WOM has been working on the initiative Japanese Women Now in order to provide information about contemporary legal/social environment surrounding Japanese women. It is our hope that information on this page help readers gain further understandings on gender issues in Japan.
Authors of articles contributed to this initiative are active and knowledgeable members of the respective fields of selected topics. The contents are based on the fact available as of late 2001, when these articles were written. The original Japanese articles are also available on our Japanese Home Page.
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Domestic Violence
By IKEUCHI, Hiromi, Tokyo Kazoku Labo
By YOSHIOKA, Mutsuko, Lawyer
By HIGUCHI, Keiko, Representative, Women's Association for the Better Aging Society
By ICHIKAWA, Maki, Single Mothers Forum
By KANATANI, Chieko, Representative, Women's Initiative for Advancement in Japan
By OTANI, Kyoko, Lawyer
By TAKAHASHI, June, Associate Professor, Fukushima University
By TATSUNO, Yoko, Counselor, Center for Child Abuse Prevention
By YAMAGUCHI, Ikuko, Executive Director, Consumer Organization for Medicine & Law (COML)
By ASHINO, Yuriko, Deputy Executive Director, Family Planning Federation of Japan
This initiative was made possible by the grant from Asian Women's Fund.
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