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Introduction published In: Reconsidering Language and Gender in Contemporary Japan and among the Japanese Diaspora amid the #MeToo Movement
Edited by Kikuko Omori and Hiroshi Ota
[Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 33:1] 2023
► pp. 1–11

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Introduction

Japan’s struggle to improve gender equality

Japanese culture, gender role/expectation through family, societal and media dialogues

 | California State University, Sacramento
 | Aichi Shukutoku University
Published online: 30 March 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.00097.int
Article outline
  • Backgrounds of the Guest Editors
  • Gender and sexuality defined
  • Overview of gender roles/expectations in Japanese society
  • Introduction of the topics included in the special issue
  • Future research
  • References
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