Reproductive rights elusive 1 year after Japan’s approval of abortion pill

FILE - A woman pushes her child past a hall displaying 'hina' dolls at a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, March 3, 2023. FILE - People walk under a canopy of cherry blossoms April 2, 2023, in Kamakura, near Tokyo, Japan. FILE - Tourists walk pat Tokyo Station, May 26, 2023, in Tokyo.

Wider access to abortion in Japan has largely remained elusive a year after the historic approval of medical abortion pills.