Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Jun 7, 2021
'Beauty is pain': My night out in drag
by Joshua Skrinner
A young man in Tokyo meets a Japanese drag queen who helps him discover parts of himself he had been reluctant to acknowledge.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Jun 5, 2021
TikTok, YouTube, drag and a World of Xtra
by Tom Matsuda
As World of Xtra, Stan Fukase promotes pride and understanding in the Japanese LGBTQ+ community.
Stage Feb 27, 2020
by Shaun Mckenna
When Tom Hall had the idea to take monthly "Drag Race" viewing parties and turn them into performance events he found an unlikely partner in Ni-chome impresario Yuta Furukawa.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Mar 15, 2017
Finding a family in Japan's foreign drag scene
by Manon Billing
Western drag queens living in Tokyo, Kansai and Nagoya discuss the differences between the scene in Japan and back home.
World / Social Issues May 1, 2014
Drag queen Conchita Wurst will take to the European stage as Austria's contender for Eurovision, the song contest that pits nation versus nation and launched the global careers of ABBA and Celine Dion — Wurst's idol. Sporting high heels, butterfly eyelashes and a full beard, ...
People | WORDS TO LIVE BY Sep 23, 2008
by Judit Kawaguchi
Vivienne Sato is a unique cultural concierge in Tokyo, full of the lowdown on both high art and mass culture. Vivi knows what and who's happening in the city 24/365, and if she's present, the party is on till the wee-wee hours. Always dressed ...