TOKYO: Japanese women are missing out on around 111 trillion yen( US$ 761bil) in pay for a range of household tasks they do for free, an amount that’s roughly equivalent to a fifth of the country’s economy. While men also engage in 32 trillion yen of unpaid labour around the home, that’s less than a third of what women do, according to a cabinet office report. Together, the numbers reflect part of the wage gap between men and women in the world’s third largest economy, and they highlight the she

A bill issued to an uninsured Filipino man at a hospital affiliated with a university medical school is seen in this partially modified image.... Since they are not allowed to join the country's health insurance system, in some cases they are unable to pay for the treatment of serious illnesses because they have to pay 100% of the medical expenses, which are very expensive.... Support groups for foreign residents and medical professionals across Japan are raising their voices in protest....