Japan enacted a law on Friday meant to promote understanding of the LGBT community that critics say provides no human rights guarantees, though some conservative lawmakers said the measure is too ...

A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan's Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to ...

As many as 100,000 photos and online posts including a female Medal of Honor recipient, Black soldiers and people whose last ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.