The long journey for equality for Japan’s LGBT community is not over. This new law, while advancing the rights of LGBT people, falls well short of ensuring them equal protection from discrimination.

urges Japan to join other Group of Seven nations in legally protecting LGBT people. He calls on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to take a step forward and make Japan a country worthy of membership in ...

Japan remains a hostile place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Social taboos have kept many in Japan’s LGBTQ community largely invisible, fearful to come out to their ...

“This is the exact opposite of the bill we had sought,” the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation said in a statement on its website, warning it would lead to a “dark age” for the LGBTQ communit ...

Gay sex legal in Japan since 1880, but still socially taboo * LGBT rights not covered in equality or anti-discrimination laws * Conservative LDP manifesto mentions LGBT rights for first time ...

By submitting the bill to the Diet ahead of the summit, the LDP aims to show that Japan, this year’s G-7 host, is committed to addressing LGBT issues. The LDP has been calling on opposition ...

TOKYO -- Japan's parliament passed the country's first law addressing anti-LGBTQ discrimination on Friday, following months of pressure on the government to provide legal protections for sexual ...

If you want to explore Japan's diverse film scene, don't miss out on these top-rated LGBT films, as recommended by Tokyo's famous drag queen and film critic Vivian Sato. From a teacher-student ...

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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.

By Hikari Hida and Motoko Rich Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization in order to legally change their gender ...