#KuToo no more! Japanese women take stand against high heels

TOKYO - A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan, with thousands joining the#KuToo movement.

Nearly 20,000 women have signed an online petition demanding the government ban companies from requiring female employees to wear high heels on the job - which is a type of gender discrimination, says Yumi Ishikawa, who started the drive.

The #KuToo campaign is a play on the word for shoes, or "kutsu" in Japanese, and "kutsuu" or pain.