Japan moves up in global gender gap report, but still worst among G7
The country ranked 117th out of 145 countries, improving by one spot from last year.
Summary by The Tokyo Editorial Desk · As published by The Japan Times · · 1 min read
The country ranked 117th out of 145 countries, improving by one spot from last year.

News
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 17 to test your news knowledge. Ready?According to trade sta
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business
YOKOHAMA -- Japanese major construction company Kajima Corp. on Sept. 14 unveiled to the media for the first time the construction site of a wooden to
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

News
KYOTO -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, aged 88, has completed a monumental 92-panel series of paintings for the main hall of Ryoan
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday on position adjustments ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting.The 225-issue N
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato suffered his first loss at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, while ozeki Kotozakura became the only unb
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

safety
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's police agency on Wednesday launched an expert panel to consider allowing more foreign nationals to work in the private-sector
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan could see the approach of a typhoon during a five-day holiday period starting this weekend, with the weather agency announcing
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese man wanted for his role in the 1970 hijacking of a Japan Airlines plane may have died in North Korea, a source with knowle
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

News
USHIKU, Ibaraki -- The government of this eastern Japan city known as the home of Ushiku Chateau, Japan's first full-scale winemaking facility, is lau
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

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IWAKI, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Japanese man who has spent more than a decade supporting a remote Nepalese village devastated by an earthquake in 2015 is se
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

schools
HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima -- Childhood leukemia kept Maria Miki away from the ballet she loved for about a year when she was in junior high school. Now a
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026

Local
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to reshuffle her Cabinet on Thursday, retaining many key ministers to ensure continuity
The Mainichi (English) · Sep 17, 2026