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

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