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"Pace is too slow." Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 9 hours agoMultiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible...
After Covid and Olympics, Tokyo’s first female governor wins third term
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 24 hours agoMs Koike became...s first female governor in 2016, and won her second term in 2020. The conservative...
Tokyo Gov. Koike wins a third four-year term as head of Japan's influential capital
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe vote was also seen as a test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, which supports...
Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoPolls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's...
Over a million South Koreans sign petition to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoMr Yoon, leader of the conservative People Power Party, became president in May 2022 after a narrow...
Jeremy Hunt: Chancellor who tried twice to win Tory crown
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoBefore entering Parliament, Mr Hunt had a career as an English teacher in Japan and as an...