Next, a landmark ruling for Japan's LGBTQ community.
The country's Supreme Court has ruled a workplace's restriction on which bathroom a transgender employee could use was not legal.
The case involves a worker at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The transgender woman filed a suit in 2015 after she was banned by her government office from using certain women's restrooms.
A district court found those restrictions to be illegal, but the Tokyo High Court later overturned that ruling.
On Tuesday, Japan's top court ruled against the bathroom restriction.
It says the workplace caused significant inconvenience for the plaintiff while placing excessive priority on the feelings of other employees.
It's the first time Japan's Supreme Court has ruled on a case regarding LGBTQ employees in the workplace.
The country's Supreme Court has ruled a workplace's restriction on which bathroom a transgender employee could use was not legal.
The case involves a worker at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The transgender woman filed a suit in 2015 after she was banned by her government office from using certain women's restrooms.
A district court found those restrictions to be illegal, but the Tokyo High Court later overturned that ruling.
On Tuesday, Japan's top court ruled against the bathroom restriction.
It says the workplace caused significant inconvenience for the plaintiff while placing excessive priority on the feelings of other employees.
It's the first time Japan's Supreme Court has ruled on a case regarding LGBTQ employees in the workplace.
◆landmark 画期的な、重要な
◆plaintiff 原告、提訴人