Japanese Women's Status

I was actually unable to attend the lecture today in Ford Hall and I was just curious as to what the guest speaker had to say about Japanese women's status in the country. After visiting South Korea and walking around aimlessly in downtown Seoul I was able to, even though I didn't speak a work of the language, see that women have really adapted to western fashion and styles. And might I add that some of these women are the most beuatiful in the world. I'm sure that Tokyo or Okinawa are at that same level, in terms of western progression. After reading the post here on Hilary Clinton's influence to eastern culture I began to wonder if it was possible to see Korean of Japanese government go in the same direction. I don't see it happening anytime in the near future but if Hilary is elected president there will be mimicking by some other nations, surely. Does anyone, people that attended the lecture, have anything to add here?