It was at the end of 2015 when an all-girl junior high school affiliated with Japan Women's University received an inquiry from a mother of an elementary school student, asking if her daughter would be eligible to apply for enrollment.
The mother said her daughter has been diagnosed with gender identity disorder and is listed as male on the family registry.
After a few months of consideration, the school's officials concluded the child couldn't be admitted because the school didn't have a system or the knowledge to provide adequate support for GID students.