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Accepted Paper
Human Rights, Women, and Asia for Japan in the 1970s: The “Association of Asian Women” and Its Surroundings
Fumitaka Cho
(Hiroshima City University)
Paper short abstract
This paper addresses Japan’s engagement with Asia in the 1970s, focusing on the Asian Women’s Association (AWA). It was a citizens group in Japan—founded in 1977 and aimed to form solidarity among women across Asia to combat women’s oppression and sexual exploitation.
Paper long abstract
This paper addresses Japan’s engagement with Asia in the 1970s, focusing on the Asian Women’s Association (AWA). It was a citizens group in Japan—founded in 1977 and aimed to form solidarity among women across Asia to combat women’s oppression and sexual exploitation. This paper examines how AWA started and developed in the era when Japanese awareness of feminism and more generally human rights widely increased.
Beyond the Postwar and Modernity: Japan in the 1970s
Session 1