Top Japanese finance bureaucrat resigns amid sexual harassment allegations br →While Abe has made his “Womenomics” programmes to mobilise women in the workforce part of his policies to boost growth, big gender gaps persist at companies and in politics. br br Top Japan finance official Junichi Fukuda quits after sexual harassment claims br br →Japan has one of the world’s worst records for female political representation and has deeply entrenched gender attitudes. br br Top Japanese Official Resigns Over Sexual-Harassment Allegations br br → “There is no viewpoint of protecting the victim. Rather, the ministry is attentive to the vice minister’s human rights.