Japanese assemblywoman gets 8,000 death threats over call for sanitary pads in public toilets
Experts say abusive messages reflect a deeper pattern of gender-based harassment aiming to silence outspoken women and are ...
Lack of women's toilets at Osaka Expo building site: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 1 and 9. The first story was ...
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I will kill her...: Japanese politician gets death threats for wanting sanitary pads in restrooms
Japanese politician Ayaka Yoshida received 8,000 death threats after advocating for free menstrual pads in public restrooms.
Japanese politician receives over 8,000 death threats after proposing free sanitary products in toilets
Ayaka Yoshida, a 27-year-old member of the Japanese Communist Party, says she was "scared" after being bombarded by the ...
Calls for free pads in public bathrooms grow in Japan as unexpected period a reality
Japanese X (formerly Twitter) was recently abuzz with stories about unexpected periods -- a reality for many women -- with ...
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Plea for women’s toilets at Japan’s Osaka Expo building site: ‘risk of bladder rupture’
Japan’s Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai ... is not ensuring a sustainable present for the women working on its construction site, with an employee’s toilet plea going unanswered. Writing on the Osaka ...
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Man arrested for slashing 87-year-old woman in train station toilet in Wakayama
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he slashed the neck of an 87-year-old woman with a knife in a toilet at a train station in Wakayama City. The incident ...