Influential businesswoman Kazuyo Katsuma reveals same-sex relationship

An influential businesswoman on Monday shocked many working women in Japan by disclosing she is in same-sex relationship, possibly a game-changing event in the nation's slowly growing acceptance of sexual minorities.Kazuyo Katsuma, a 49-year-old mother of three, was on the Wall Street Journal's list of "The 50 Women to Watch" in 2005 for gaining "legions of fans among Japanese working mothers" through the management of an online forum for working mothers.Her fans are known as "Katsumer," which was nominated as the 2009 buzzword of the year.Katsuma had previously been married twice.In an int…READ FULL ARTICLE