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| Region | Japan |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 2018 |
| Description | Housing discrimination is illegal in Japan, and employment discrimination is illegal in Tokyo, Ibaraki and Akita (Nationwide pending) |
| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ASA2259552017ENGLISH.pdf https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G23/036/60/PDF/G2303660.pdf |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal |
| End Date | Jun 22, 2023 | 2018 |
| Description | Japan does not have LGBT protections from discrimination in employment, housing, etc. | Housing discrimination is illegal in Japan, and employment discrimination is illegal in Tokyo, Ibaraki and Akita (Nationwide pending) |
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edited by Iwamoto. Add sources by Amnesty and 4th Universal Periodic Review on Japan by UN.
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1 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Start Date | May 3, 1947 | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 9, 2018 | Jun 22, 2023 |
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/01/japan-governor-should-retract-homophobic-comments | https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ASA2259552017ENGLISH.pdf https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G23/036/60/PDF/G2303660.pdf |
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| Description | Japan does not have LGBT protections from discrimination in employment, housing, etc. The Japanese Constitution promises equal rights to all and this is widely interpretted as extending to LGBT citizens. | Japan does not have LGBT protections from discrimination in employment, housing, etc. |
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- Date is incorrect "Source is broken and invalid"
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| Description | Japan does not have LGBT protections from discrimination in employment, housing, etc. The Japanese Constitution promises equal rights to all and this is widely interpretted as extending to LGBT citizens. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government includes sexua | Japan does not have LGBT protections from discrimination in employment, housing, etc. The Japanese Constitution promises equal rights to all and this is widely interpretted as extending to LGBT citizens. |
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Reports (8)
- Status is not correct "Since the protections are extended to all, despite no LGBT-specific, this should make it ambiguous"
- Date is incorrect "should be "9 Sep 2018 - present""
- Status is not correct "not current status. should be under "3 May 1947 - 9 Sep 2018""
- Status is not correct
- Other "jhvcvjrftghc n"
- Status is not correct "https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/05/tokyo-new-law-bars-lgbt-discrimination
Tokyo has passed a law to prohibit discrimination "
- Status is not correct "?????????
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- Status is not correct "I think you guys should have to protect them cause they are your citizens after all and they are not zombie or other scary things they are just same-sex lover and they are humans too so they should get there protection from the government "
created by bradcoffey106
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | May 3, 1947 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Japan does not have LGBT protections from discrimination in employment, housing, etc. The Japanese Constitution promises equal rights to all and this is widely interpretted as extending to LGBT citizens. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government includes sexua |
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/02/01/japan-governor-should-retract-homophobic-comments |