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A new housing listing service for same-sex couples by SUUMO.

The character of Recruit Sumai Company and its staff at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2017 SUUMO, a well-known website for housings administrated by Recruit Sum...

Transgender people who haven’t been allowed to change gender on family registry are now allowed to use an alias on their health insurance card.

A transgender woman who underwent a sex- change operation and runs a company in Kyoto city consulted with the national health insurance association in...

Fukushima Prefecture to implement Japan’s first measures for better understanding of LGBTs.

Mr.Maekawa speaking at the seminar of Diversity Fukushima On January 27th, a rough draft was proposed to the council as a part of the revised proposal...

The National Personnel Authority (NPA) now prohibits LGBT discrimination by national public employees.

On December 1st, 2016, The National Personnel Authority (NPA), one of the government agencies that manages personnel administration for national publi...

Yuji Mitsuya, a well-known voice actor in Japan, came out as gay.

Yuji Mitsuya, an experienced voice actor in Japan, came out as gay on a TV show on January 12th. He is well known for anime characters such as Tatsuya...

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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...