Petition Calls For Lgbt Equality Rules In Japan

Petition calls for LGBT equality rules in Japan

An online petition is calling for legislation in Japan banning discrimination against sexual minorities as Tokyo gears up to host the Olympics and Paralympics next year.

Groups supporting sexual minorities, along with the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch, started collecting signatures online on Thursday.

Gender Equality Goal In Leadership To Be Revised

Gender equality goal in leadership to be revised

NHK has learned that the Japanese government plans to set a new goal to have women take on more leadership positions in the workplace after it failed to achieve an initial target set for this year.

The government had aimed to increase the proportion of female leaders to around 30 percent by 2020. But there are still only a small number of women in management positions in corporations and the government.