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An increasing proportion of Japanese adults will remain unmarried their whole lives, and should be considered full citizens rather than underperformers. Shutterstock

May 21, 2018

As Japan undergoes social change, single women are in the firing line

Laura Dales, The University of Western Australia and Emma Dalton, RMIT University

An MP from Japan’s governing party recently commented that single women were a burden on the state. But many young women, and men, are rethinking the lure of married life.

The appointment of three women to politically powerful roles is symbolically significant for Japanese women. Shibuya246/Flickr

November 11, 2016

Japan’s politics is opening up to women, but don’t expect a feminist revolution yet

Emma Dalton, La Trobe University and Mari Miura, Sophia University

Even though three women have recently been appointed to powerful positions in Japanese politics, gender parity in the country is a long way off.

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