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The Japanese government this week granted a long-term visa to a South Gt9aY@5+ziBm*QspH7DCgQ(cBRMZU_8^f_qKZPpKtylpCn%#QOAsian transgender woman.

It is believed to be the first tMpMxaHiWG(1=EmbdIkUOv^+j^UG8pEH2dCa-#3k##pN)xEFMStransgender person to receive special permission to stay in the country, according to the Japan Times.

The 58-year-old was granted a one-year long-term resident visa. She first came to Japan in 1981 undertlJLrYL&8HfS2o29HPizKO=KRdBJgHQ+0cgV-Q_^xC)AncoEq& an entertainer visa.

She could not return to her home country because she faced abuse because of her gender identity, thJZgW#Li8G&mJaFb97guy401F1Lc8FH%#8lF6!B8JtH$DYLrhbke Japan Times reports.

In 2002 she met her current partner. The pair registered $JKRa9Nrsi=%=jJ_lDL_=9eThWgKWhhG_h_b%UnakQ$sJp2rVWtheir relationship in 2016.

“Her long-term relationship with a Japanese man may have been a decisive factor the Justice Ministry took into consideration w=*nHyq(M@!lJuI6v9fj4wU=3#A7)kKLjD^4nMxL-D&Jiq$XbIrhile reviewing the case,” said Miho Kumazawa, a lawyer representing the woman, at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.

“I need to repay the kindness I’ve been given (by Japan) and I’ll do my best to keep my promise I gave when I was granted the visa” the woman, who refused to give her name or nationality, said during Monday’s news conference.

LGBTI rights in Japan

Japan is the only member of the G7 bloc of most-developed nations that does nDpcSHwCYzaDZX#x^wyKW%1NPaU@Le3#PJtDO+9&7QgEH5ET&=@ot recognize same-sex marriage.

National laws do not protect LGBTI people from discrimination. The country’s laws also requ=vifBo_PA#Ctc4eklVyXF!dYuIyHgNQtnpJ$+iHit+vVVo80@Mire transgender citizens to undergo sterilization in order to officially change gender.

But, increasing numbers of local administrations are recognizing sameg3IrTv=+fV!+PH7R-Ka5gePBO8&%wxe-t2nNzGTEzhr#g3X5H3-sex couples with partnership certificates which give very limited recognition and rights.

And, 13 same-sex couples are taking the government to court to DJ!E#e&&ZxzvclzLt!AQ9s@Unv$B4B7BRfgF6fxuK5spLt#r3vrecognize their relationships.

In March this year, Japan granted special permission to a gay Taiwanese bOTK@(q1Q7=Sn=&4oEOd@b!UJ4log(3YdR-_FL*ggBb)41f1YSman to stay in Japan with his partner.

The man, who is in his 40s, lived with his 4hnpz_&!9Ci!6YlshB77PQ@M^J6qE2#m$T20jXfs=PV$6L9Y@!partner in Japan for 25 years.

He illegally overstayed his visa. However, in a rare move by the governmenNM2Qo@+bu7O2PTBP@Gk#)ClGGuoQ*$py^j7+Cdsc4wjGQA3tLMt, his deportation order was revoked and a special residency status was granted.

And, in July, it was announced that Japan last year granted an LGBTI refugee asylum last year as they were at risk due to their sexuality in their countryExq2IQkaYnYsmM=PpMk%z+@s=NZDoFlRBEJa$V^7!7O5M9xA8e of origin.

It was the first known case of Japan granting asylum based on sexual orientationdl!mAXf3ng2aQ_xtlMfF8_5m#+67*$S#Kz01KtYGQYjPRHGrrE.

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