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Japan PM’s Secretary Sacked After Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
Just days after his boss threw cold water on marriage equality, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's secretary makes blatantly anti-LGBTQ+ comments.
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87% in Japan Say Sexual Diversity Should Be Honored: Survey
A new survey shows support for businesses with LGBTQ+-positive messaging - and a surprising level of support for sexual diversity in general.
SOCIETY
How Gender Bias Keeps Japanese Girls Out of STEM
Why are there so few women in STEM fields in Japan? Yuko Tamura argues that the bias starts before girls even turn…
SOCIETY
Japanese-Brazilian Woman Told “Go Back to Your Country” by Welfare Office
A woman was refused public assistance in the city of Anjo and told to "go home" despite being in desperate economic straits.
CULTURE
Park Closure and Strollers Highlight Hurdles of Raising Kids in Japan
A park in Japan will close thanks partly to one resident - and it has some up in arms about the country's…
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Japanese Politician Sugita Mio “Apologizes” for Her Discriminatory LGBTQ+ Remarks
LDP politician Sugita Mio finally apologized for years worth of discriminatory statements towards LGBTQ+ people and minorities. But why now?
SOCIETY
Gyaru Girl Segregated by School Over Her Hair Color
A young gyaru fashion model is struggling to balance work and school - and her school's policies are making it harder.
SOCIETY
Authorities Close Shibuya’s Mitake Park to Unhoused, Sparking Outcry
The unannounced decision to evict unhoused people from Shibuya's Mitake Park sparked an online - and real-life - protest by activists.