{"id":9575,"date":"2026-01-01T19:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eunews.top\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/two-cubicles-73-women-one-long-queue-japans-female-mps-fight-for-more-loos\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T19:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:09:52","slug":"two-cubicles-73-women-one-long-queue-japans-female-mps-fight-for-more-loos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eunews.top\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/two-cubicles-73-women-one-long-queue-japans-female-mps-fight-for-more-loos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bTwo cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan\u2019s female MPs fight for more loos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition asking for better facilities for women to match improved representation<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building for women to match their improved representation.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese politics remains hugely male-dominated, although the number of women in the parliament rose at the last election \u2013 and Takaichi became the first female prime minister in October. This is reflected by there being only one lavatory containing two cubicles for the lower house\u2019s 73 women to use near the Diet\u2019s main plenary session hall in central Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/31\/female-lawmakers-in-japan-lobby-for-more-toilets-in-parliament\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition asking for better facilities for women to match improved representation Nearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building for women to match their improved representation. 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