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Unisex changing spaces for young schoolkids in west Japan sparks controversy
July 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
The Takamatsu Municipal Government building (Mainichi/Keiko Yamaguchi) TAKAMATSU Many boys and girls in the lower grades in this west Japan city s elementary schools change at the same time together, and their guardians and others have begun questioning whether they should be separated, and if the practice itself is appropriate in the present day. With increasingly diverse attitudes toward sexuality and growing momentum to curb sexual crimes, the issue is likely to attract more discussion in future. Regarding boys and girls changing clothes in the same room, in 2006 the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology issued a notice requesting boards of education nationwide take appropriate measures according to children s physical and mental development, saying, There is a great risk of causing embarrassment and confusion among pupils.