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Female Lawmakers Demand More Women’s Restrooms in Diet

12/31/2025

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Nearly 60 female lawmakers, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, petition for more women's restrooms at the National Diet Building.
Currently, 72 women share a single women's restroom with two stalls, causing long queues before sessions.
The Diet Building, completed in 1936, has 12 men's restrooms with 67 stalls and nine women's facilities with 22 cubicles.
Yasuko Komiyama, an opposition representative, says the petition highlights ongoing gender inequality in Japan.

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Nearly 60 female lawmakers, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, petition for more women's restrooms at the National Diet Building.
Currently, 72 women share a single women's restroom with two stalls, causing long queues before sessions.
The Diet Building, completed in 1936, has 12 men's restrooms with 67 stalls and nine women's facilities with 22 cubicles.
Yasuko Komiyama, an opposition representative, says the petition highlights ongoing gender inequality in Japan.