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Women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

Since 2016, girls from across Japan have traveled to Tottori Jōhoku High School — roughly 600 kilometers (370 miles) west of ...

AP photos show women in Japan working to break down barriers in ancient, tradition-bound sumo

For centuries, sumo's deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to ...

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of international law, after U.N.

Japan secures first pool match win in 31 years at Women's Rugby World Cup

Japan has earned a first pool match win in 31 years at the Women’s Rugby World Cup after seeing off Spain 29-21 in York. Spain has finished its seventh World Cup without a win for the first ...

Amanda Anisimova faces defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open women’s final

It is impossible to look ahead to Amanda Anisimova’s U.S. Open final against defending champion Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday ...

South Korea's Lee intends to retain 'comfort women' pact with Japan, paper says

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, including one on the treatment of Korean women ...