World Japanese court allows trans woman to legally change gender without surgery The woman successfully argued that Japan's surgery requirement for receiving a legal gender change presented her with huge financial and physical burdens. July 12 2024 12:05 PM
Law Japan’s Supreme Court Issues Landmark Trans Rights Ruling The ruling had far-reaching implications in a country that is still hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, including marriage equality. July 12 2023 11:01 AM
Exclusives Tracking 2022's LGBTQ+ Gains and Losses Across the Globe From Japan to Argentina, this year saw uneven movement for equality. December 10 2022 11:29 AM
Out Traveler News linkout Mixed Ruling on Marriage Equality by Court in Japan December 01 2022 12:12 PM
World Tokyo Same-Sex Couples Start Receiving Partnership Certificates The certificates don't confer all the rights of marriage but represent a step forward, activists say. November 01 2022 4:44 PM
World Tokyo Plans Recognition of Same-Sex Unions, But Not Marriage Equality Tokyo has proposed offering certificates to same-sex couples that would give them access to privileges now denied them. May 11 2022 10:30 AM
World Tokyo Plans to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships Next Year Japan is the only G7 country that does not recognize same-sex marriages. December 08 2021 1:47 PM
World Pressure Mounts on Japan to Enact LGBTQ+ Protections Before Olympics Activists and community members rallied in Tokyo as the world's eyes turn to Japan. June 07 2021 1:08 PM
World gallery Vivienne Sato: 6 Diary Entries From a Japanese Drag Queen Walk in the heels of a Tokyo drag star, whose story is depicted in Queer Japan. March 17 2021 5:00 AM
Sports LGBTQ+ Activists Urge Japan to Pass Equality Act Before 2021 Olympics The Summer Olympics are set to begin July 23 in Tokyo. February 01 2021 3:45 PM
film 'Queer Japan' Shows the Asian Nation's 'LGBT Boom' in New Trailer A new documentary by Graham Kolbeins showcases out leaders in the Asian nation's rainbow movement. October 29 2020 8:00 AM
film How a Canadian Manga Lover Made a Must-See Doc on 'Queer Japan' Documentarian Graham Kolbeins discusses his journey of chronicling the LGBTQ movement in the Asian nation. October 24 2019 6:30 AM
Politics Japan's First Out Gay Lawmaker Vows Same-Sex Marriage 'Will Happen' Taiga Ishikawa believes his historic election represents a sea change in public support of LGBTQ issues. July 23 2019 1:26 PM
Pride gallery 40 Fabulous Photos From Tokyo Rainbow Pride Tokyo Rainbow Pride celebrates Tokyo’s LGBTQ community in performances and a parade held across two days. May 02 2019 4:27 AM
World Human Rights Group Tells Japan to Stop Sterilizing Trans Citizens An outdated law comes under new scrutiny leading into the 2020 Olympics. March 20 2019 7:27 AM
World On Valentine's Day, Japanese Couples Sue for Marriage Equality Couples are fighting for love in the socially conservative island nation. February 14 2019 1:21 PM
Slideshow gallery 24 Sweetly Sexy Gay Male Artworks by Japanese Artist Torajiro His artwork struck us immediately in an emotional way, reminding us of school boy crushes and the wistful ache of longing. January 15 2019 5:03 AM
Photography gallery 18 Photos of the Secret Gay Scene in Tokyo Shinjuku Ni-Chome has the highest concentration of gay and lesbian bars of any neighborhood in the world. September 12 2018 5:04 AM
World play A Front Row Seat to Tokyo's Vibrant Rainbow Pride Things are finally changing in Japan's capital, and this year's Pride reflects that. May 23 2018 3:53 PM
Arts & Entertainment play 'Close-Knit' Is Japan's First Transgender Feature Film Close-Knit, directed by Naoko Ogigami, is Japan's first mainstream movie about a transgender woman. July 19 2017 1:22 PM
