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Beijing, March 8 (Jiji Press)–China has protested Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai’s latest visit to Japan, informed sources told Jiji Press Sunday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong telephoned Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi on Saturday night to lodge the protest. In

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–“Women’s March Tokyo,” a protest march against sexual violence and discrimination toward women, was held in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on International Women’s Day on Sunday. Participants paraded around Shibuya Station with placards and banners opposing sex discrimination. Similar

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–Some Japanese toy makers are redesigning their products to reflect diversity and reduce gender stereotypes, aiming to broaden the world children see through play as gender roles become less rigid. Toys, often encountered in early childhood and influential

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday that Japan is in no position to intervene in the Taiwan issue, which he reiterated is an internal affair of China. During a press conference held on the sidelines of the

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi issued a message on International Women’s Day on Sunday, emphasizing the need for women’s active participation to foster growth in Japan. Expressing her intention to promote a gender-equal society and address women’s health

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–Hiroko Akizuki, a member of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, called on Japan to create dedicated parliamentary and government bodies to confront its entrenched gender inequality. “Japanese people should face reality,” Akizuki said

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that 188 Japanese nationals and their family members with foreign nationality were evacuated from Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait due to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. They traveled by

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force transport plane departed for the Maldives on Sunday to support the evacuation of Japanese nationals in the Middle East amid an escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. The SDF plane

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., March 8 (Jiji Press)–In April, 22-year-old Kirara Takahashi will begin work as an elementary school teacher in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, honoring a promise she once made with a close friend who died in the massive tsunami 15 years

Tokyo, March 7 (Jiji Press)–Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai visited Japan on Saturday to watch the Taiwan-Czech Republic game of the World Baseball Classic held at Tokyo Dome the same day, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported. This is believed to be the first