A court has ruled that a provision under a law on gender dysphoria requiring a change in the appearance of people's genital organs to change their legal gender as unconstitutional and invalid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/crime-legal/sex-change-requirement-unconstitutional/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #sex #transgender #sapporo
Fossils unearthed in Hokkaido more than a decade ago have recently been identified as belonging to a new right whale species. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/japan-new-whale-species/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #whales #hokkaido #sapporo
