{
  "id": 17753561,
  "title": "New Japanese Drama Series ‘The Employee’ Is Smashing Stereotypes About Women In The Workplace, Says NHK Producer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/new-japanese-drama-series-the-employee-is-smashing-stereotypes-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/nhk-the-employee-japan-women-in-workplace-stereotypes-1237208248/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: A new Japanese drama series is turning stereotypes around women in the workplace on their head, according to one of the top producers at public broadcaster NHK. The Employee launched a fortnight ago and has got Japanese people talking about “the double bind” women face as they progress up the career ladder, Akiko Ueda, […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}