The increasing visibility of the LGBT community in Japan is encouraging companies to help sexual minorities feel comfortable in the workplace. The preview feature requires cookies and javascript to be enabled in your web browser. A survey conducted by Dentsu Inc. in April found that 7.6 percent, or one in every 13, of some 70,000 people polled identified themselves as a member of Japan's LGBT community. In Japan, there are no laws against discrimination based on gender identity and expression. "Work with Pride," is an organization that aims to create LGBT-friendly work environments in the country.
The increasing visibility of the LGBT community in Japan is encouraging companies to help sexual minorities feel comfortable in the workplace. A survey conducted by Dentsu Inc. in April found that 7.6 percent, or one in every 13, of some 70,000 people polled identified themselves as a member of Japan's LGBT community. In Japan, there are no laws against discrimination based on gender identity and expression. "Work with Pride," is an organization that aims to create LGBT-friendly work environments in the country.