Transforming Japan: How Feminism and Diversity Are Making a Difference

A volume of essays by Japan's leading female scholars and activists exploring their country's recent progressive cultural shift.

When the feminist movement finally arrived in Japan in the 1990s, no one could have foreseen the wide-ranging changes it would bring to the country. Nearly every aspect of contemporary life has been impacted, from marital status to workplace equality, education, politics, and sexuality.

Now more than ever, the Japanese myth of a homogenous population living ...