Abortion in Japan

Memorandums and information about abortion situations and problems in Japan

Entries from 2020-01-01 to 1 year

Japan to delay 'womenomics' goal by up to a decade, reports media

Japan to delay 'womenomics' goal by up to a decade, reports media | The Japan Times REUTERS Jun 30, 2020 Japan will delay by up to a decade its target to raise the percentage of women in leadership posts to 30 percent — part of Prime Minis…

A LONG AND WINDING ROAD : TO SAFER ABORTION IN JAPAN

*Presentation material for IWAC 2019 Here is a powerpoint file used for my presentation at The 4th International Congress on Women’s Health and Unsafe Abortion (IWAC 2019) held in Bangkok, Thailand on February 21, 2019. iwac_1 Iwac_2 iwac_…

Artificial Interruption of Pregnancy Law of Japan

*Partial Revision of the Eugenic Protection Law and the Problems of the Motherhood Protection Law Here is the link to an explanation written in English by Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: https://www.jaog.or.jp/about/p…

Cost of abortion in Japan

The study we conducted in 2010 revealed the prices for abortion in Japan for the first time. * The price ranges from JPY60,000 to 200,000, or $600 to $2,000 (average JPY101,000, or $1,010, if $1 =JPY100) for an early-term abortion, while a…

Fighting for the pill in Japan

*BBC interview to Yoriko Madoka, an long-time activist in Japan Fighting for the pill in Japan >> Fighting for the pill in Japan After decades of campaigning in Japan, the pill was finally legalised in 1999. In contrast, the male impotency…

Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant

*IBM Japan What a generous benefit packaget of Big Blue!? No, it's not special. Every women working or deopending on a worker who pays health insurance in Japan is entitled to this national system of the childbirth and childcare lump-sum g…

Measures drawn up to protect pregnant women from COVID-19

*Japan Times Japanese society with declining birth-rate is relatively friendly toward pregnant women but cold to women who seek contraceptives and abortion. Sigh! www.japantimes.co.jp >> The health ministry has compiled measures to prevent…

International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion

*JAPAN/INDIA – abortion access in the context of COVID-19 www.safeabortionwomensright.org >> Abortion in Japan before Covid-19 and the way ahead In a conversation with ASAP member Dr Kumi Tsukahara, a part-time lecturer at Kanazawa Univers…

'Abortion in Japan before COVID-19 and the way ahead' An ASAP

ASAP was formed to promote, protect and advance women’s sexual and reproductive rights by reducing unsafe abortions and its complications. I am a Japanese member of ASAP, and they issued an article about Japanese abortion situation by inte…

Measures drawn up to protect pregnant women from COVID-19

In Japan where decreasing birthrate and aging population, the government is gentle for pregnant women. However, there is NO public discussion to save those who need contraception and abortion in the mistd of the pandemic. Unfortunately, th…

Netherland: Court rejects plea for easier access to abortion pills

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Woman suspected of abandoning fetus near Nagoya nightclub

www.japantimes.co.jp

Japan Times says: "Stress is one of the main factors that triggers violence" toward women and children

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What’s wrong with sex education in Japan?

*Chris LezottChris Lezott April 5, 2020, Zenbird zenbird.media

COMMENTARY / JAPAN Diversity and gender equality matter in an emergency

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How to narrow Japan’s widening gender gap

World Economic Forum www.weforum.org

Wanted: A strategy to narrow Japan's widening gender gap

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A Report for Preparation of the List of Issues and Suggested Questions for the 9th Periodic Report of the Government of Japan

This is the NGO report we sent to CEDAW on February 3. ============================================================ To the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women A Report for Preparation of the List of Issues and Sugg…

How to Deal With Abortion

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