Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it was illegal for a company to ban men from using women’s restrooms at work, according to Bloomberg.

In Japan’s first ruling on LGBTQ rights in the workplace, Japan’s Supreme Court seeks to use women’s restrooms at work after use of upstairs restrooms is ‘restricted’, transgenders who are biologically male ruled in favor of women. over there, according to to Bloomberg. The 2015 lawsuit began with individuals filing lawsuits after authorities refused to address the situation.

Bloomberg reports that Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that restricting the use of men’s restrooms by transgender women who are biologically male is a routine prejudice. The ruling comes at a time when the country has come under intense scrutiny for its treatment of LGBTQ people and remains the only G7 member country that does not allow gay union. .

At a press conference after the ruling, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said, “Relevant ministries and agencies will carefully examine the ruling and respond appropriately.” (Related: Trans woman ‘not guilty’ of obscenity charges after using girls’ locker room, court rules)

According to Bloomberg, Japan passed a bill on the rights of LGBTQ people earlier this year after racist remarks by a close aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The transgender person said the state “cannot ignore the gravity of this ruling” and that the court did not provide any compensation for the transgender person’s appeal. according to Go to Yahoo News.

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