LGBTQ
Kao Corp. Slammed on Twitter for its National Coming Out Day Jokes
Cosmetics company Kao Corporation used Coming Out Day to crack jokes - but Japan's LGBTQ+ community wasn't laughing.
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Rose is an artist, writer, and game developer who holds a Bachelor's in Asian Studies and N3 certification. He has been involved in J-fashion based communities for over 15 years, and is an avid scholar of tea cultivation and Showa 24 Group manga. Author, graphic designer, artist, developer, and composer for visual novel developer PriroPro.
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Cosmetics company Kao Corporation used Coming Out Day to crack jokes - but Japan's LGBTQ+ community wasn't laughing.
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