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NHK Morning Drama to Feature a Gay Character

Japan Broadcasting Corporation known as NHK announced its new morning TV drama titled ”Hanbun Aoi” (meaning “half blue”) will feature a gay char...

Monex launches a new service for same-sex couples

Monex is to offer joint bank account services to same-sex couples, starting from December 19th. It will be the first trial of its kind in Japan. Openi...

Sympodium on status of residence for same-sex couples composed of a Japanese national and a foreign national

In March of this year, the news that a Taiwanese national received an eviction order after his beloved same-sex partner passed away spread among the J...

Hiroshima Castle and Kanagawa municipal building to be illuminated during Human Rights Week 2017.

December 4 through December 10 is Human Rights Week. The Ministry of Justice and National Human Rights Committee Federation have established December...

Sex reassignment surgery(SRS) will be covered by health insurance from next year.

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How to have a blast in Japanese gay bar.

Gay bars in Japan are very unique. We, customers, sit along the counter called “Tomari Gi (a perch)”, and indulge ourselves in a good conv...

You’re NOT Fat, You’re a Gaijin

I am an average size women. 5’3 and 123 lbs (160cm and 56kg). I’m rock in’ that Italian booty and hips my momma gave me. Back home,...

Being Out in Japan Part 2: The Workplace

By: Roz Back home in Michigan I can legally get married and the next day be fired for it. That terrifying thought is why I have the fear of coming out...

Densha Ojisan

By: Roz I take the Chuo Line train from Yoyogi to home after work. The train is always very packed because it is one station before a major stop, Shin...

Same-sex Wedding Planning

By Roz It is a month before our wedding and tension is high, just as it is for most couples before their wedding, but a same-sex wedding tends to come...