Japanese PM Fumio Kishida Fires Aide Over Homophobic Remarks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a senior aide over homophobic remarks. Masayoshi Arai made comments about not wanting…
Japan Continues Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
It’s two steps backward and one step forward for Japan’s LGBTQ+ community as a court in Tokyo ruled last week…
Judge in Japan Rules Same-Sex Marriage Needs to be Allowed
In a historic moment for equality, the Sapporo District Court in Japan declared that sexuality, like race and gender, isn’t…
Ancient Temple in Japan is Offering Same-Sex Weddings
In the foothills outside of Tokyo, in Saitama area of Japan, the ancient Saimyouji Temple has started offering same-sex weddings.…
Japan Elects Openly-Gay Member to National Parliament
On Monday, July 22, gay rights activist and politician, Taiga Ishikawa, was elected to Japan’s National Parliament. Ishikawa won a…
Chiba Becomes First Japanese City to Grant Same-Sex ‘Common-Law’ Marriages
Chiba has become the first city in Japan to grant certificates recognizing “the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples.”…
Tokyo Wants to End LGBT Discrimination by 2020 Olympics
Tokyo, and Japan in general, has been making major strides in making the city a more LGBT-inclusive place with various…
Major Japanese City of 1.5 Million to Recognize Gay and Lesbian Couples
Same-sex couples will now be recognized by law in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. The municipality of 1.5 million made…
Sapporo Becomes First Major City in Japan to Recognize Gay and Lesbian Marriage
Sapporo became the first major city in Japan to recognize gay and lesbian partnerships. The northern Japanese city is known…
Global Cocktail: ‘Iron Chef’ Morimoto’s Midori Colada
Go green today with TV’s ‘Iron Chef‘ Masaharu Morimoto’s Midori® (which means ‘green’ in Japanese, by the way) concoction that’ll have you…
Our New Favorite Festival: Japan’s (Un-Pixelated) Penis Festival
The streets of Kawasaki Japan today are being invaded by phallic floats and lollipops. It’s interesting that Japan has a…
Japan’s Government Makes Huge Strides to Protect LGBT Youths, But More Can Be Done
Japan’s updated national bullying prevention policy will for the first time protect sexual and gender minority students. “Japan’s new policy…
Japan Calls Discrimination Against the LGBT Community a Form of Sexual Harassment
In a major move for the LGBT community in Japan, the country has defined discrimination against “sexual minorities” as a form of…
Finnair and Helsinki Airport Develop a High Fashion Runway Show
Helsinki Airport will be transforming their Runway 2 into a high-fashion runway on May 24. In a collaborative effort with…
Panasonic to Recognize Gay Married Couples in Japan
Japanese society isn’t known for being the most tolerant when it comes to LGBT rights, but leading the way for…
Leonardo da Vinci Takes Center Stage at the International Robot Exhibition
The main attraction at this year’s International Robot Exhibition 2015 in Japan goes to a man that’s been dead for…
MTV Airs India’s First-Ever Lesbian On-Screen Kiss
First, Japan saw their first lesbian kiss air on television, and now India’s population set their eyes on a steamy…
Japanese Entertainment Breaking Boundaries with New Lesbian Drama
Japan is known for its conservative values (even still censoring legally bought porn), but one television network is taking a…
Osaka, Japan is About to Erupt with Hot Men at Men’s Gravity Volcano Party
While Osaka is a popular foodie destination, the city also boasts a fairly active, if lesser known, gay scene. The…
Visiting Tokyo? How About Entering a Huge Butt…For Science of Course!
さいたまスーパーアリーナで開催されてるイベントが狂気じみてて日本の将来を案じた pic.twitter.com/vSkNe0HNGg — ほこりちゃん ◟່◞ુ່ (@hocori_) August 4, 2015 For the sake of education, TV Tokyo has sent up a…
Gay Travel: What’s New in Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s vibrant, spirited, and stimulating capital, Tokyo, is famously a city that never sleeps, but tonight it’s taking a gentle…
Breaking with Tradition: Japan Week Celebrates with a Lesbian Couple
[soliloquy id=”40724″] 1 1 1 1 1 “I hope I don’t trip,” Brittany Boccio tells me with her elaborately wrapped hiyoku.…
4 Unbeatable Southeast Asia Cruise Deals
It’s never too early to start to planning a cruise for next spring, so to help you out we found…
LGBT Japanese Cartoon to Return
For many Animé fans, Sailor Moon provided a new, progressive view of gay characters. In a new article for Boing Boing,…
Japan’s First Lady Shows Solidarity with Gay Community at Tokyo Pride
First Lady Akie Abe of Japan made a surprise appearance this week at Tokyo’s Pride Parade. She appeared atop a float…
Hawaii Courts Japanese Tourists with ‘Ultraman’ Tourism Video
A new video from the Hawaii Tourism Authority has Ultraman and his family living the good in Hawaii. From golf to…
HIV-Awareness Billboard Censored in Japan for Indecency
A billboard in Toyko’s gay district has been censored by authorities because of indecency. The public-awareness campaign was erected…
Sarah Outen Crosses Pacific on Worldwide Expedition and Proposes to Girlfriend
In Adak at the tip of the Aleutian islands in Alaska, a wearied rower came ashore earlier this week after…
Tokyo Disney Hosts First Lesbian Wedding
After announcing last May that Koyuki Higashi would marry her partner Hiroko in Cinderella’s castle at Tokyo Disney, the couple…
Customs Stop Man at LAX With Smoke Grenade, Knives, and Other Weapons
A Boston man, flying from Japan en route to Boston was stopped at a layover in LAX by US Immigration…