Japan's infrastructure ministry has decided to draft guidelines on the appropriate ratio of female and male toilets in public facilities by the end of this fiscal year, aiming to shorten waiting times ...

The transport ministry plans to establish guidelines on the actual number of toilets that women's restrooms at railway stations and other public facilities should have to alleviate long lines.

Women lining up for restrooms at train stations and other crowded public facilities is a common sight in Japan, while men rarely queue. Some suggest it's because women need more time, but one user of ...

Women's rights campaigners in Japan have expressed disappointment about the appointment of only two women in the new ...

Akie Abe, walking at left, the wife of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, carries her husband's ashes into the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward for his state funeral on Sept. 27, 2022.

The Mie Prefectural Government is set to install menstrual pads in a restroom at its headquarters here on a trial basis ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...