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TRANSGENDER

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2020
'I will continue to fight': South Korea's first transgender soldier vows to oppose dismissal
South Korea's first transgender soldier said Wednesday she would sue the military after it announced it would dismiss her for undergoing gender reassignment surgery last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2020
Minato Ward in Tokyo to guarantee LGBT people's right to self-expression through appearance
Minato Ward in Tokyo plans to revise its gender equality ordinance to guarantee the right of LGBT people to express themselves through their personal appearance.
WORLD / Society
Jan 1, 2020
Transgender Germans demand compensation for sterilization
When German authorities insisted Tsepo Bollwinkel get sterilized in order to be legally considered a man 25 years ago, he was "eager to follow the rules, even if they sounded insane.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2019
Transgender woman with 8-year-old daughter sues over right to change sex listed in Japan's family register
A 52-year-old in Hyogo Prefecture has filed a claim challenging the constitutionality of a law that blocks people with children who are minors from changing their sex in the official family registry system maintained by Japanese authorities.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2019
Japan grants long-term resident status to transgender foreign national for first time
Woman expresses hope that the decision will pave the way for improving international LGBT couples' rights in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019
Victoria's Secret hires transgender model following criticism
Victoria's Secret hired its first openly transgender model, a capitulation from chief marketing officer Ed Razek's stance as recently as last fall.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2019
With spirits high, the LGBT community and supporters marks Tokyo's 25th pride march
According to the organizers, 10,000 people were expected to take part in this year's march, with more than 180,000 participating in a related festival.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court takes up major gay and transgender job discrimination cases
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether U.S. law banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sex protects gay and transgender workers, as the conservative-majority court waded into a fierce dispute involving a divisive social issue.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 6, 2019
The Supreme Court hews to the letter of the law on gender identity while laying the groundwork for future challenges
At no point have I ever had to grapple with the decision to have my genitals surgically removed. Perhaps the same is true for you. While these may seem an odd set of affirmations to open with, they help illustrate a basic truth: How we think about a law can vary greatly depending upon whether or not...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 6, 2019
Japanese law needs to catch up with the realities of trans life
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that the current law for gender transition is constitutional, though it registered that this law may fail to align with our current society. The law requires people wishing to change their official gender to be unmarried, have no minor children, be surgically sterilized...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2018
Breaking barriers: U.S. midterm election winners could mark minority firsts
The 2018 U.S. congressional elections prompted a surge of candidates from minority groups that have not had electoral success in the past. Several have the potential to be the first of their background elected to office on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 22, 2018
Trump camp trying to define transgender out of existence, uphold sex status on birth certificates: New York Times
The government of U.S. President Donald Trump is attempting to strip transgender people of official recognition by creating a narrow definition of gender as being only male or female and unchangeable once it is determined at birth, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2018
Rights advocates urge Japan to step up LGBT-inclusive efforts and legalize same-sex marriage
Until a few years ago, Rin Okabe, then the general affairs department manager at a subsidiary of ad agency Dentsu Inc., would say goodbye to his wife and son, and commute to work wearing a conventional suit and tie.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 17, 2018
Drawing on her own experience, Nagoya doctor offers transgender counseling
A transgender doctor has opened a clinic in Nagoya specializing in counseling and hormone therapy for transgender people.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2018
Supreme Court logic in upholding travel ban supports transgender-free military: Trump
The Trump administration is now claiming the upper hand in legal challenges to its prohibition on transgender Americans in the military thanks to the the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the travel ban against several predominantly Muslim nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2018
Women's university in Japan officially announces new policy to start accepting transgender students from 2020
In what is believed to be a first in Japan, a prestigious national women's university officially announced Tuesday its new policy to open doors from 2020 to people who were assigned as male at birth but identify as female, saying it's a natural decision that takes gender diversity into account.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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