BBC News - Fury Over Japan Rape Gaffe «
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3025240.stm | | A senior japanese politician is forced to apologise after defending the behaviour of gang rapists. |
CBS News - Rape Debate In Japan «
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/02/world/main571280.shtml | | Gang-rapes at rave parties provoke a long suppressed outcry , as well as a 'boys will be boys' reply. |
Discerning Cultural Questions «
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/alumni/dm7/discern_txt.html | | Article on duke anthropologist who did research on women's roles in japan. |
Globalization and Women's Labour Activism in Japan «
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Bishop.html | | Uses the women’s movement in japan as a conduit for those disadvantaged by globalization to mount protests and propose alternatives. |
Japanese Women's Diaspora «
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue4/karen.html | | Interview of a japanese lady examining issues of gender , japanese history and contemporary society. |
Japanese Women's Magazines: Inspiration and Commodity «
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Assmann.html | | Explores the role of magazines made for japanese women and their social impact. |
Japanese Women: A Step Behind? «
http://www.geocities.jp/japanliving/women-astepbehind1.html | | Examines japanese women's role in society with a look at gender , role models , work , and current trends. |
Remarkable Japanese Women «
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/6330/JWStories.html | | A collection of stories , quotes , anecdotes , impressions , and opinions , as they relate to japanese women and society. |
Time Asia Magazine - The Wasted Asset «
http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501050829/story.html | | Asks the question why so little effort is made to harness japanese women's talents when they are smart and entrepreneurial. |
Women in Japan’s Temporary Services Industry «
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp85.html | | Essay on the changing environment for women in the workplace and the use of temp workers to hold down wages and benefits. |
