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Is Japan ready for a female emperor?
A new poll shows most Japanese support a woman ascending to the Chrysanthemum Throne, even as the prime minister proposes a plan that preserves the male-line succession.
17 Apr 2026 - 8:23PM
Trending in China
‘Fire Roses’: China only female cremation team attacks stereotypes, alters mortality views
17 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
Indonesia
University of Indonesia suspends law students for sexually explicit group chat
16 Apr 2026 - 3:08PM
China society
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By voicing their needs, Chinese women are normalising them
In films and on social media, women in China are openly advocating for themselves and fighting taboos around women’s health.
16 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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Sexual harassment and assault
Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York
The film mogul, who is accused of raping actress Jessica Mann, is being retried after a mistrial was declared last June.
15 Apr 2026 - 1:35PM
Sexual harassment and assault
‘Truly monstrous’: Germany jails Chinese student in Pelicot-like rape case
Zhongyi J. repeatedly drugged, assaulted and filmed his girlfriend, sedating her so heavily that her breathing repeatedly stopped.
15 Apr 2026 - 1:45PM
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Women and gender
Threat to women’s safety? Meta’s smart glasses stir privacy worries
17 Apr 2026 - 7:30AM
Trending in China
Top China university apologises for mini-film about career man, family-focused woman
Gender bias fury as film shows esports excelling male maturing into a programmer while woman star becomes a mother.
6 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
Japan
Japan rape accuser condemns prosecution’s failure to protect victims
The victim, a prosecutor herself, in 2024 accused Osaka’s then-top prosecutor of raping her 6 years ago.
31 Mar 2026 - 11:57PM
Women and gender
New documentary explores the ‘manosphere’
2 Apr 2026 - 5:47PM
IOC
Only biological females can compete in women’s events at Olympics, IOC says
International Olympic Committee’s new policy bars transgender athletes from women’s competitions at future Games.
26 Mar 2026 - 11:00PM
IOC
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
The IOC will reintroduce testing to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing.
26 Mar 2026 - 10:44PM
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Women and gender
Traditional gender roles prevail in Philippines, survey finds
24 Mar 2026 - 10:32AM
Nepal
Nepal’s LGBTQ community celebrates first transgender woman lawmaker
More than 900,000 people identify as sexual minorities in Nepal, which has some of South Asia’s most progressive laws on LGBTQ rights.
16 Mar 2026 - 11:00PM
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The Philippines
Most Filipino women think a woman’s place is in the home, survey finds
A record 83 per cent of women in the Philippines now say they find domestic life as fulfilling as a career, a 30-year high.
16 Mar 2026 - 6:30PM
Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong must ensure motherhood no longer derails women’s careers: advocates
‘Tokenism is the challenge that we need to address to ensure women have a fair share of decision-making and leadership in companies,’ an advocate says.
8 Mar 2026 - 6:01PM
Japan
80 years on, gender gap persists in Japanese politics
New research shows there has been little change since women in Japan first exercised their right to vote nearly 80 years ago.
8 Mar 2026 - 2:40PM
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International Women's Day
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026
12 Mar 2026 - 7:10PM
Australia
Australia’s best-paid jobs are twice as likely to go to men as to women
Industries that pay the most, such as mining and construction, tend to have the largest gender wage gaps, according to a report.
4 Mar 2026 - 9:36AM
Trending in China
China village event sees 600 men bow in homage to ancestors, ignites gender debate
Major ceremony takes place in area considered the cradle of Chinese ritual culture; critics say patriarchal spectacle is ‘antiquated’.
28 Feb 2026 - 6:00PM
Viral stories
Japan trans woman, 64, enjoys slow-paced life with lover, 86, wears princess dresses
Sex reassignment surgery recipient who faces problems using women’s facilities because of her size says she wants to slim down, wear miniskirts.
27 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM
Donald Trump
US women’s ice hockey captain responds to ‘distasteful’ Trump remark
Hilary Knight, who led her squad to an Olympic gold medal, says the president’s joke overshadowed the achievements of American athletes.
26 Feb 2026 - 7:59AM
Women and gender
Korean reality dating show reignites discussion on gender norms
26 Feb 2026 - 6:55PM
Chinese culture
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Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour
The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AM
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Britain
Social media ‘weaponises’ children, says UK expert on gender healthcare
The ‘tiny’ number who will ‘never be comfortable’ with their biological sex need support as well as those who will ‘grow out of this’.
15 Feb 2026 - 7:47PM
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Entertainment
Hong Kong’s Miss Nepal hopeful follows in mother’s footsteps
19 Feb 2026 - 9:15PM
United States
Trump admin removes rainbow flag from birthplace of US gay rights movement
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it an ‘act of erasure’, while others described the move as an attack on the queer community.
11 Feb 2026 - 7:39AM
Malaysia
Woman ejected from Malaysia biker event over ‘too revealing’ dress
Some 30 women were also given headscarves at the RXZ Forever Legend motorcycling rally in Kelantan.
8 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM
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