BOTSWANA-GABORONE-CHINA-HEALTH DONATIONS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-CHINA-HEALTH DONATIONS

(230128) -- GABORONE, Jan. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Wang Xuefeng (C) addresses the media during the handover ceremony of personal protective equipment and reproductive health products donated by China in Gaborone, Botswana on Jan. 27. 2023. China on Friday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and reproductive health products to Botswana. The donation, made in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), included contraceptives, isolation gowns, examination gloves, surgical gloves, surgical masks, goggles, face shields and coveralls. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-CHINA-HEALTH DONATIONS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-CHINA-HEALTH DONATIONS

(230128) -- GABORONE, Jan. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Botswana Health Minister Edwin Dikoloti (C), Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Wang Xuefeng (R) and a UNFPA official pose for a group photo during the handover ceremony of personal protective equipment and reproductive health products donated by China in Gaborone, Botswana on Jan. 27. 2023. China on Friday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and reproductive health products to Botswana. The donation, made in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), included contraceptives, isolation gowns, examination gloves, surgical gloves, surgical masks, goggles, face shields and coveralls. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

Women's rights pioneer and politician, Kato, dies at 104

Women's rights pioneer and politician, Kato, dies at 104

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Kato (file photo taken in May, 1996), one of the first Japanese women to become a Diet member and a pioneer of women's rights in Japan, died on Dec. 22. She was 104. While studying in the United States, Kato met the famous feminist and pioneer of family planning, Margaret Sanger, around 1920. When she returned to Japan, she promoted the use of contraceptives, which was a taboo subject under the militaristic government. She also took part in a movement calling for women's suffrage.

Birth control pills go on sale in Japan

Birth control pills go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A couple gets a prescription for birth control pills from a doctor at a Tokyo family planning clinic Sept. 2, the day sales began in Japan for low-dose oral contraceptives. Women with a doctor's prescription can buy nine different types of ''the pill,'' introduced in the United States almost 40 years ago, at pharmacies.

Women's rights pioneer and politician, Kato, dies at 104

Women's rights pioneer and politician, Kato, dies at 104

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Kato (file photo taken in May, 1996), one of the first Japanese women to become a Diet member and a pioneer of women's rights in Japan, died on Dec. 22. She was 104. While studying in the United States, Kato met the famous feminist and pioneer of family planning, Margaret Sanger, around 1920. When she returned to Japan, she promoted the use of contraceptives, which was a taboo subject under the militaristic government. She also took part in a movement calling for women's suffrage.

"Adult merchandise" shop in Beijing

"Adult merchandise" shop in Beijing

Photo taken May 6, 2015, shows an "adult merchandise" shop selling sex toys and contraceptives in Beijing. According to a survey by a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, only 15 percent of Chinese had sex before marriage in 1989, but the ratio jumped to 71 percent in 2013. In step with a rapid change in people' attitudes to sex, a number of similar shops have been springing up in China in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo