Current Version
| Region | Japan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jan 2004 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Law 111 gave unmarried transgender citizens over the age of 22 with no children under the age of 20 the option to legally change their gender, only after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery. |
| Sources | http://www.globalrights.org/site/DocServer/Shadow_Report_Japan.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "A person must be older than 18 to change their legal sex. Not 22"
Revision History (2)
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2004-07-01 | 2004-01-01 |
| Note | Law 111 gave transgender citizens over the age of 22 the option to legally change their gender, only after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery. | Law 111 gave unmarried transgender citizens over the age of 22 with no children under the age of 20 the option to legally change their gender, only after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery. |
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2008-01-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| Start Date Unknown | month | day |
| Note | Transgender citizens have the option to legally change their gender only after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery. | Law 111 gave transgender citizens over the age of 22 the option to legally change their gender, only after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery. |
Reports (3)
- Date is incorrect "http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue12/taniguchi.html
The Act came into force July 2004."
- Newer law has been passed "http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/28/national/social-issues/tokyos-shibuya-ward-accepts-applications-recognition-gay-couples/#.VmdoDBIrK00
it is not called marriage, but it is at the same level in law."
- Sources are invalid or broken