HuffPost JP has the story of Kohayakawa Mari, who helped her female partner, Azumi Rina, run tack farm in Hatoyama, Saitama Prefecture. Mari says she
Internationally famed director Kitano Takeshi is back with his new samurai epic, Kubi. The violent, darkly funny film has some surprises in store for viewers.
In Japan, legal gender status can only be changed following surgery and sterilization. A court decision now calls this unconstitutional.
How an outdated Japanese law and no same-sex marriage rights denied one transgender parent legal guardianship of her own biological child.
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party courted controversy when it circulated an anti-LGBT tract at a recent pre-election conference.
A statement by Suzuki Takako, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, offers hope to same-sex partners wanting to reunite in Japan.
A certain realization led one Tokyo Rainbow Pride participant to protest, and call attention to one company’s much-needed policy updates.
The story of a little-know artist-turned-warrior during the waning days of the samurai — and who just might have been a queer woman.
The Uniqlo commercial has been praised for its unambiguous and realistic portrayal of an LGBTQ+ couple
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