Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to change gender

TOKYO >> Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Japan court approves a transgender man’s request for legal recognition without needing surgery

TOKYOTOKYO — A court in western Japan on Wednesday approved a transgender man’s request to have his gender changed in official records without undergoing sterilization surgery, the first known ruling ...
Jurist

Japan court finds law requiring gender-affirming surgery to change state gender identification unconstitutional

A family court in Japan declared it unconstitutional to require an individual to undergo gender-affirming surgery to obtain identification in line with their gender. The Shizuoka Family Court in ...
PBS

Japan’s Supreme Court says required sterilization surgery to officially change gender is unconstitutional

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a ...
Reuters

Japan top court says surgery requirement for gender change unconstitutional -Nikkei

TOKYO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A law requiring transgender people in Japan who wish to legally change their gender to undergo sterilisation surgery is unconstitutional, the country's Supreme Court said on ...