On a quiet morning in Dhemaji, Assam, the rhythmic creak of a loom rises like breath from the earth. Threads stretch, hands move in practised harmony, and golden strands of Muga silk begin to take ...

Every trend fights for space on your bathroom shelf, yet mornings still move at the speed of a kettle click. Between caffeine, messages, and the commute, a routine has to earn its place. In Japan, ...

High school students on Japan's southwestern island of Amami-Oshima have taken a special class to learn how to wear kimonos made of Oshima Tsumugi, a traditional silk fabric produced locally. Amami ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan’s first female prime minister, some of her younger counterparts interviewed called it a symbolic victory. The three local councilors anticipate Takaichi’s win ...

December 1945 Women gain the right to vote in an amendment to election legislation. April 1946 In the first postwar general election, 39 women are elected to office, accounting for 8.37% of all 466 ...

TOYAMA, Oct 22 — A Japanese court handed down an eight-year jail sentence on Tuesday to the father of a woman who publicly accused him of rape, a rare case in the country where many victims stay ...

Megumi Nakazawa may not come across as a typical Singaporean. Tempted to ask her to recommend good Japanese restaurants in Singapore? You may not get the answers you expect. Instead, she will tell you ...

Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister but on the same day she appointed only two female ministers in a 19-member cabinet. Sanae Takaichi looks to the late ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

Japan has elected staunch conservative politician Sanae Takaichi, as its next prime minister, the country’s first woman to hold this position. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery looks at what this appointment ...

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi’s bid to become premier was derailed earlier this month by the collapse of her ruling coalition. (EPA Images pic) Japan’s ruling party and main ...