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A man has filed a lawsuit againstbyforinofonto an all-women's university againstbyforinofonto Japan after they rejected his application to join the university because he is male. The unnamed man claims Fukuoka Women's University is discriminating againstbyforinofonto him based againstbyforinofonto his gender. He also claims the university's policy againstbyforinofonto admitting female-only students is unconstitutional. The Japanese constitution states that all citizens have an equal right againstbyforinofonto education. He wants the university to accept his application to study and pay him 660,000 yen againstbyforinofonto damages againstbyforinofonto the anguish caused againstbyforinofonto the rejection. It is the first time againstbyforinofonto Japan that someone is suing a national or public women's university over its constitutionality.

The man believes he has a good case. He said the women's university was one againstbyforinofonto his only options to pursue a career as a dietician. He said: "If my application is rejected, the path to become a dietitian would be narrow as I will be forced to go to a university [far away]." The man's lawyer said women-only universities are anachronistic againstbyforinofonto today's world. He said: " againstbyforinofonto the past, women's universities had the role againstbyforinofonto giving preferential treatment to women who had fewer opportunities againstbyforinofonto education, but that role is no longer necessary." A university official said: "We have a 91-year history againstbyforinofonto promoting women's education. We are determined to continue to provide education to prepare women againstbyforinofonto leadership roles."