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12/24/20212021 May 27, Yuri Murakami, Asahi Shimbun Digital Tokyo District Court, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo An employee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) in her 50s diagnosed with gender identity disorder, who was designated male by family registry but currently lives as a woman, sought damages from the government for discrimination where she was forbidden from using the women's restroom. On the 27th, the High Court (led by Judge Jun'ichi Kitazawa) reversed the verdict of the First Instance Court, ruling that, as it was the result of proactive negotiation by the METI, in the absence of appropriate precedents in other ministries, it was not illegal. However, the court acknowledged that her boss’s remarks were inappropriate, although the compensation was reduced from the initial ruling of 1.320 million yen to 11 thousand yen. Practically, the plaintiff lost the case in a reversed decision. While the plaintiff could not undergo sex reconstruction surgery because of health concerns, the Ministry had allowed her to socially transition at work, including dress as a woman, since 2010. However, citing her legally assigned gender, she was required to use the women's restroom at least two floors away, causing her to file this lawsuit in 2015.
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