LGBTQ
Japanese Court: Sterilization as Criteria for Gender Status Change Unconstitutional
In Japan, legal gender status can only be changed following surgery and sterilization. A court decision now calls this unconstitutional.
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LGBTQ
HISTORY
The Kanto Massacre: A Story of Disinformation and Denialism
Rumors and disinformation sparked the Kanto Massacre in the wake of the Kanto Earthquake. Today, denialism continues to dishonor the victims.
SOCIETY
Survey: Japan’s Part-Time Public Employees Suffer Severe Workplace Harassment
A new survey says the vast majority of Japan's irregular public servants - many of them women - routinely suffer harassment at…
NEWS
Compulsory Sterilization in Japan: Censorship Casts Doubt on Landmark Report
For many decades, Japan had an inhumane forced sterilization law on the books. A new report reveals that much information on the…
NEWS
Kurdish Residents of Kawaguchi City In Media Spotlight For The Worst Reasons
Kurdish residents in Kawaguchi face scrutiny after an outbreak of violence - and one local party is calling for a foreigner "crackdown".
LAW & CRIME
These Children of Japanese Immigrants Live Under Threat of Deportation
What happens to the children of immigrants to Japan who lose their immigration status? For most, it means living in constant fear.…
SOCIETY
Many Japanese Schools Ban Sunscreen. That Might Be Illegal
Japanese parents are complaining online as schools continue to prevent students from using sunscreen, despite hotter-than-hell temps.
LGBTQ
Historic: Japan’s Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Transgender Plaintiff
For the first time, Japan's Supreme Court has ruled on workplace rights for sexual minorities, siding with a transgender plaintiff.