The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty.

The award-winning independent documentary film released in 2023 tells the story of single mothers in Japan, weaving together interviews with the women and experts, and showing the other side of a ...

More than 60 percent of single women in Japan oppose having children after marriage, a growing trend that experts termed “shocking” for a nation struggling with low birth rates and a demographic ...

Society July 10, 2023 Gender Inequality Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis in Japan For many Japanese women, social isolation stems from deep economic problems and social inequalities that the ...

A draft law that may be introduced in the Japanese parliament this month would prohibit doctors from providing fertility treatment to any woman who is not married to a man. If passed, the law ...