Over 17% of Tokyo women drank excessive amounts of alcohol in fiscal 2021, surpassing men for the first time since the metropolitan survey began 10 years earlier.

More Japanese women suffer from excessive drinking

Heavy alcohol use doubles in decade among those in their 50s but falls among the young

MARIKO HIRANO, Nikkei staff writer

June 22, 2024 12:07 JST

TOKYO -- The number of women drinking unhealthy amounts of alcohol is increasing in Japan.

The share of women whose heavy drinking could lead to lifestyle-related diseases like heart disease and diabetes now exceeds that of men -- particularly among women in their 50s, pioneers of the modern female workforce -- according to a survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.