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The Japan Times<p>As the market for "femtech" products and services designed to address women's health concerns continues to expand, its male counterpart — "mentech" — is beginning to take shape in Japan. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/society/men-health-products/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/society/men-health-products/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A Jiji Press survey has revealed that 311, or 44%, of all 705 members of parliament think the country should introduce a selective dual surname system for married couples. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/japanese-lawmakers-back-dual-surname-system/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/politics/japanese-lawmakers-back-dual-surname-system/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>names</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyregistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familyregistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familylaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familylaw</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Marriage boosts men’s health, but women’s outcomes depend on having an egalitarian partner, with caregiving gaps revealing ongoing gender inequalities. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/13/world/equitable-marriages/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/01/13/world/equitable-marriages/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>White-supremacist groups are escalating efforts to recruit new members over the Telegram social media app, where they’ve amplified racist conspiracies while posing as men-only fight clubs. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/world/society/telegram-us-men-extremists/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">22/world/society/telegram-us-men-extremists/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A move to make single-gender schools in Saitama Prefecture coed has faced pushback from students and parents. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/23/japan/society/saitama-high-schools-coed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">23/japan/society/saitama-high-schools-coed/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/highschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highschools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saitama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saitama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The proportion of eligible male corporate workers in Japan who have taken child care leave has reached a record high of 30%. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/01/japan/society/paternal-leave-record/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">01/japan/society/paternal-leave-record/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paternityleave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paternityleave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parenthood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parenthood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A 54-year-old man has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District court after being rejected for the survivor's pension in 2023. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/survivors-pension-gender-gap-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/crime-legal/survivors-pension-gender-gap-lawsuit/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesecourts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>In 500 years, everyone in Japan will have the surname "Sato" if the current practice of requiring married couples to share the same surname continues, a new forecast says. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/01/japan/society/sato-surname-name-rule/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/japan/society/sato-surname-name-rule/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>names</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan is the only country where married couples must take the same name. What is standing in the way of change? Politics. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/07/japan/japan-single-surnames-marriage-change/?utm_content=buffer7220b&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">24/02/07/japan/japan-single-surnames-marriage-change/?utm_content=buffer7220b&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>names</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyregistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familyregistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familylaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familylaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Aeon plans to introduce a system this year to compensate employees who take child care leave with 100% of their take-home pay until their child turns 1. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/02/aeon-child-care-leave/?utm_content=buffer3aa66&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/02/02/aeon-child-care-leave/?utm_content=buffer3aa66&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paternityleave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paternityleave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workstylereform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workstylereform</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The extensive media coverage of the suicide of a male TV celebrity in 2022 resulted in a spike in people taking their own lives, according to a new government report, highlighting the need for responsible reporting. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/20/japan/science-health/suicide-white-paper/?utm_content=buffercb57c&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/</span><span class="invisible">20/japan/science-health/suicide-white-paper/?utm_content=buffercb57c&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A record 61% of respondents in Japan are in favor of allowing married couples to use separate surnames, a survey by a welfare ministry-affiliated think tank showed. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/23/japan/society/marriage-surnames-surveys/?utm_content=buffer90202&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/</span><span class="invisible">23/japan/society/marriage-surnames-surveys/?utm_content=buffer90202&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>names</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Buying cosmetics is becoming easier for men in Nagoya, after a department store expanded a section selling makeup products targeting men. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/31/japan/gender-free-cosmetics/?utm_content=bufferb3669&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/</span><span class="invisible">31/japan/gender-free-cosmetics/?utm_content=bufferb3669&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagoya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chunichishimbun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chunichishimbun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men039sissues</span></a></p>
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