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

One of the ways American adolescents have been known to harass those beneath them in the social pecking order is by belittling their masculinity through the suggestion they habitually sit down to pee.

Whether you're the adventurous type itching to get out and explore or a homebody looking for goose pimples from the comfort ...

Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women ...

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

Nina Li Coomes is a Japanese and American writer living in Chicago. When my sister and I were growing up in Nagoya, Japan, our mother would sometimes bring us to Tsuruma Park after school to let us ...

If you're a tourist traveling abroad and thinking that all toilets are the same, think again. This unique type of toilet is ...

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

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Japan Airlines said on Monday it would swap "ladies and gentlemen" for gender-neutral greetings, following other global ...

It's time for another tmf tour folks and I think this is the most interesting to date. Japan is an amazing country with incredible culture, people and scenery and over the next few weeks Mrs Flyer and ...