TOKYO -- Japan expressed dismay Tuesday over trailing most of the world on gender equality, calling its 120th-place ranking among 156 countries "very disappointing" as the prime minister pushed to do better.
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Japan's failure to close gender gap 'very disappointing': report
Suga vows to 'leave no one behind' as country ranks 120th globally
Social activist Yumeno Nito, second from left, at an International Women's Day event honoring Sustainable Development Goals contributions in Tokyo on March 8. © Kyodo
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