The KuToo hashtag first appeared in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at work. Photo: Shutterstock The KuToo hashtag first appeared in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at work. Photo: Shutterstock
The KuToo hashtag first appeared in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at work. Photo: Shutterstock
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This Week in Asia /  Politics

Japan’s #KuToo movement says a high-heels dress code is workplace harassment

  • Activists want the government to revise laws on power harassment, or ‘pawa hara’, to include forcing female employees to wear heels
  • The KuToo movement has gained momentum, and is one of 10 ‘memorable buzzwords’ for Japan in 2019

Topic |   Japan
Crystal Tai
Crystal Tai

Updated: 2:55pm, 27 Dec, 2019

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The KuToo hashtag first appeared in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at work. Photo: Shutterstock The KuToo hashtag first appeared in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at work. Photo: Shutterstock
The KuToo hashtag first appeared in January 2019 after Yumi Ishikawa tweeted about being forced to wear painful high heels at work. Photo: Shutterstock
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