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…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a senior aide over homophobic remarks. Masayoshi Arai made comments about not wanting…
It’s two steps backward and one step forward for Japan’s LGBTQ+ community as a court in Tokyo ruled last week…
In a historic moment for equality, the Sapporo District Court in Japan declared that sexuality, like race and gender, isn’t…
In the foothills outside of Tokyo, in Saitama area of Japan, the ancient Saimyouji Temple has started offering same-sex weddings.…
On Monday, July 22, gay rights activist and politician, Taiga Ishikawa, was elected to Japan’s National Parliament. Ishikawa won a…
Chiba has become the first city in Japan to grant certificates recognizing “the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples.”…
Tokyo, and Japan in general, has been making major strides in making the city a more LGBT-inclusive place with various…
Same-sex couples will now be recognized by law in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. The municipality of 1.5 million made…
Sapporo became the first major city in Japan to recognize gay and lesbian partnerships. The northern Japanese city is known…
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…
The streets of Kawasaki Japan today are being invaded by phallic floats and lollipops. It’s interesting that Japan has a…
Japan’s updated national bullying prevention policy will for the first time protect sexual and gender minority students. “Japan’s new policy…
In a major move for the LGBT community in Japan, the country has defined discrimination against “sexual minorities” as a form of…
Helsinki Airport will be transforming their Runway 2 into a high-fashion runway on May 24. In a collaborative effort with…
Japanese society isn’t known for being the most tolerant when it comes to LGBT rights, but leading the way for…
The main attraction at this year’s International Robot Exhibition 2015 in Japan goes to a man that’s been dead for…
First, Japan saw their first lesbian kiss air on television, and now India’s population set their eyes on a steamy…
Japan is known for its conservative values (even still censoring legally bought porn), but one television network is taking a…
While Osaka is a popular foodie destination, the city also boasts a fairly active, if lesser known, gay scene. The…
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…
Japan’s vibrant, spirited, and stimulating capital, Tokyo, is famously a city that never sleeps, but tonight it’s taking a gentle…
[soliloquy id=”40724″] 1 1 1 1 1 “I hope I don’t trip,” Brittany Boccio tells me with her elaborately wrapped hiyoku.…
It’s never too early to start to planning a cruise for next spring, so to help you out we found…
For many Animé fans, Sailor Moon provided a new, progressive view of gay characters. In a new article for Boing Boing,…
First Lady Akie Abe of Japan made a surprise appearance this week at Tokyo’s Pride Parade. She appeared atop a float…
A new video from the Hawaii Tourism Authority has Ultraman and his family living the good in Hawaii. From golf to…
A billboard in Toyko’s gay district has been censored by authorities because of indecency. The public-awareness campaign was erected…
In Adak at the tip of the Aleutian islands in Alaska, a wearied rower came ashore earlier this week after…
After announcing last May that Koyuki Higashi would marry her partner Hiroko in Cinderella’s castle at Tokyo Disney, the couple…
A Boston man, flying from Japan en route to Boston was stopped at a layover in LAX by US Immigration…