Despite rising sensitivity toward sexual minorities in Japan, schools have a long way to go to improve the environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students.
But an elementary school teacher from Mie Prefecture hopes her efforts will result in change.
Takako Ogura, 57, a teacher at a public grade school in the town of Meiwa, has introduced her own textbook to teach students about gender identity disorders and related issues in her health and physical education classes.