A department store in Japan is reportedly "rethinking" a new policy of having female employees wear a badge with a cartoon character dubbed “Miss Period” that signifies they're menstruating. The Daimaru department store in Osaka introduced the voluntary badges in October following an employee's suggestion, BBC News reported. "It was never the intention to share the menstrual information with their customers," Daimaru spokesperson Yoko Higuchi told the BBC. JAPAN BAN ON WOMEN WEARING GLASSES SPARKS BACKLASHHiguchi said the so-called "period badges" were supposed to create empathy among coworkers, including allowing longer breaks and extra help for employees on their period. She added that the company will reconsider how to keep the information within the staff without revealing it to customers.

Source: Fox News November 30, 2019 11:15 UTC