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# Study finds Japan’s workplaces lacking LGBTQ+ specific training and policies
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/study-finds-japans-workplaces-lacking-lgbtq-specific-training-and-policies/
- Published: 2020-11-17T09:09:50.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-16T11:13:22.000Z
- Description: A new study by online financial services provider, Au Jibun Bank, found many Japanese workplaces are lacking LGBTQ+ inclusivity with only 36% conducting LGBTQ+ awareness training.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, japan, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Asia, LGBTQ Inclusivity

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A new [study ](https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00851/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)by online financial services provider, **Au Jibun Bank**, found many Japanese workplaces are lacking LGBTQ+ inclusivity with only 36% conducting LGBTQ+ awareness training. The study aimed to examine the differences in treatment between the LGBTQ+ community and heterosexual/cisgender people in 1,000 people working in **Japan**. It found only 33% of workplaces had clear anti-discrimination policies, and only 34.4% reported their employer taking part in LGBTQ+ fundraising events.

The study also found many LGBTQ+ people do not disclose their sexual orientation and/or gender identity to their colleagues. Only 17.6% said they were out in their workplace, with one man saying: *“I have to lie when I’m asked about when I’m going to get married or why I don’t have a girlfriend.”* Some attributed this to a lack of ‘understanding’ about the LGBTQ+ community, however some just preferred to keep their personal life separate from work, with one man saying: *“My sexuality is my own business, so I don’t expect the company to do anything.”*

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**Alexander Dmitrenko**, a lawyer and member of the Lawyers for LGBT Alliance Network, told [**South China Morning Post**](https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/japan-s-lgbt-community-mostly-stays-in-hiding-at-work-study-finds/ar-BB1b2GQd?ref=scenemag.co.uk) that many Japanese people ‘prefer to keep their private lives out of the spotlight’. He added: *“Plenty of people say they just don’t need to* \[come out\] *because the environment in which they work is already open and friendly,”* and suggested Japanese society is becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community.