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Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated [...]

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men. Last summer, Hanako Okada, [...]

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses in an election last month. Despite leading his party to [...]

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses in an election last month. Despite leading his party to [...]

Shinzo Abe, then the prime minister of Japan, succeeded in making friends with Mr. Trump through golf, entertainment and appealing to his vanity. During the first administration of Donald J. [...]

Shinzo Abe, then the prime minister of Japan, succeeded in making friends with Mr. Trump through golf, entertainment and appealing to his vanity. During the first administration of Donald J. [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich 'Black Box Diaries,' a documentary about Shiori Ito's fight against Japan's patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States. If there's one question Shiori Ito [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich, Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition [...]

Deep-seated grievance among Japanese voters has put the Liberal Democrats, longstanding custodians of the status quo, on notice. For years, Japan has managed to resist the populist waves that have [...]

Deep-seated grievance among Japanese voters has put the Liberal Democrats, longstanding custodians of the status quo, on notice. For years, Japan has managed to resist the populist waves that have […]

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. Japan's governing party lost […]

The Japanese electorate seemed poised to punish the Liberal Democrats, even if it does not go so far as to hand power to the opposition. Japanese voters are not accustomed [...]

''Black Box Diaries,'' a documentary about Shiori Ito's fight against Japan's patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States. If there's one question Shiori Ito hates, it's ''What's [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich In 1989, Japan seemed to be an unstoppable economic superpower. Its companies were overtaking competitors and gobbling up American icons like Rockefeller Center. But inside the country, [...]

As I Am: L.G.B.T.Q. in Japan In Japan, same-sex unions remain outlawed, and children who don't conform to traditional gender norms are routinely bullied. Japanese who are gay, transgender or [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Choe Sang-Hun While Han Kang's victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its [...]

In 1989, Japan seemed to be an unstoppable economic superpower. Its companies were overtaking competitors and gobbling up American icons like Rockefeller Center. But inside the country, the government had [...]

While Han Kang's victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its culture. The awarding of the Nobel [...]

As I Am: L.G.B.T.Q. in Japan In Japan, same-sex unions remain outlawed, and children who don't conform to traditional gender norms are routinely bullied. Japanese who are gay, transgender or [...]

Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister known for his plainspoken opinions, will replace Fumio Kishida next week. The elite power brokers of Japan's governing party appeared to take public sentiment [...]

Iwao Hakamada is believed to be the world's longest-serving inmate given a death sentence. An 88-year-old man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was exonerated by a [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married couples to share a family [...]

The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married couples to share a family name. Japan's leaders have plenty to [...]

The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a warning flare in response. A Russian military patrol plane breached [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Foreign employees have become much more visible in Japan. But policies designed only for short-term stays may hurt the country in the global competition [...]

Foreign employees have become much more visible in Japan. But policies designed only for short-term stays may hurt the country in the global competition for labor. Ngu Thazin wanted to [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno The country is famous for its hospitality. But businesses have had enough of people screaming at workers or tormenting them on social media. The [...]

The country is famous for its hospitality. But businesses have had enough of people screaming at workers or tormenting them on social media. The guests arrived 30 minutes before check-in [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Noriko Hayashi The Book Bag That Binds Japanese Society In Japan, cultural expectations are repeatedly drilled into children at school and at home, with peer pressure [...]

The Book Bag That Binds Japanese Society In Japan, cultural expectations are repeatedly drilled into children at school and at home, with peer pressure playing as powerful a role as [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya A ridiculous number of candidates contended to be governor of Tokyo and its surrounding prefecture. Many were not even trying to win. When voters [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Producers of 'The Boyfriend' on Netflix hope it will encourage broader acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community in Japan, which still has not legalized same-sex [...]

A ridiculous number of candidates contended to be governor of Tokyo and its surrounding prefecture. Many were not even trying to win. When voters in Tokyo cast their ballot for [...]

Producers of ''The Boyfriend'' on Netflix hope it will encourage broader acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community in Japan, which still has not legalized same-sex unions. Japan is the only country [...]

Aunque los gobernantes gozan de inmunidad limitada mientras ocupan el cargo en países como Japón y Australia, no existe nada similar a las amplias protecciones que la corte parece haber [...]

Legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling pushes past most of the norms in effect among American allies, adding more concern about the reliability of U.S. power. Allies of [...]

Legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling pushes past most of the norms in effect among American allies, adding more concern about the reliability of U.S. power. Allies of [...]

Byline: Steven Erlanger and Motoko Rich Across Asia and Europe, the event stoked concerns about American stability, both domestically and on crucial foreign policy issues like Washington's commitment to alliances. [...]

Across Asia and Europe, the event stoked concerns about American stability, both domestically and on crucial foreign policy issues like Washington's commitment to alliances. Amid a faltering performance by President [...]

A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women's constitutional rights. When Hisui Tatsuta was in middle school, her mother used [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women's constitutional rights. When Hisui Tatsuta was [...]

While the agreement rattled officials in South Korea and Japan, the two U.S. allies in recent years have been expecting growing security challenges from North Korea. With ballistic missiles regularly [...]

A surprise television hit, now on Netflix, has people talking about what Japan has lost with today's changed sensibilities. The younger generation has frequently called out Japan's entrenched elders for [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya A surprise television hit, now on Netflix, has people talking about what Japan has lost with today's changed sensibilities. The younger generation has frequently [...]

Un sorprendente éxito televisivo, ahora en Netflix, hace que la gente hable de lo que Japón ha perdido con el cambio de sensibilidad actual. https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaYKhdv5q08fphYVt40M Las generaciones más jóvenes han [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Kei Kobayashi, who earned three Michelin stars in France, has come home to build an empire. In cooking, timing is everything. So much so [...]

Kei Kobayashi, who earned three Michelin stars in France, has come home to build an empire. In cooking, timing is everything. So much so that if the chef Kei Kobayashi [...]

Los empleadores han tomado medidas para cambiar una cultura laboral dominada por los hombres. Sin embargo, las mujeres todavía luchan por equilibrar sus carreras con las obligaciones domésticas. En 1987, [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya Employers have taken steps to change a male-dominated workplace culture. But women still struggle to balance their careers with domestic obligations. When [...]

Employers have taken steps to change a male-dominated workplace culture. But women still struggle to balance their careers with domestic obligations. When the future empress of Japan entered the country's [...]