As Gender Equality Advances in Japan, “Miss Contests” Fade
[ad_1] On February 17th, the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau suspended its Miss Okinawa contest. Held annually since the end of WWII, the beauty pageant eventually evolved into a successful tourism ambassador program. So why suspend it? The bureau based its decision on a changing social environment and a desire to move away from outdated …
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