on 'Comfort Women'
North Korea has insisted it should be included in any deal reached between South Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
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How American Women Fell Behind Japanese Women in the Workplace
Sixty-four percent of working-age women in Japan are employed, compared to 63 percent of American women.
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Japan, South Korea Hold Talks Amid 'Comfort Women' Feud
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with his South Korean counterpart today in a bid to mend ties strained by a territorial dispute and a feud over "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.
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Japan, South Korea Send Conflicting Signals on 'Comfort Women' Feud
As Japan and South Korea near their 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, the two are sending conflicting signals over whether they can resolve a feud over 'comfort women' forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels that has chilled ties.
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In Abenomics' Shadow, Japanese Women Fight 'Maternity Harassment'
When Sayaka Osakabe returned to work after a second miscarriage, one of the first questions her boss asked was whether she was having sex again.
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South Korea, China Protest Japan's 'Comfort Women' Apology Review
South Korea and China on Monday protested against Tokyo's review of a landmark 1993 apology to women, many of them Korean and Chinese, forced to work as wartime sex slaves in Japanese brothels, urging it to stop trying to whitewash history.
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Japan Blasts Chinese Bid for UN Recognition of Nanjing Massacre
Japan protested to China on Wednesday after Beijing applied for the inclusion of the 1937 Nanjing massacre and the "comfort women" forced to work in wartime military brothels in a UNESCO programme, the latest flare-up of tensions in relations.
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Japan's war legacy still remains an open wound
More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-run brothel in southern China.
