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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
Gender segregation won't fix Japan's 'chikan' groping problem
Waka Ikeda is a Tokyo-based freelance journalist covering society, culture and the movie industry. A Japanese comedian-musician in April announced that his upcoming solo concerts would feature complete gender segregation in standing areas as a "trial measure" to prevent incidents of groping (known as chikan).
Nikkei Asia
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Japan's outdated corporate family model
Waka Ikeda is a Tokyo-based freelance journalist covering society, culture and the movie industry. With Japan's fertility rate sitting at a paltry 1.2, the issue of work-life balance has gone from office chitchat to existential crisis. Some officials are advocating a four-day workweek for public servants, but are more fundamental changes needed?
