Taiwan marks 29 years since feminist pioneer Peng Wan-ru's unsolved rape, murder The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said her advocacy later shaped the Local Government Act, which in 1999 required that at least one-quarter of seats in local councils be held by women.

Women suffer most from deepfake abuses, and as cases rise, victims need better ways to regain control Being deepfaked can feel like sexual assault, stripping victims of control, identity, and dignity.

📘 Out today: a groundbreaking new book on how to teach conflict-related sexual violence through human rights education—using the case of Japan’s WWII “comfort women.” A vital classroom guide by Jing A. Williams & Phyllis Kim. www.amazon.com/dp/0879861479 #ComfortWomen #BlueSkyReads

When dads get more involved at home, everyone wins. 🏡 Professor Heejung Chung discusses how remote work is reshaping household roles and work–life balance on BBC Radio London. Tune in from 18:54: lnkd.in/eAfPGsC4

A major win for women’s rights in Malaysia. 🇲🇾 A discriminatory rule that prevented Malaysian mothers married to foreign men from passing citizenship to their children born abroad is about to be changed.

Legalizing same-sex marriage is still unpopular in South Korea. But does it need to be popular? www.koreaherald.com/article/1062...

Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen pregnancy has fallen off a cliff and births are declining for younger women.

The underrepresentation of Black Americans in U.S.-Asia relations carries strategic consequences for America’s future in the Indo-Pacific.

Japanese government takes small but positive step to curb the effects of "train gropers." Great piece by @unseenjapan.com unseen-japan.com/groping-assa...

My latest piece with @thediplomat.com that I co-wrote with my intern, Moorea Bell, her first time being published! thediplomat.com/2025/11/amer...

📖 New book on Korean feminism "Be the Key" offers a rare window into the personal and professional lives of 10 Korean women. These essays trace what it takes to lead, adapt and stay true to yourself in a culture where gender expectations are shifting—but still powerful. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGGMVKP

Just me, giving opening remarks for a #collab event: National Association for Black Engagement with Asia (NABEA) x U.S.-Asia Ladies Networking Group! Speakers gave insights on their career paths as Women of Color in the #Asia Space.

🚨 Why has feminism surged in the West but stalled in East Asia? On the Works in Progress podcast, Alice Evans breaks down the economic, political, & cultural forces at play—from dating markets to tax codes to social harmony. A sharp, wide-ranging episode. 🎧 www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-femini...

Japan Airlines (JAL) officially removed high-heel 👠 requirement for female staff last week! 14,000 staff will now have the option to wear work appropriate black sneakers. A win for women! www.marketwatch.com/story/yomiur...

Taiwan is back at the center of Sino-Japanese tensions. PM Takaichi’s remarks on a “survival-threatening” Taiwan scenario sparked fury in Beijing—but the audience that matters most is in Taipei.

South Korea just signaled it may bar foreign creators for “negative” content. This piece captures why that shift matters—and why it feels uncomfortably familiar. www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blog...

Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.

Japanese women photographers –– like their counterparts around the world –– share a long tradition of being ignored. A recent anthology and several exhibitions are trying to change that. 👉 www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...

This is so deeply cruel and unjust.

A finalist for this year’s National Book Award for Fiction in the U.S., Bryan Washington’s “Palaver,” a novel set in Tokyo and largely the queer Shinjuku Ni-chome area, explores the meaning of leaving and home.

Professors: know students curious about #China? Share this. Nov 10 @ 9PM ET — Connect with China: Opportunities for Citizen Diplomacy A free virtual session featuring ChASC + BCEA programs. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Mamdani announces transition team: All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani

Trump has landed in South Korea. He will speak at the APEC conference, and then meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Lee will present Trump with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa," the highest decoration of the South Korean government, and gift Trump a replica of a Silla dynasty gold crown.

For three decades, Mako Nishimura was one of Japan's few female yakuza. These days, she helps other retired gangsters reintegrate into society. ebx.sh/3E2CLF

Updated photo of the East Wing being destroyed

Average age of mothers at time of birth climbs to 33.7; medical costs for newborns with health issues increase www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...

Cervical cancer is one of few cancers we can prevent with the HPV vaccine. But it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues with strong political opposition — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education. via @19thnews.org

Lingering ‘Showa Model’ gender roles keep women sidelined www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Takaichi has shattered the highest glass ceiling of public office in Japan by becoming the first female leader of the male-dominated and patriarchal Asian nation. But she is not known to be an advocate of gender equality. Gift link: wapo.st/477DfTv

Well, shit....

Japan LDP election live: The countdown begins https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-ldp-election-live-the-countdown-begins

Join us for a roundtable reflecting on the decade since Feminism Reboot (2015), a turning point in feminist and queer politics and scholarship in South Korea. Together, we’ll reflect on what has shifted, what has stalled, and what futures we might imagine. Register here: bit.ly/46jg871

It's out! 🫣 Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora (University of Michigan Press, 2025)

Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.

Child sex tourism is not new in places like Laos, but demand appears to be rising, driven by a growing number of Japanese nationals traveling there with that specific intent. Some Japanese residents are even offering tours to facilitate it. buff.ly/AeH9RrR

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“The Capitol Mall area gets visited by people from all around the world, and it's a good way to remind them of the land they're standing on and the people who have been here for a thousand years,” said Bruce Savage, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! It's happening!!!

“I think many Americans wrongly believe there would be one clear unambiguous moment where we go from “democracy” to “authoritarianism.” Then you wake up one morning and our country is different. August 25, 2025, is that morning.” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

The government said Tuesday it is revising its child support subsidy system to allow custodial parents who receive only partial payments from their child's non-custodial parent to become eligible for state assistance. www.koreaherald.com/article/1056...

#PeriodPoverty is on the rise in South Korea. Sanitary pads ranked among the top six products with the steepest price increases in late 2024—costIng nearly 40% more than in other countries. #MenstrualEquity koreabizwire.com/in-south-kor...

On the eve of the Trump-Lee Jae Myung summit, I think what I’ll be looking for is whether the SK foreign policy bureaucracy has full grasped that the typical US official has zero say or influence over what is important. 1/

A long-stalled anti-discrimination bill is back in the national spotlight after Won Min-kyong, President Lee Jae Myung’s nominee for gender equality minister, pledged to make its passage a priority. www.koreaherald.com/article/1056...

Two women in their 70s, who were cousins and worked as haenyeo, female divers who harvest seafood from the ocean, were found in cardiac arrest near Ilgwang Beach in Busan’s Gijang-gun, the Ulsan Coast Guard said Sunday. www.koreaherald.com/article/1056...

Before the atomic bombs, the USA hit Japan with one of the most overlooked (but deadly) campaigns in WW2: www.historyextra.com/period/secon...

In a dusty box, a Nagano man finds proof his father served in Nanjing, China, with Unit 1644, part of Japan’s covert biological weapons network during World War II. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...

"Child trafficking in Asia remains a profound challenge, one that truly demands our urgent and collective attention."

"Film sheds light on unsung nurse heroes of Nagasaki A-bombing." english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/5...