By Catherine Makino WeNews correspondent
Japan's ruling party is pursuing drastic revisions to the country's constitution, including rewording the guarantee of gender equality. Women's rights advocates say that if the revisions pass, Japan will return to "a dark period of history."
By Allison Stevens WeNews correspondent
Pro-choice activists are mulling their political and legal response to the House passage on Wednesday of a bill that stiffens restrictions on minors seeking abortion.