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Added on: 06/29/2020

Fighting for the right to recognize same-sex marriage in Japan

06/27/2020

Ikuo Sato knows he will be in trouble if he becomes infected with COVID-19. “I’m over 60, I’ve got diabetes, I’m HIV-positive and I’m on artificial dialysis,”…

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Added on: 06/21/2020

900 LGBT couples have been certified in Japan since 2015, survey finds

06/20/2020

A total of 900 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples have been recognized by municipal and other governments in Japan since 2015, when the use of certificates…

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Added on: 06/10/2020

JAPANESE REGION ANNOUNCES BAN ON OUTING LGBTQ PEOPLE AGAINST THEIR WILL

06/09/2020

Japan is beginning to lag noticeably behind when it comes to LGBTQ rights such as adoption and marriage equality, but one region has taken a groundbreaking step…

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Added on: 06/05/2020

Japan court rejects notion same-sex couples are de facto marriages

06/04/2020

A Japanese district court on Thursday rejected a request by a man to overturn a prefectural commission’s decision deeming him ineligible for victims’ compensation as a surviving…

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Added on: 05/18/2020

Freelance, LGBT wary of Japan’s new anti-harassment law

05/17/2020

With a new law aimed at stopping harassment in the workplace set to enter into force in Japan in June, freelance workers and sexual minorities are casting…

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Added on: 04/27/2020

Japan NGO offers same-sex ‘partnership certificates’ to address gaps in current provision

04/26/2020

About 20 companies in Japan will start accepting “partnership certificates,” issued to same-sex couples by a nongovernmental organization, from July as a way of providing employees with…

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Added on: 04/21/2020

LGBT people in Japan worry getting coronavirus may result in outing

04/20/2020

A 34-year-old man who lives with his same-sex partner in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, has chosen not to be open about his sexual orientation at his office. But…

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Added on: 03/12/2020

Seven Asian movies celebrating LGBT romance

03/11/2020

While Hollywood has blockbuster queer films Brokeback Mountain (2005), Moonlight (2016) and Call Me By Your Name (2017), social stigmas and cultural taboos mean that LGBTQ+ characters…

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Added on: 02/19/2020

Osaka and Japan’s outreach to LGBT tourism is a model for Ireland to replicate

02/18/2020

Ireland’s groundbreaking marriage equality vote will be five years old this May – but have you seen one major ad campaign to attract the sought after LGBT…

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Added on: 02/13/2020

Pride House Tokyo 2020 to open for Olympics

02/11/2020

A pop-up venue will open in Tokyo to raise awareness of sexual minorities for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Unity in diversity is one of the…

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Added on: 01/20/2020

Tokyo ward to let sexual minorities pick their school, work uniforms

01/20/2020

Tokyo’s Minato Ward plans to adopt the first ordinance in Japan that gives sexual minorities the freedom to choose school uniforms and work attire based on their…

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Added on: 12/19/2019

Yokohama recognizes partnerships for LGBT couples

12/18/2019

The city of Yokohama near Tokyo began issuing certificates recognizing the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples on Monday. Yokohama is the third city in Japan…

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Added on: 11/28/2019

Japan’s Support for Gay Marriage Is Soaring. But Can It Become Law?

11/27/2019

Ikuo Sato stood in front of a Tokyo court in April and told the world he was gay. To a packed room, he described the anxiety he…

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Added on: 10/05/2019

Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution

10/04/2019

A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan’s constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who…

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Added on: 09/24/2019

Pop-up venue Pride House opens in Tokyo for LGBT fans ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup

09/20/2019

As the Rugby World Cup got underway Friday, a pop-up venue for LGBT and other sexual minority fans opened in Tokyo, in an initiative organizers hope to…

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Added on: 09/13/2019

US citizen sues Japanese government for denying him long-term visa to be with husband

09/13/2019

US citizen barred from receiving a long-term visa to live with his husband in Japan has sued the country’s government, claiming he is being denied a family…

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Added on: 09/04/2019

The 2020 Summer Olympics Likely to Be the Queerest, Most Political Games Yet

09/03/2019

When Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, there will likely be a record number of out LGBTQ athletes competing in the Games. Not only that, it could…

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Added on: 09/04/2019

Transgender woman granted long-term residency in Japan

09/04/2019

A Southeast Asian woman has become the first transgender person to receive a long-term residential permit in Japan, according to her lawyer. The 58-year-old woman, who has…

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Added on: 07/23/2019

Japan elects first openly-gay politician to national parliament

07/22/2019

Japan on Monday (22 July) elected its first openly-gay politician to the country’s national parliament. LGBTI rights activist turned lawmaker Taiga Ishikawa won a seat for the…

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Added on: 07/14/2019

LGBT community hopes election spurs gay rights debate, legislation

07/14/2019

The LGBT community and their allies hope the upcoming upper house election will help advance the national discussion on LGBT rights in Japan and lead to legal…

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Added on: 07/07/2019

Male, female…other?’ Japan form-makers consider possible LGBT discrimination in their terminology

07/07/2019

The term “sexual minority” in Japanese refers to anyone who falls under the LGBT+ umbrella, and while lesbian and gay people have been fighting hard for equality…

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Added on: 07/04/2019

Japan grants refugee status for homophobic persecution for first time ever

07/02/2019

Japan has granted asylum to an LGBT+ refugee on the grounds of homophobic persecution in their home country for the first time. Details including the refugee’s home…

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Added on: 06/24/2019

In first, Ibaraki Prefecture to issue partnership certificates for LGBT couples from July

06/24/2019

Authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture said Monday they would start issuing partnership certificates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples from July 1, in an effort to address…

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Added on: 06/20/2019

Liberal Democratic Party and tradition may stymie push for same-sex marriage in Japan

06/19/2019

As Japanese lawmakers grapple with a landmark same-sex marriage bill, campaigners fear it may die at the first legislative hurdle as lawmakers pander to aging voters and…

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Added on: 06/17/2019

Fighting For Recognition in Japan

06/16/2019

When 13 LGBTQ couples sued the Japanese government earlier this year, arguing for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, it made headlines around the world as a historic…

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Added on: 06/14/2019

Reverence for tradition threatens same-sex marriage in Japan

06/13/2019

As Japanese lawmakers grapple with a landmark same-sex marriage bill, campaigners fear it may die at the first legislative hurdle as lawmakers pander to aging voters and…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

Japan Opposition Parties Submit Same-Sex Marriage Bill

06/03/20219

Japan’s major opposition parties submitted a bill Monday calling for same-sex marriage in the world’s third-biggest economy, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first…

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Added on: 05/12/2019

LGBT Partnership Systems Spread Across Japan

05/09/2019

In the first five months of 2019 alone, the number of Japanese municipalities with a “partnership system” recognizing same-sex relationships has doubled. While Japan’s national government has…

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Added on: 05/05/2019

Are isolated LGBTI Japanese finally about to step out of the closet?

05/04/2019

Tomoyuki Oishi is probably the only LGBTI person living in his small village in Nagano prefecture, Japan. ‘I like the village, but it feels very cramped’ the…

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Added on: 05/01/2019

With spirits high, the LGBT community and supporters marks Tokyo’s 25th pride march

04/28/2019

With rainbow flags flying high and colorful signboards vividly displayed under a clear blue sky, thousands of members of the LGBT community and their supporters took to…