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- People holding parasols sit on the bench under an intense sun at a park in Tokyo, July 8, 2024. Japan’s total population marked the 15th straight year of decline, according to government data released Wednesday, July 24. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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Japan's population falls for a 15th year with record low births and record high deaths
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Wed,07/24/24-9:53AM , 774 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s total population declined for the 15th straight year in 2023, dropping by more than a half-million people as the population ages and births remain low.
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- A supporter for the LGBTQ+ community holds up a poster as plaintiffs speak in front of media members by the main entrance of the Tokyo district court after hearing the ruling regarding LGBTQ+ marriage rights, in Tokyo, on March 14, 2024. The poster reads, "Legalize the same-sex marriage." A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring the usual compulsory gender-affirming surgery. The Hiroshima High Court ruled Wednesday July 10, 2024 that the current requirement is possibly unconstitutional, signalling a change in how gender issues and LGBTQ+ rightgs are being addressed in Japan. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
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Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Thu,07/11/24-11:33AM , 937 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery, a step that LGBGQ+ groups on Thursday called a mixed victory.
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- Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates after she was elected for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 7, 2024. Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, but Koike’s win highlights a gradual rise in powerful female officials and a society more open to gender balance in politics. That said, even if a woman eventually becomes prime minister, politics here is still overwhelmingly dominated by men, and experts see a huge effort needed for equal representation. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
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Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,07/08/24-10:38AM , 305 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.
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- A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday, July 7, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before. There are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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'We have to be wacky.' With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo's patience
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Thu,07/04/24-8:58PM , 168 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before, with nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing.
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