In Demographically Impaired Japan, Women Still Face Gender Bias

For the Los Angeles Times — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a bit of tough-guy swagger: He hasn’t been afraid to ruffle China’s feathers by visiting a controversial war shrine and he’s pushed to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution. Yet he’s also become one of Asia’s most vocal advocates for women.

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