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  2. Women in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Although women in Japan were recognized as having equal legal rights to men after World War II, ... In the 2021 Japanese general election, ...

  3. Demographics of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Map of East Asia by total fertility rate (TFR) in 2021. Japan's TFR in 2012 was estimated at 1.41 children per woman, increasing slightly from 1.32 in the 2001–05 period. In 2012, the highest TFR was 1.90, in Okinawa, and the lowest was 1.09, in Tokyo. TFR by prefecture for 2000–05, as well as future estimates, have been released. [48]

  4. Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep ...

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    On average, female representation in more than 1,740 Japanese local assemblies doubled to 14.5% in 2021 from 20 years ago. There are growing calls for more female voices in politics.

  5. List of Japanese records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    18 March 2021 Japanese Championships Osaka, Japan [95] Triple jump: 16.70 m Norifumi Yamashita: ... Japanese Indoor Records – Women 7 August 2024 updated; Specific

  6. Women in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic ...

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    Women in Japan earn 22% less than men, according to the OECD, the widest pay gap among any of the Group of Seven economies. In its 2024 Global Gender Gap report, the World Economic Forum ranked ...

  7. Gender inequality in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Between 1878 and 1883, when the Meiji government restructured the state, Japanese women's political and legal rights were significantly reduced. This restructure paved the way for solidifying Japan's legal structure, but introduced new laws and terms regarding kōmin, "citizens or subjects," and kōken/ri, "public rights."

  8. List of female cabinet ministers of Japan - Wikipedia

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    2016, 2021: S. Abe III (R2) and Suga: Seiko Hashimoto: Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister of State for Gender Equality: 2020: Suga: Tamayo Marukawa: Minister of State for Gender Equality: 2021: Suga: Noriko Horiuchi: Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister in charge of Promoting ...

  9. WE League - Wikipedia

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    The WE League (WEリーグ), officially the Japan Women's Empowerment Professional Football League (Japanese: 日本女子プロサッカーリーグ, Hepburn: Nihon Joshi Puro Sakkā Rīgu, "Japan Women Pro Football League"), [1] also known as the SOMPO WE League (Japanese: SOMPO WEリーグ) for sponsorship reasons, is the top flight of women's association football in Japan, starting from ...