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Gender Issues in Japan as Seen through Menstruation:
The Challenges Posted by Lost Opportunities and Stigma

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Gender Issues in Japan as Seen through Menstruation:
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ʰ஋੓͕͗৏͗Ε͚ͫ͠͏ʱͳ͹৖಼๎ૻΝߨͮͪଠɼঃ੓ౖͪͬ͗ඪ͖Δ߳Εͪ͹ͬɼౖඪͶͺ୉ྖ͹Ԛ͗Ή͖Ηͪ͞ͳ͖Δɼঃ੓ࠫพͲͺ͵͏͖ͳ͹൹൓͗‫ͦر‬ΔΗΉͪ͢ɽ͞͹͞ͳ΍‫ܨ‬݄ΝͤΖঃ੓ΝʰᜧΗͪଚࡑʱͳΊ͵ͤೖຌ͹ऀճద෫ொ͗ഐ‫ܢ‬Ͷ͍ͮͪͳߡ͓ΔΗͱ͏Ήͤɽ͑ͪ͢͞ঃ੓ΝᜧΗͪଚࡑͫͳΊ͵ͤࢻતͺɼਫ਼ཀྵͶଲͤΖࢴͪͬ͹қࣟΏସౕͶ΍Ӫ‫ڻ‬Ν༫͓
ͱ͏Ζͳߡ͓ΔΗΉͤɽೖຌͲͺ໎࣑Ґ߳Ͷ͵ͮͱɼԦธ͖Δఽ͓ΔΗͪਫ਼ཀྵ༽඾͗ϟυΡΠΝ௪ͣͱೖຌ͹ঃ੓ͪͬͶఽ͓ΔΗΉͪ͢ɽ͖͢͢ɼೖຌͲͺ‫ࡑݳ‬कླྀͶ͵ͮͱ͏ΖψϕΫϱ͹൅ജ͗ɼԦธঀࠅΓΕ΍ඉ৙Ͷங͚ɼ ೧ͶʰΠϱϋψϕΫϱʱ͗൅ജ͠ΗΖ͹Νଶͪ͵͏ͳ͏͜ΉͦΞͲͪ͢ɽΠϟϨΩ͹αʖτρέη͹൅ജ͖ΔࣰͶ  ೧‫͑͏ͳޛ‬ඉ৙Ͷங͏࣎‫Ͳغ‬͹൅ജͲͤɽ൅ജ͹࣎‫͗غ‬ஙΗͪͳཀྵ༟͹ͽͳͯͶͺɼਫ਼ཀྵͨ͹΍͹͗ᜧΗͪ΍͹Ͳ͍Εɼঃ੓‫ݺ‬ਕ͗ӇΗͱॴཀྵͤΖ΍͹ͳΊ͵͠Ηͪ݃Վɼਫ਼ཀྵ༽඾͹Ϝʖίρφ͍͗Ζͳͺߡ͓ΔΗͱ͏͵͖ͮͪͳ͏͑͞ͳ΍ࢨఢ͠
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51㛗ᓥ⨾⣖ Miki Nagashima⏕⌮䛛䜙䜏䜛᪥ᮏ䛾䝆䜵䞁䝎䞊ㄢ㢟䡚ᶵ఍ᦆኻ䞉䝇䝔䜱䜾䝬䜢䜑䛠䜛⚾䛯䛱䛾ၥ㢟
Gender Issues in Japan as Seen through Menstruation:
The Challenges Posted by Lost Opportunities and Stigma

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53㛗ᓥ⨾⣖ Miki Nagashima⏕⌮䛛䜙䜏䜛᪥ᮏ䛾䝆䜵䞁䝎䞊ㄢ㢟䡚ᶵ఍ᦆኻ䞉䝇䝔䜱䜾䝬䜢䜑䛠䜛⚾䛯䛱䛾ၥ㢟
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The Challenges Posted by Lost Opportunities and Stigma

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The Challenges Posted by Lost Opportunities and Stigma

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Gender Issues in Japan as Seen through Menstruation:
The Challenges Posted by Lost Opportunities and Stigma

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Gender Issues in Japan as Seen through Menstruation:
The Challenges Posted by Lost Opportunities and Stigma

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