Established in 1962, The New Japan Women’s Association (NJWA) is a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, working for better living conditions, women’s rights, peace and international solidarity. It is an individual-membership-based, national organization with 140,000 members and 220,000 subscribers to its weekly newspaper.
For the consideration of the 7th and 8th periodic reports of Japan by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women scheduled for February 16th, 2016, NJWA wishes to provide information on the realities of women in Japan in the context of the List of Issues presented by the Committee, and to propose actions to be taken by the Government of Japan as the State Party to the Convention.
 
Alternative Report of the New Japan Women’s Association on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in Japan for the Consideration of Japan’s 7th and 8th Periodic Reports