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Story summary
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 58 female lawmakers petition Parliament to add more women's toilets, citing long queues for 73 female members.
- Currently, only two cubicles serve female members, while there are 67 stalls in 12 men's toilets.
- The petition is supported by seven parties, urging better facilities for female lawmakers and staff.
- Japan ranks 118th out of 148 in World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index, underscoring gender-equality gaps.
