“I saw two men holding hands…”: Japanese store has perfect response to prejudiced complaint
In the interest of improving customer service, it’s still common in many parts of the world for stores to have physical suggestion boxes. In Japan,…
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Tokyo DisneySea character gives uplifting reply to lesbian couples’ same-sex marriage question
Tokyo DisneySea, a Disney theme park located in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, draws inspiration from stories and legends related to the sea. “Turtle Talk” is…
FamilyMart shows its support for Tokyo Rainbow Pride Week with Rainbow Famichiki packaging
FamilyMart (operated by FamilyMart Co., Ltd.) will celebrate its 40th anniversary in September 2021. To encourage customers to visit FamilyMart stores, the Japanese convenience chain…
Japanese residents react to ruling that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional
Monumental cultural shifts are almost commonplace this day in age. The world has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many to live…
Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ centre set to open in Shinjuku
Coinciding with International Coming Out Day, Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ centre will open it’s doors to the public on Sunday the 11th of October 2020….
Unperturbed by COVID-19 Japanese LGBT Community Continues Fight for Equality
We recently covered YouTuber Moa and More’s experience coming out to his family. The vlogger sat down with a video camera and his mother, father,…
YouTuber comes out to his family and has a heart-to-heart talk with his parents
Japanese society can sometimes be conservative and rigid. While residents of this country are mostly friendly and warm-hearted, expectations are taken seriously, and norms are…
INTERVIEW | Hio Miyazawa Hopes ‘his’ Movie Starts LGBTQ Conversation in Japan
Yukari Tanaka for JAPAN Forward Rikiya Imaizumi, one of the leading directors in romance films, has a new movie – his. It is a sequel…
Historic Japanese Cinema Revamps Couple Discount Offer to Include LGBT Patrons and Wins Online Praise
Although it’s common in most countries to see cinema discounts for students and old age pensioners, in Japan you can get discounts for some other…
Welcome The Reiwa Era With DJ Hello Kitty At LGBT Pride Week’s Rainbow Rooftop Party
Coinciding with the end of the Heisei Era and the beginning of the Reiwa Era, this year’s Tokyo Gay Pride Week from April 28th to…
“Maiden School” To Teach Men How To Become Women
According to Dentsu Diversity Lab, 7.6% (about 1 in 13) of the nearly 70,000 Japanese who participated in their 2015 survey identified themselves as “LGBT,”…
Celebrate The LGBTQ* Community At Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2016!
Though Japan’s Pride Parades may not be as large or widely broadcasted as those of other countries, they’re still a positive, explosive celebration of Tokyo’s…
See The Emotional Response Of Locals When Gay Tourists Ask To Translate Homophobic Letter
In a moving video created by Spain’s State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, a young gay American couple asks locals in Madrid to…