The Tokyo District Court ordered the government Thursday to pay damages to a transgender ministry official, ruling that it was illegal for her workplace to impose restrictions on her use of women’s washrooms.
The court ordered the state to pay the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry official, who was assigned male at birth but now identifies as female, a total of ¥1.32 million.
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