June is celebrated worldwide as Pride Month, and more and more brands in Japan are joining in with special products or packaging makeovers. Last year,…

In April 2021, the Pride House Tokyo consortium, a voluntary organization, launched a free counseling and wraparound support program for LGBTQ+ and questioning youth and…

Coinciding with International Coming Out Day, Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ centre will open it’s doors to the public on Sunday the 11th of October 2020….

We recently covered YouTuber Moa and More’s experience coming out to his family. The vlogger sat down with a video camera and his mother, father,…

The adorable but somehow warped fashion scene of Harajuku is perfectly encapsulated in one of the area’s long-standing mainstays, the Kawaii Monster Cafe. The surreal…

Yukari Tanaka for JAPAN Forward Rikiya Imaizumi, one of the leading directors in romance films, has a new movie – his. It is a sequel…

Founded in 1981, K.UNO Co., Ltd., is the largest custom-made jewelry shop in Japan, employing over 50 designers, 180 craftspersons and producing more than 40,000…

Although it’s common in most countries to see cinema discounts for students and old age pensioners, in Japan you can get discounts for some other…

Coinciding with the end of the Heisei Era and the beginning of the Reiwa Era, this year’s Tokyo Gay Pride Week from April 28th to…

Though Japan’s Pride Parades may not be as large or widely broadcasted as those of other countries, they’re still a positive, explosive celebration of Tokyo’s…

The late multi-creator Rune Naito left about 10,000 of art pieces behind. To celebrate that work, a pop-up shop exhibition titled “RUNE BOYS from Barazoku”…

Three Japanese schools plan to introduce new genderless swimsuits with unisex two-piece designs during the current academic year (April 2022 to March 2023), with ten…

In the interest of improving customer service, it’s still common in many parts of the world for stores to have physical suggestion boxes. In Japan,…

Whether you prefer to travel big or go local, there are always plenty of festivals taking place throughout the year in Japan that can give…

Although change has been slow, there is a growing awareness of and respect for various forms of diversity within Japanese society. With regards to sexual…