Japan court approves a transgender man's request for legal recognition without needing surgery

A court in western Japan has approved a transgender man’s request to have his gender changed in official records without undergoing sterilization surgery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/07/japan-transgender-change-surgery-requirement/64f81808-c5cc-11ee-bbc9-9b5ca9b20779_story.html