FOCUS:Japan faces hurdle to changing law after transgender surgery decision

The Supreme Court's landmark decision on the unconstitutionality of requiring sterilization surgery for transgender people seeking to legally change gender came as Japan moves toward giving sexual minorities the same rights protection they have in other advanced economies.But changing the law may not be an easy task, with conservative lawmakers and some civic groups immediately expressing opposition to the decision.The top court, meanwhile, also left some transgender people in limbo as it withheld a decision on another legal surgery requirement -- that the genital organs of people who want …READ FULL ARTICLE