Somewhere between 20,000 and 300,000 women, mainly from the Korean Peninsula, were trafficked into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during the Second World War: the so-called ...

The foundation established by South Korea and funded by Japan to implement the 2015 bilateral accord over the issue of so-called wartime comfort women has challenged a South Korean court decision to a ...

As loneliness deepens in one of the world's fastest-ageing nations, a network of women delivering probiotic milk drinks has become a vital source of routine, connection and care.

The New York Times (NYT) included Yu Gwan-sun (1902–1920), a Korean independence activist who resisted Japanese rule, and Gil ...

In DepthFor decades, thousands of South Korean women were forced into prostitution for the pleasure of American soldiers, with the support of the Seoul government. They are now seeking reparations.

Graphic novels or comics are a unique medium where art and literary prowess converge through both prose and imagery and bring them to life, thus giving the space for authors and artists to illustrate ...

Starting on March 8, Women’s Day, the Kao Corporation will launch a new brand communication campaign in nine Asian countries ...

As a high-flyer in the tech industry, I had an exciting career. However, the job came with a culture of big drinking and socialising. Slowly my weight began to creep up until, by the time I was 30, I ...

The vehicle is equipped with two men’s toilets and two women’s toilets, as well as one for people with particular needs. - Courtesy of the Minami-Awaji city government/The Japan News/ANN SUMOTO, Hyogo ...

Wendy Wu will relocate from London to Japan, to help immerse herself in the culture and get to the know the people, as she has done elsewhere.