The 33-year-old is two away from Joscelin Yeo's record of 62 medals at the Games. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Caroline Kennedy and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg, have three children: Rose, Tatiana and Jack Tatiana revealed in November 2025 that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, less than two weeks ...

Academy members will be asked to pick from 201 documentary features, 86 international features and 35 animated features.

TOKYO — As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality. But she has quickly run up against a tradition that may be ...

Japan's infrastructure ministry has decided to draft guidelines on the appropriate ratio of female and male toilets in public facilities by the end of this fiscal year, aiming to shorten waiting times ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

TOKYO – A Japanese municipality was forced to withdraw tips urging women to wear shoes that make them appear “delicate” or choose makeup that looks “demure” in order to secure a partner, after facing ...

TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan elected hard-line conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally. Takaichi, 64, the new leader ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Sanae Takaichi made history today when she became Japan’s first ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. By Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

TOKYO (AP) — For centuries, sumo's deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to participate. While women remain excluded from professional sumo, ...