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TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE

Rainbow flags were flown through the capital's busy Shibuya and Harajuku areas for Tokyo Rainbow Pride events this weekend as organizers hailed 30 years of one of Asia's largest LGBTQ celebrations.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 21, 2024
Tokyo Rainbow Pride lights up capital as organizers celebrate 30 years
Under the theme “Until it changes, don’t give up,” this year’s Tokyo Rainbow Pride was held after an eventful 12 months for Japan’s LGBTQ movement.
Drag queen Kylie Sonique Love performs at the third edition of Opulence. While the LGBTQ community suffered a few setbacks this year, there were also many occasions in which people could let loose and celebrate the scene.
LIFE / Lifestyle / 2023 in Review
Dec 10, 2023
Politics and pageantry for Japan's LGBTQ community in 2023
The year was one in which more Japanese members of the LGBTQ community began to push for rights such as marriage equality.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 30, 2023
Anger, joy and feelings of pride: Tokyo's biggest LGBTQ event returns in full form
Amid 'rainbow washing' and 'counter marches,' drag queen Le Horla writes about what the return of Tokyo Rainbow Pride means to them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2023
Tokyo Rainbow Pride returns in full for first time in four years
One of Asia’s largest LGBTQ events, the event comes at a pivotal moment for Japan's LGBTQ community.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 20, 2023
We're coming out: Tokyo Rainbow Pride is back, back, back, back, back again
After three years of muted celebrations, Tokyo's main LGBTQ party hopes to roar back to life with an in-person, public event.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 28, 2022
Natsumi Yamada: ‘We need to make the issues LGBTQ people face visible’
Natsumi Yamada is co-president of Tokyo Rainbow Pride. She credits a youth with no television and “gyaru” fashion as helping her realize her best, authentic self.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 18, 2022
Tokyo Rainbow Pride to hold a hybrid celebration this year
After two years of being entirely online, Tokyo Rainbow Pride is holding in-person gatherings in accordance with the city's COVID-prevention guidelines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2019
With spirits high, the LGBT community and supporters marks Tokyo's 25th pride march
According to the organizers, 10,000 people were expected to take part in this year's march, with more than 180,000 participating in a related festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 8, 2017
Tokyo Rainbow Pride participants march for 'change' in LGBT recognition
Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people paraded through Tokyo's Shibuya district on Sunday to express hope that Japan will further embrace gender equality and diversity.
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 Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2014
Parade aims to raise awareness of sexual minorities
Tokyo Rainbow Pride, the nation's largest festival for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, will have its third annual parade in Tokyo on Sunday, aiming to raise awareness of sexual minorities in Japan.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Apr 26, 2013
Tokyo's LGBT community celebrates love with a party
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is already prepping for this year's Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP).

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