A reporter from the political desk in the Asahi Shinbun interviewed me about “the utilization of women” by the Abe administration. Maybe it was my first interview with …
A person’s life has a distinct story. As the personal life belongs only to that person, at the same time, we can see the deep in-rooted history and the broad world.Listen…
Some people say “Disability is individuality.” The word sounds very pretty, but I feel it simplifies the problems too much when it’s used by people who don’t know much …
By Mine Yagi 9/20/12 (Thursday) Okinawa Times: Dated 9/9 article on the Rally This year, marking the 40th year since Okinawa’s return to Japan, a rally was held on Sep…
One Out of Three Women with Disabilities Experience Sexual OffensesIt was reported that 1 out of 3 women with disabilities had experienced sexual offenses in their workp…
“Women Seeking Nuclear-Power-Free World” held gathering on June 2nd, 2012 titled “Stop the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants! We are the women to send out messages. June…
The 1000th Protest and Japanese SupportersIn August 1991, former “comfort women,” (Korean women who were forced to serve as sex workers for the Imperial Japanese Arm…
TAKEMURA Kazuko passed away in December 2011 at the age of 57 after a one-year battle with a serious illness. She was known as a feminist who introduced Judith Butler a…
Here is an article by Chizuko Ueno, the managing director of WAN. She is discussing the super-aging society and care insurance system in Japan.Japan’s Long-term Care Insu…