Epidurals, known as mutsuu bunben in Japan, are heavily stigmatized in Japanese culture. According to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, only 5.2% of child deliveries were done with ...
You’re on a crowded train with less than a centimeter of space between you and the people around you. You feel suffocated by the sea of heads millimeters away from ...
“Women were harassed at the workplace.” “Women were raped.” “Women were domestically abused.” These are phrases that we commonly hear on the news. However, something is odd about these words. ...
Japan has one of the lowest birth rates globally. In fact, the fertility rate was 1.36 in 2020, entering its fourth year of consecutive decline. Japan is also the most ...
In August of 2018, a huge scandal broke out in Japan involving Tokyo Medical University, a well-respected medical school in Japan. It started in 2010 when the exam results showed ...
According to the National Police Agency, in 2014, there were a total of 181 domestic violence complaints filed by men in Japan. In 2018, that number rose to 1,571 complaints. ...
