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Many older women in Japan stuck in low-paying jobs | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Many older single women in Japan are struggling to make ends meet in their low-paid, nonregular jobs and are trapped in casual employment in a country with a persistently wide gender gap. ....

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Municipalities exploit women with temporary jobs, low pay | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Mika Aino worked eight years as a women s counselor for a municipality in Hiroshima Prefecture, but burned out and strapped for cash, the 54-year-old domestic abuse survivor decided to call it quits. ....

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Film on tsunami tragedy released, despite victims' initial rejection | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Film director Kazuhiro Terada’s latest work is again about giving a voice to people who challenge authority, but those he was supporting wanted nothing to do with the project. ....

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Rape victims outraged over legal proposals for sex crimes | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The Justice Ministry’s draft of legal revisions to improve the handling of sex crimes has infuriated rape victims and their supporters who said they again feel abandoned by the government. ....

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Experts: Relieve doctors from having to report all COVID cases | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The government must consider phasing out requiring doctors to report the number of all COVID-19 patients in their care, experts on infectious diseases said in their proposal to the government on Aug. 2. ....

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