Japan's infrastructure ministry has decided to draft guidelines on the appropriate ratio of female and male toilets in public facilities by the end of this fiscal year, aiming to shorten waiting times ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restricting a transgender woman’s use of toilets at her workplace was “unacceptable,” a decision that may help promote LGBT Q rights in the only ...

The number of women's toilets installed at Japan's train stations is only about 60% the total of men's, according to sample ...

The Shibuya district of Toyko is home to 17 über-modern public toilets. In 2020, the Toyko Toilet Project invited renowned creatives in Japan to design the facilities. The project includes bathrooms ...

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Japan’s Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to restrict a transgender person from using certain bathrooms, in its first ruling on LGBTQ people’s rights in the workplace. The case involved an ...