Japanese store ‘rethinks’ badges that identified staff on periods www.independent.co.uk

A department store in Japan is reconsidering a policy for employees on their period to wear badges featuring a manga character after complaints from the general public.
Management at the Daimaru Umeda store in Osaka said the policy was originally intended to encourage empathy among co-workers.
The character on the badge, Seiri-chan, is from a popular comic by Ken Koyama in his series ‘Little Miss P’.
According to the BBC, store management never intended to “share the menstrual information” with customers.
She has been lauded by manga fans as an entertaining and honest portrayal of the relationship women have with their periods.