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A man filed a against an all-women's university in Japan for rejecting his to join it because he is male. The man claims the university is discriminating against him based on his . He says the of admitting -only students is unconstitutional. Japan's states that all citizens have an right to education. He wants the university change its and pay him 660,000 yen in damages for his anguish. It is the first time in Japan that someone has sued a national or women's university over this issue.

The man thinks he has a good because the university was one of his only options to follow a as a dietician. He said his career path would narrow if he had to go to a university away. The man's lawyer said there is no for women-only universities in today's . He said that in the past, women's universities helped women "who had fewer for education," but, "that is no longer ". A university said: "We have a 91-year history of promoting women's education. We are determined to continue to…prepare women for roles."