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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 30, 2016
'Freeheld' stirs talk of minority rights in Japan
What's wrong with gay marriage? Absolutely nothing, as the United States finally acknowledged in 2015. Up until then, however, gay people had to fight for the same rights that heterosexual couples took for granted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 17, 2016
Lawyers get on board as U.S. LGBT ranks rush to legally change gender amid Trump threat
Transgender people in the United States are rushing to legally change their name and gender with the help of volunteer lawyers due to concerns the community's civil rights could be threatened under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 12, 2016
Family debate: same-sex parents?
With LGBT relationships starting to be recognized by authorities, questions are now being asked about whether such couples should have children.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 12, 2016
LGBT-inclusive curriculum badly needed
For too long, Japanese LGBT students have faced verbal abuse, physical harassment and far worse because of homophobia.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016
Chiba Municipal Government grants equal holiday benefits to LGBT employees
The city of Chiba said Thursday that its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees will be able to enjoy the same leave of absence benefits as their married heterosexual peers starting in January.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 8, 2016
Human rights watchdog urges LGBT-inclusive curricula for Japan's schools
With a new proposal, a human rights group is urging the government to give ample consideration to sexual minority students when compiling educational guidelines and teacher training programs.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2016
Rengo poll finds 20% of respondents know of workplace LGBT harassment
More than 20 percent of workers have seen discriminatory acts against LGBT people in the workplace, according to a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2016
Survey finds 90% of Japanese parents would be accepting if their kids came out as LGBT
An overwhelming number of parents in a recent survey say they would accept their children coming out as LGBT, though some would do so reluctantly.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016
Record total of gay athletes at Olympics boosts Brazil's homosexual community
The record number of openly gay Olympic athletes has boosted the acceptance of Brazil's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community amid a backlash over same-sex marriages, homosexuals said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2016
New think tank in Japan offers tips on LGBT awareness, market potential
As the nation slowly turns its eye to the concerns and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, more companies are starting to respect sexual minorities as employees as well as consumers.
WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2016
Lesbians sue New Jersey for insisting on sex with a man to prove infertility
Four lesbian women are suing a U.S. state for discrimination for insisting women have unprotected sex with a man to prove they are infertile and claim insurance cover for treatment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 30, 2016
Is Japan ready for the LGBTQ revolution?
This past spring, at a restaurant in Tokyo's upscale Omotesando neighborhood, I encountered something new in Tokyo: a prominent sign written in English on the door of the communal WC declaring it "gender-free."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2016
Japan Inc. tiptoes onto LGBT bandwagon
Businesses are increasingly showing support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as Japan comes to acknowledge LGBT needs and concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016
Bilingual guidebook to help LGBT community in natural disasters
A bilingual guideline designed for sexual minorities during times of natural disasters has been published in a bid to raise public awareness about problems they may face at emergency shelters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 13, 2016
Transgender man helps Shibuya make a difference
Following breast-removal surgery at age 27, and after taking hormone therapy and growing a beard, Fumino Sugiyama is a leading campaigner in Japan for better understanding of sexual minorities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2016
Jailed transgender killer files suit over denial of hormone injections
A 29-year-old transgender woman convicted of killing a man she was dating has filed a ¥10 million lawsuit over authorities' refusal to allow hormone injections to treat her gender dysphoria in prison and at a detention center, it has been learned.
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JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016
Naha starts system to certify same-sex marriages
The city of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture launched a system of certifying same-sex marriages Friday, becoming the fifth municipality in the nation to introduce such a system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 7, 2016
Japan election manifestos free LGBT rights from political closet
When openly gay independent candidate Wataru Ishizaka campaigned in a 2007 Tokyo local election, people snickered at his speeches. But now even Japan's conservative ruling party mentions gay rights in its platform for this year's Upper House election.
WORLD / Society
Jun 30, 2016
Six Cote d’Ivoire gay men attacked after U.S. Embassy posts photo of them signing Orlando condolence book
Six gay men in Cote d'Ivoire were abused and forced to flee their homes after they were pictured signing a condolence book for victims of the recent attack on a gay nightclub in Florida, a rights group said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2016
Transgender worker sues Yakult group after being forced to come out
A company employee who adopted a female name due to gender identity disorder has filed a damages suit against a subsidiary of beverage maker Yakult Honsha Co., claiming she was forced to come out and suffered depression.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Political party Tsubasa no To investigated over election obstruction
Officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police raid the Tsubasa no To office in Tokyo on Monday.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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