One of Japan’s most exciting and culturally unique sports is making its long-awaited leap to the United States. Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) — the country’s premier women’s wrestling promotion ...
Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...
Experience the unique aspects of Japan, including potential culture shocks for Americans; the rules for women in Japan ...
TOKYO -- Analysis of a Japanese government survey has uncovered marked regional differences in attitudes toward gender roles ...
TOKYO — As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality. But she has quickly run up against a tradition that may be ...
This year will be the first time the UK's Japanese cultural festival will be held outside London [Hyper Japan] The UK's biggest celebration of Japanese culture will come to Manchester for the first ...
Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...