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Pride in Osaka
Japan's third city celebrates Pride in October and paired it with Asia's first IGLTA travel conference in 2024
Japan
Culture Film & TV
Netflix renews Japanese gay dating show The Boyfriend for a second season
The first season of the show, which is the first of its kind in Japan, saw nine men live and work together for a month in a Japanese seaside city
News World
Japan’s ban on equal marriage ruled unconstitutional by second high court
"The Japanese government must take action to legalise same-sex marriage across the country," said a spokesperson from Amnesty International
Life
Yokohama, Japan: Meet the city’s local queer men and allies, in 10 intimate images
"I wanted to show what queer life is like outside the capital" says Elska editor Liam Campbell
News World
Japan court rules country’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
The court also said that "enacting same-sex marriage does not seem to cause disadvantages or harmful effects"
News World
Japan rules trans sterilisation law unconstitutional in ‘important victory’
It's the second such ruling in as many weeks in Japan
Life Travel
The Ace Hotel review: A cool sanctuary of calm in Kyoto
Built on an ethos of fusing East with West, The Ace Hotel blends the contemporary with tradition that creates an innovative space in the heart of Kyoto.
Culture Music
Queen and Adam Lambert announce 2024 Japan tour dates: ‘This may be the last time’
The group is set to perform five dates in Japan following a North America leg of their tour.
Life Travel
Celebrate Pride at the The Tokyo Edition Toranomon
The hotel is a putting their space to good use during Pride month
News World
Japanese court rules gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
Japan is still the only G7 country not to fully recognise same-sex unions.
News World
Japanese opposition party calls for same-sex marriage to be legalised
Last year a court in Japan ruled a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional.
News World
Japan court says ban on gay marriage is a human rights violation
Four same-sex couples were campaigning for the same-sex marriage ban to be considered unconstitutional.
Uncategorised
Meet Kodo Nishimura: The man, the monk and the make up artist
One of Japan’s champions for LGBTQ+ rights discusses his memoir and spiritual guide, The Monk Wears Heels, being queer in Japan and his country’s slow progress towards equality
Culture Film & TV
‘Please keep on fighting’: Rina Sawayama calls for gay marriage in Japan
"LGBT people are human beings."
News World
Japanese court rules gay marriage ban is constitutional
Japan is the only member of the G7 nations to not legalise same-sex marriage.
Life Travel
‘This Monk Wears Heels’ author Kodo Nishimura wants to ‘give perspectives from another part of the world’
Buddist monk, make-up artist and LGBTQ+ activist is hosting a series of enlightening events in London
Life Travel
Japanese city of Osaka launches country’s first-ever Pride Month tourism campaign
The city of Osaka is leading the charge for LGBTQ-directed marketing.
News World
Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional in ‘huge step forward’
"We are moving closer to making our dream come true"
Culture Film & TV
Rina Sawayama ‘not British enough’ for British awards
The pansexual British-Japanese pop star says the news is "heartbreaking".
News World
Japanese region announces ban on outing LGBTQ people against their will
Forcibly outing LGBTQ people will soon carry a penalty in Mie Profecture.