Japan relaxes royal succession law but women still can’t become emperors - New measures will also allow princesses to keep ...

A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.

Japan may have its first ever female prime minister, but her government’s attempts to avoid a royal succession crisis are making the chances of a woman taking the imperial throne ever slimmer. With ...

Japan’s growing “silver divorce” trend reveals changing views on marriage, independence, and healthy aging. Here are seven ...

Questions remain about who will succeed Emperor Naruhito, but even the most recent rule change prevents Princess Aiko, the ...

After a long fight to become Japan’s first woman prime minister, Takaichi Sanae has faced economic pressures, challenges to ...

Japan’s Parliament on Friday approved the first major revision of the country’s imperial succession laws, to address the risk ...

Japan’s youngest elected female mayor is making history again – by taking time off to become a first-time mom. Shoko Kawata, the 35-year-old mayor of Yawata city in Kyoto Prefecture, has announced she ...

Two Japanese women lured to Indonesia with promises of an easy courier job found themselves held captive by a fraud syndicate ...

April 2 (Reuters) - Nils Nielsen has stepped down as head coach of the Japanese women's team, the country's football association (JFA) said on Thursday, less than two ‌weeks after the Dane guided them ...