Japanese politician Ayaka Yoshida received 8,000 death threats after advocating for free menstrual pads in public restrooms.

This surge of online abuse followed her March 25 social media post advocating for the provision of free sanitary pads in public restrooms, stating, "Like toilet paper, I want sanitary pads to be p ...

“Like toilet paper, I want sanitary pads to be provided everywhere.” The message quickly provoked angry responses, with one message sent to the secretariat of the Mie assembly ...

The lawmaker made her case on 'X', formerly Twitter, where she wrote: "I was caught off guard by my period and was in trouble as there were no sanitary napkins in the restroom... I hope menstrual pads ...

was recently abuzz with stories about unexpected periods -- a reality for many women -- with some posts calling for making sanitary pads available everywhere like toilet paper. The term "sanitary ...