Legal Rights For Married Women

A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband's refusal to engage in a physical relationship since their marriage a year and a half ago, police said o

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...

A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband's refusal to engage in a physical relationship since their marriage a year and a half ago, police said o

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...