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Episode 12: Surviving endometriosis

Season 1 · Episode 16

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 • Duration 49:13

Episode 12: Surviving endometriosis

Tune in to hear Sachiko's insightful and heartfelt story, and learn more about the ongoing efforts to improve the lives of those affected by endometriosis in Japan.

In this episode, we delve into the complex and often misunderstood world of endometriosis in Japan with our guest, Sachiko Ishikawa. Sachiko, who works in translation and localization in Tokyo, shares her personal journey with endometriosis, comparing her experiences in Japan and Spain.

Despite the differences in medical systems, Sachiko faced similar challenges in both countries, including dismissiveness from healthcare professionals and long waits for diagnosis.

Sachiko's story highlights the struggles many face in getting a proper diagnosis and treatment for endometriosis. She recounts her painful flare-ups, the dismissive attitudes she encountered, and the turning point when her condition was taken seriously only after she and her husband struggled to conceive. Sachiko provides a detailed account of her medical journey, including multiple procedures and treatments, and the eventual diagnosis of endometriosis.

We also discuss the current state of endometriosis awareness and treatment in Japan.

While there have been some advances, such as the discovery of a specific bacteria linked to endometriosis by researchers at Nagoya University, there is still a long way to go. There's a sure need for better education, belief in patients' experiences, and the importance of breaking the taboo surrounding periods.

Join us as we explore what Japan does well and what it can improve in terms of endometriosis diagnosis, medicine, and public awareness. We also touch on the cultural challenges and the impact of work habits on those suffering from endometriosis. Despite the hurdles, awareness is rising, and conversations are happening, as evidenced by the recent Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Endometriosis.

A few resources:

Japan Endometriosis Association (JEMA)

Ground breaking researches by Ayako Nishimoto-Kakiuchi https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36812343/

Blossom project

https://www.instagram.com/blossomtheproject/p/DGwqFESPzZq/

http://endometriosis.gr.jp/index_en.html

#子宮内膜症

Art cover by Doria Kriouche

https://www.instagram.com/doria.kriouche/?hl=en

Episode edit by Mai Nguyen

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Episode 11 : Super Saiyan Yakuza, a chikan story

Season 1 · Episode 15

Saturday, December 21, 2024 • Duration 50:41

TW : se**al assault, pedocriminality

Kilara Sen is a 50% Japanese 50% Japanese woman based in the US, doing comedy and sharing her vision of the Japanese society through the lense of humour.

linktr.ee/Kilaracomedy

In the 11th episode of Femin, we are chatting about a few experiences Kilara had to go through, the specific concept of chikan. Chikan is the term used to descibe in Japan se**al aggressors in trains and other public spaces.

We discuss the specifics attached it, the stereotypes of it and the experiences Kilara is recounting in her articles on Medium:

https://kilaracomedy.medium.com/my-12-chikan-sexual-assault-stories-that-almost-japanese-women-would-relate-1-c9435fe01c5

A few more resources about the chikan problem:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/16/asia/japan-chikan-groping-trains-survey-intl-hnk/index.html

https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/bbc-reports-on-japan's-'chikan'-problem-which-now-includes-videos?comment-order=latest

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/bbc-documentary-exposes-chikan-videos/

Art by Doria Kriouche

Episode 5 : LGBTQAI＋, Japan and Us ・LGBTQAI＋、日本、皆

Season 1 · Episode 8

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 • Duration 38:56

Episode 5 : LGBTQAI＋, Japan and Us ・LGBTQAI＋、日本、皆

Check out Yoshi's podcast Psych and Sexology, the last episode we're exchanging about sexuality in different countries.

His research and podcast : https://linktr.ee/yoshi.miyasaka

Thank you Voice Up Japan for the great work and support to all communities!

Let's talk about LGBTQAI＋ concerns in Japan, when a judgment just came in Osaka that refusing same sex couple marriage is not against the Constitution. Japan remains the last country of the G7 to not allow same sex couple marriage, but at the same time, Yoshi talk about how Japan gives him hope and how things are moving.

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Episode 4 : You need a gender to be hired 就活なら性別は必要だ

Season 1 · Episode 7

Thursday, June 9, 2022 • Duration 34:29

Episode 4 : You need a gender to be hired

就活なら性別は必要だ

Si tu veux un job, il te faut un genre

Art by Aunt Lily

https://www.instagram.com/auntlily_illustration/

Yumi Mizuno started a group that fights against forced gender representation in the hiring process in Japan. She reaches out to universities, suits companies, shukatsu hiring companies and webiste and she's doing an amazing job. Check her out :

Smash Shukatsu Sexism

https://twitter.com/shukatsusexism

For the episode 4 of Femin in Tokyo, we’re going to talk about the very strict rules that exist in Japan in the professional sphere, from the moment where one will start the interviews to get hired, to the moment they start working at the office.

In Japan, for the most traditional structures, the company is sort of a second family. There’s still a strong sense of sacrifice needed to a company, with sometimes, for example, long hours on overtime, which can be seen as a proof of dedication to a company. Dinners out with colleagues after work can be quite common and help to create a strong and active work sphere, sometimes as strong as the private sphere. So the professional area is definitely affecting the habitants of Japan in their private life.

In Japan, the hiring process can be very stressful to the Japanese youth. It’s a pretty big deal to not being accepted in your choice university or your choice company, and both are often linked. Many companies, the very best, will only accept a specific diploma from a specific school. Japanese youth is like all nationalities, they need to belong, they don’t want to be ronin. Ronin is a term that used to talk about a former samurai who doesn’t have a master anymore, and the term was already quite negative in the past. Today it’s used for candidates who got refused either in their chosen schools, universities or company. They usually have to study hard for another year and take the same test again.

Episode 3 : Tokyo Medical University, 2018, sexist scandal 東京医科大学、試験と性別

Season 1 · Episode 6

Thursday, April 21, 2022 • Duration 29:52

Episode 3: Tokyo Medical University – Sexist scandal in 2018

In this episode we’re talking with Remi Kitabayashi, professional dentist in Harajuku. We will exchange about the situation we saw exploding in 2018 with the Tokyo Medical University, one of the most prestigious and important medical school in Tokyo. A sexist fraud going on for 10 years or more was discovered: all women applicants saw their scores automatically decreased to enter the University, under the pretense women are weakening the doctors system by stopping mid-career to have kids. Let’s talk about how this happened, what were the repercussions, what Remi thinks of it as a Japanese woman doctor.

Remi also has an association for professional women and she interviews a few of them, translating it in English or Japanese. Go check it!

https://omotesando-whitening.com/15946092979185

Episode 3 : Université de médecine de Tokyo - Scandale sexiste en 2018

Dans cet épisode, nous discutons avec Remi Kitabayashi, dentiste professionnel à Harajuku. Nous allons échanger sur la situation que nous avons vu exploser en 2018 avec l'université de médecine de Tokyo, l'une des plus prestigieuses et importantes écoles de médecine de Tokyo. Une fraude sexiste en cours depuis 10 ans ou plus a été découverte : toutes les femmes candidates ont vu leurs scores diminuer automatiquement pour entrer à l'Université, sous prétexte que les femmes affaiblissent le système des médecins en s'arrêtant en milieu de carrière pour avoir des enfants. Parlons de la façon dont cela s'est produit, des répercussions et de ce que Remi en pense en tant que femme médecin japonaise.

Remi a également une association pour les femmes professionnelles et elle interviewe quelques-unes d'entre elles, en les traduisant en anglais ou en japonais. Allez voir !

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Episode 2 : Goddesses and warriors　神様は女性だ

Season 1 · Episode 5

Thursday, February 3, 2022 • Duration 27:08

Something like Greek mythology can be found in Japan and it’s called Shinto. This aboriginal religion is still powerful and active today.

In this episode, the roots of Shinto explain how one religion can coexist with another, Buddhism, and has adapted through centuries to arrive in the 21st and still be active in our modern society, with all its traditions. But above all, Shinto is a religion that often puts women in the spotlight.

Goddesses, warriors, shamans, village chiefs, their names make the legends. They are powerful, fierce, selfish, generous, treacherous, calculating, vengeful and in love. They fascinate Japanese songs, Kabuki, Noh, pottery and ancient paintings. And they appear in the Kojiki, the oldest collection of writings in Japan.

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Episode 2 : Déesses et guerrières　神様は女性だ

Season 1 · Episode 4

Thursday, February 3, 2022 • Duration 25:05

L’équivalent de la mythologie grecque au Japon s’appelle le shinto, et cette religion aborigène est toujours puissante et active aujourd’hui.

Dans cet épisode, les racines du shinto montrent qu’une religion sait cohabiter avec une autre, le bouddhisme, et a su s’adapter sur des siècles pour arriver au 21e siècle et être pratiquée dans la société moderne avec toutes ses traditions. Mais surtout, le shinto est une religion qui met les femmes à l’honneur, souvent.

Déesses, guerrières, shamans, chefs de village, elles sont nombreuses à faire courir des légendes en leurs noms. Elles sont puissantes, féroces, égoïstes, généreuses, perfides, calculatrices, vengeresses, amoureuses. Elles fascinent les chansons japonaises, le kabuki, le noh, les poteries et les fresques anciennes. Et on les voit apparaître dans le Kojiki, le recueil d’écrits le plus ancien du Japon.

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Episode 1 : School uniforms in Japan - Fantasy of the schoolgirl　学校制服

Season 1 · Episode 3

Friday, November 26, 2021 • Duration 35:25

Today we talk with Nobue about her field specialty, school uniforms and male gaze, or seifuku gaze as she calls it. Seifuku (uniforms) gaze describes the mix between male gaze and objectification of the symbol of the schoolgirl uniform, erasing the human behind the symbol of the clothing.

Check out the coming up exhibition of Nobue:
Designers With A Cause : Creating awareness about social injustices towards women🔥
➡️Upcoming exhibtion: Breaking Down Gender Dynamic Through Clothes
12.03.21

@designerswithacause

Welcome back to Feminist in Tokyo, today we’re going to talk about a topic which is causing quite a division within the opinions I heard so far, and that’s the Japanese school uniforms, more specifically the female ones. Why is the topic controversial? Countries seem to be divided around the globe on the uniform question, and you can probably think right now of the stance of your own country. For example, I’m from France, a country which used to have uniforms, my mother for example had a few in public schools but nowadays it’s definitely scarcer, mostly in private schools. I didn’t grow up wearing school uniforms. Japan, on the other hand, has an enormous school uniform culture. It will only take you a few minutes of walking in the street, city or countryside, to see many different styles of uniforms, for many ages. It can be fashionable, it’s also a big part of the anime and manga sphere, uniforms are something that some teenagers wear even outside of school days either because it’s cute or fun, or they can’t really decide what else to wear. Adults wear it too, something I see frequently when I go to Akihabara for example. When you go take a purikura or go to the karaoke, school uniforms can be rented for fun.

Uniforms can be heavily sexualized, and not only in Japan. Have you ever tried to search for schoolboy vs schoolgirl in a research engine? Schoolboy sure, you get images of normal boys going to school. Schoolgirl? Welcome to the porn universe. How many times did you come across some adults video with a school uniform fantasy? So yes, uniforms, complicated story, let’s talk about it.

Today I’m lucky to have Nobue with me who accepted to talk about this topic she knows very well. Nobue's parents are taiwanese and lived most of their lives in Japan. Btw if you ever have a chance to go to Taiwan, please drop any other plans you have. Nobue’s born in Japan, speaks Japanese, Mandarin and English. Her earlier studies were done in Japan in a prestigious catholic, all-girls, international school in Tokyo. She also studied Fashion Design/Fashion Marketing at Savannah College of Art and Design in the US for 5 years.

Introduction, welcome to Femin Tokyo　フェミン・東京へようこそ

Season 1 · Episode 2

Thursday, November 25, 2021 • Duration 14:04

Why create a feminist podcast about life in Japan? In this introduction, I tell you about my life here for the past 10 years, as well as the current situation of feminism in Japan.

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Introduction, bienvenue dans Femin Tokyo　フェミン・東京へようこそ

Season 1 · Episode 1

Thursday, November 25, 2021 • Duration 13:35

Pourquoi créer un podcast féministe sur la vie au Japon? Je vous en dis plus sur mes dix dernières années à Tokyo, et ce qui a éveillé mon âme féministe dormante. Un petit point aussi sur la situation actuelle dans l'archipel, où en est le féminisme si loin du monde.

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