By YURI MURAKAMI/ Staff Writer
May 28, 2021 at 18:40 JST
An economy ministry employee who sued the central government over the restriction of her use of the women's bathroom checks documents at a news conference after the Tokyo High Court’s ruling on May 27. (Shunsuke Abe)
The Tokyo High Court on May 27 said the economy ministry’s decision to prohibit a transgender employee from using the women’s bathroom is not illegal, reversing a lower court decision. [Read More]
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