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.

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 ...

The lives of an American expat and a half Japanese construction worker living in rural Japan are forever changed over the course of three days as they engage in an unexpected romance. Probably the ...

A majority of teachers say they feel the need to educate children about LGBT issues ... high school and special-needs schools across Japan from October 2019 to March 2020. About 21,600 teachers ...

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.

He spoke to the students and answered their questions about the challenge of being LGBT in Japan. One student asked Suto about the time he recognized that he is gay. Another student asked him what ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rookie actor Yuki Shirasaki lands a role in a BL drama starring popular actor Asami Hayama. Anxious about his first major performance, Yuki agrees to Asami's suggestion to pretend they're in a ...