Japan’s New Guidelines for Women’s Toilets Have Men Online Hopping Mad

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:11:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://freedium-mirror.cfd/https://unseenjapan.medium.com/japans-new-guidelines-for-women-s-toilets-have-men-online-hopping-mad-a03a8316a108>

"Life can be hard as a woman in Japan. On top of sexual harassment, political
underrepresentation, and shouldering an unfair share of housework, women in the
country suffer another indignity: long toilet lines.

The lack of sufficient public women's toilets has frequently made headlines in
Japan over the past year. In response, Japan's government recently issued new
guidelines for toilet construction. The backlash online has been as predictable
as it is ridiculous."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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