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Women on the Front Line: 15% of Japan's Politicians

Japan's local elections in April featured a record number of female candidates. Ranked 116th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index, Japan is now changing at the grass-roots level. We spent three months following two candidates: a woman in Ibaraki Prefecture busy raising children while campaigning on social media, and a single parent in Nagasaki Prefecture gathering local support. This documentary offers a rare glimpse of a local election system that has changed very little in decades, and what two women bring to that challenging reality. Will our two candidates win?

English
  • Originally Aired June 10, 2023
  • Production Company NHK World
  • Network NHK
  • Created July 24, 2023 by
    cparrey
  • Modified July 24, 2023 by
    cparrey