Time Asia Magazine - The Wasted Asset
- Asks the question why so little effort is made to harness Japanese women's talents when they are smart and entrepreneurial.
- http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501050829/story.html

CBS News - Rape Debate In Japan
- Gang-rapes at rave parties provoke a long suppressed outcry, as well as a 'boys will be boys' reply.
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/02/world/main571280.shtml

Women in Japan’s Temporary Services Industry
- Essay on the changing environment for women in the workplace and the use of temp workers to hold down wages and benefits.
- http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp85.html

BBC News - Fury Over Japan Rape Gaffe
- A senior Japanese politician is forced to apologise after defending the behaviour of gang rapists.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3025240.stm

Japanese Women's Magazines: Inspiration and Commodity
- Explores the role of magazines made for Japanese women and their social impact.
- http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Assmann.html

Globalization and Women's Labour Activism in Japan
- Uses the women’s movement in Japan as a conduit for those disadvantaged by globalization to mount protests and propose alternatives.
- http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Bishop.html

Japanese Women's Diaspora
- Interview of a Japanese lady examining issues of gender, Japanese history and contemporary society.
- http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue4/karen.html

Discerning Cultural Questions
- Article on Duke anthropologist who did research on women's roles in Japan.
- http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/alumni/dm7/discern_txt.html