Rights

Women's Rights in Japan

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    Women's Rights in Japan

  • Legislation providing restricted suffrage passed a vote in the Lower House of the Diet, however, the bill failed in the Upper House.

  • World War II begins.

  • Japan surrenders and World War II ends.

  • Women are alllowed to stand for election in the House of Representatives.

  • Women in Japan are granted the right to vote.

  • Tamura Taijiro wrote "A Prostitue's Story" about the comfort women of World War II. This was the first exposure to the world about comfort women.

    Tamura Taijiro wrote "a prostitue's story" about the comfort women of World War II. This was the first exposure to the world about comfort women.

  • Women are allowed to stand for election in the House of Councillors.

  • Japan's new constitution promises equality for women.

  • An apology was made by the Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama to the women abused by the ordeal of comfort women during World War II

  • Article 24 is proposed, a bill the places a strong emphasis on family and would strengthen expectations of womens' roles as "shufu", or stay-at-home housewives.

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