Naomi Koshi

These women made a big impact in 2018

January 4, 2019Across Women's Lives

In 2018, our Across Women’s Lives desk spoke to (or about) numerous women who’ve had a profound impact on their communities. Many of them challenged the status quo.

A woman in a black dress stands on a city street in Japan. Signs with Japanese characters are behind her, on restaurants and billboards.

Japan’s youngest female mayor takes on its oldest all-male sport

July 27, 2018

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