Current Version
| Region | Japan |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Laws in force in Japan do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in employment. In 2019, Japan amended its labor policy law to prevent workplace harassment, but the law only mandates the prevention of harassment and is not an inclusive law protecting individuals from discrimination based on SOGI. |
| Sources | https://equalityactjapan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/declaration_en.pdf https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ASA2259552017ENGLISH.pdf |
Revision History (9)
Revision by danlev. Reverting plagiarism
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Revision by danlev. Reverting plagiarism
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Start Date | 2018 | (NONE) |
| Note | In October 2018, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed a law prohibiting all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The law, which took effect in April 2019, also commits the Metropolitan Government to raise awareness of LGBT people and "conduct measures needed to make sure human rights values are rooted in all corners of the city". The law outlaws expressing hateful rhetoric in public. Prior to this, the wards of Shibuya and Setagaya had already passed explicit protections for LGBT people. basis of sexual orientation. In March 2019, legislation banning discrimination against "sexual minorities" was passed in Ibaraki Prefecture. In April 2022, legislation prohibiting discrimination among others sexual orientation and gender identity came into operation in Akita Prefecture. | Laws in force in Japan do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in employment. In 2019, Japan amended its labor policy law to prevent workplace harassment, but the law only mandates the prevention of harassment and is not an inclusive law protecting individuals from discrimination based on SOGI. |
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Revision by ernylucas. Edit law
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | (NONE) | 2018 |
| Note | Laws in force in Japan do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in employment. In 2019, Japan amended its labor policy law to prevent workplace harassment, but the law only mandates the prevention of harassment and is not an inclusive law protecting individuals from discrimination based on SOGI. | In October 2018, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed a law prohibiting all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The law, which took effect in April 2019, also commits the Metropolitan Government to raise awareness of LGBT people and "conduct measures needed to make sure human rights values are rooted in all corners of the city". The law outlaws expressing hateful rhetoric in public. Prior to this, the wards of Shibuya and Setagaya had already passed explicit protections for LGBT people. basis of sexual orientation. In March 2019, legislation banning discrimination against "sexual minorities" was passed in Ibaraki Prefecture. In April 2022, legislation prohibiting discrimination among others sexual orientation and gender identity came into operation in Akita Prefecture. |
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Revision by Iwamoto. Modify and update the situation, the law, and sources.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2008 | (NONE) |
| Note | In a 2008 report by the UN Human Rights Committee, they expressed concern about discrimination against LGBT people in several areas, including employment. Employement Discrimination protections only in Tokyo and Ibaraki. | Laws in force in Japan do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in employment. In 2019, Japan amended its labor policy law to prevent workplace harassment, but the law only mandates the prevention of harassment and is not an inclusive law protecting individuals from discrimination based on SOGI. |
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| Sources | http://iglhrc.org/sites/iglhrc.org/files/Japan_forUpload.pdf | https://equalityactjapan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/declaration_en.pdf https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ASA2259552017ENGLISH.pdf |
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Revision by Meelis
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Date is incorrect. Sources is invalid and broken. Note field is incorrect."
Revision by Ro_Guy
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| Note | In a 2008 report by the UN Human Rights Committee, they expressed concern about discrimination against LGBT people in several areas, including employment. | In a 2008 report by the UN Human Rights Committee, they expressed concern about discrimination against LGBT people in several areas, including employment. Employement Discrimination protections only in Tokyo and Ibaraki. |
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Revision by beeurd
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| Start Date | Jan 15, 2008 | Jan 1, 2008 |
Reports (1)
- Sources are invalid or broken "The source link does not work"
Revision by beeurd
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| Start Date | Mar 14, 2018 | Jan 15, 2008 |
Revision by beeurd
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| Start Date | (NONE) | Mar 14, 2018 |
Reports (3)
- Date is incorrect "should be "14 Mar 2018 - present""
- Status is not correct "shouldnt be current. "1 Jan 2008 - 14 Mar 2018" for new date range"
- Sources are invalid or broken "Link to page doesn't exist. "