BBC World Service - Business Matters, Japan's #MeToo Moment
Although speaking out about abuse and rape is difficult in almost all circumstances, women living in certain countries face insurmountable obstacles when seeking justice. Japan is one of those places. Entrenched cultural norms which don't even allow the word rape to be mentioned, have silenced women almost entirely. But one person refused to be quiet - journalist Shiori Ito. The man in question ha
American Football player Kaepernick refuses to stand for anthem
A US National Football League (NFL) quarterback has refused to stand for the national anthem in protest at what he sees as racial injustice. Colin Kaepernick, who plays with the San Francisco 49ers, remained seated as the anthem was played. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour," he explained. Some fans booed the player w
Why Japan's Shinzo Abe went to Yasukuni shrine
Shinzo Abe's visit will make relations with China worse, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Whatever Shinzo Abe says, any visit to the Yasakuni shrine by a Japanese prime minister is deeply political and sure to cause offence. In the 1960s and 70s, the spirits of scores of convicted Japanese war criminals were "enshrined" there. The most controversial were the 14 "Class A" war criminals, includ
Japan: The worst developed country for working mothers?
Japanese women are more likely to have a university degree than men, and the number of women in employment has been rising steadily for 10 years - but, for a range of reasons, a woman who has had children still has a hard time getting a good job. Nobuko Ito is the very model of a modern professional Japanese woman. She is a qualified lawyer and she speaks fluent English. She has years of experienc
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