Poll shows 1 in 10 in Japan identify as LGBT or other sexual minorities www.japantimes.co.jp

A recent online survey has found that 1 in 10 in Japan identify as LGBT or another sexual minority.
The Japan LGBT Research Institute Inc., a Tokyo-based think tank specializing in issues related to sexual minorities, conducted the poll in April and May on 428,000 people aged 20 to 69.
The survey defined sexual minorities as those who did not identify themselves as heterosexual cisgender.
Asked if their companies or schools had educational programs for employees, to improve understanding of LGBT and sexual minorities, 12 percent responded that they did.
Although the figure was up from 4.4 percent in 2016, the think tank noted that it was still very low.