District Court, S.D. New York December 27, 2002, 01 CIV. 6953(RMB) (Kato v. Ishihara)

ORDER

BERMAN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

On July 21, 2001, Yuka Kato (“Kato” or “Plaintiff’) filed a complaint (“Complaint”) against her employer, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (“TMG”), and Shintaro Ishihara (“Ishihara”), the Governor of Tokyo, Japan (collectively, “Defendants”), seeking damages and declaratory and in-junctive relief for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation, in