Even the relatively conservative Japanese media have started talking about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. In this series we talk to LGBT individuals, researchers, and others ...

Disturbing anti-LGBT sentiment may be stirring beneath the ... that he said legalizing same-sex marriage would prompt some Japanese to “abandon” their country. Does he seriously think ...

Muraki called on the government to enact greater protections for the LGBT community. “In Japan, sexual minorities working for midsize or small companies or living in non-urban areas are left out ...

Despite small steps inching toward more equal treatment, LGBTQ issues remain largely underground in Japan's conservative community. In November last year, two women made history by obtaining a ...

LGBT people still struggle in Japan Japan has no law protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Nor does the country recognize same-sex marriage.

The Hawai’i Tourism Authority said LGBT travel to Hawaii can be up to 6 percent of total visitors from both Japan and Canada, up to 7 percent of visitors from the West Coast and up to 9 percent ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fired ... In particular, Arai reportedly said that "he would not like to live next door" to an LGBT couple and that he "even [did not] want to look at them." ...

That can serve as a model for other efforts around the world. Schools in Japan are taking steps to support equal access to education for LGBT students.