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Women pass scandal-hit Tokyo Medical University's entrance exam at higher rate than men
The ratio for women was 20.2 percent, 0.4 percentage point higher than that of men, following revelations of years of gender-based discrimination.
Japan urged to lift sterilization requirement for transgender recognition
Japan should "urgently" revise a law that effectively requires transgender people to be surgically sterilized if they want legal recognition of their gender identity, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Under a law introduced in 2004, transgender people who wish to change their official documents must ...
Nearly half of LGBT graduates in Japan report having uncomfortable experiences in job interviews
Over 40 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual students and over 80 percent of transgender students in Japan had uncomfortable experiences during job interviews, a survey by a nonprofit organization showed Wednesday. "Company officials in charge of personnel affairs should be aware that job-hunting students ...
Tokyo's Nakano Ward has decided to allow female students at all municipal junior high schools to choose pants as part of their uniforms starting from April.
Two Tokyo wards to allow female students to wear pants for school uniform
Starting in April, Tokyo’s Nakano Ward will allow female students at all municipal junior high schools to choose pants as part of their uniform, and Setagaya Ward will also allow the same option.
Clinic founder aims to show Japan's hospitals how to become better workplaces for women
Many female doctors at large hospitals operating around the clock have no choice but to put their careers on hold when they become pregnant or give birth, and eventually end up quitting without being able to gain further experience. To change this, Chizuko Kuwae, 66, ...
Japan top court upholds 'sterilization' rule for gender change
Human rights and LGBT activists on Friday denounced a ruling by Japan's Supreme Court upholding a law that effectively requires transgender people to be sterilized before they can have their gender changed on official documents. The court said the law is constitutional because it was ...
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has come under fire for "misogynistic" remarks made when asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "be a man" and not field a woman, the defense minister, to defend him in debates over a controversial fighter jet deal. Gandhi, president of ...
Finance Minister Taro Aso's apparent justification of sexual harassment committed by a former prominent bureaucrat topped a list of the most egregious sexist and discriminatory remarks made by Japanese politicians in 2018, according to a recent online survey. The survey, released Wednesday, was launched late ...
In lawsuit, consumer group alleges discrimination by Tokyo Medical University
The Consumers Organization of Japan is demanding that test fees and associated costs be paid back to the impacted applicants.
Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool
Alphabet Inc.'s Google in May introduced a slick feature for Gmail that automatically completes sentences for users as they type. Tap out "I love" and Gmail might propose "you" or "it." But users are out of luck if the object of their affection is "him" ...
GOP heavy with white males as America's gender and racial divides go on display in House races
Perhaps nowhere is the choice facing voters next Tuesday more vividly on display than in the battle for control of the U.S. House. Democrats are fielding more women and minority candidates than ever, while Republicans are trying to hold their majority with mostly white ...
