KYODO NEWS - May 12, 2017 - 10:03 | All, Lifestyle

Japanese retailer Don Quijote Co. has unveiled a set of "all gender" restrooms at its new flagship store in Tokyo's Shibuya, offering facilities for the city's LGBT community and visitors.

The firm is offering three such toilets on the second floor of its "Mega Don Quijote" store, which opened on May 12, each equipped with accesibility features such as handrails and baby seats.

The move is rare within the Japanese retail industry, and the company has said that if the response is good, it will consider rolling out "all gender" bathrooms at other branches.

Shibuya is known for being one of Japan's more progressive areas regarding LGBT issues, and was one of the first parts of the country to begin issuing same-sex partnership documents in 2015.