FILE PHOTO: A woman stands outside a pharmacy in Tokyo April 7, 2014.REUTERS/Yuya Shino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may ease rules on the sale of the "morning-after pill" so it can be bought without a prescription as early as next year, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday, a reform that would bring Japan in line with nearly 100 other countries.
The emergency contraception levonorgestrel, sold as NorLevo, is only available in Japan with a prescription - a situation decried by activists, who say it should be taken as soon as possible after unprotected sex.
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