The Japanese government is set to overhaul its international symposium on women's empowerment to focus more on building up the next generation and strengthening cooperation with the United Nations, sources close to the matter said Sunday.The move comes as the government has deemed it necessary for the World Assembly for Women, launched in 2014, to adopt a more practical approach by involving men and younger generations to address issues related to women and gender.Japan continues to lag behind its peers in closing the gender gap, ranking 118th among 146 countries in the 2024 report by the W…READ FULL ARTICLE