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[–]Apricot_Ibex 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Having lived in Saudi Arabia (though a long time ago and it’s not third world at all), I would agree that of course Japan is a much better place for women than any extreme Islamic country, hands down.

But within E. Asia, my own assessment mirrors that of my Asian friends and a lot of official statistics- Japan is now comparatively more misogynistic and much worse for women than mainland China or South Korea in many ways, which is quite significant.

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/asia-s-shameful-gender-discrimination