Japan enacted a law on Friday meant to promote understanding of the LGBT community that critics say provides no human rights guarantees, though some conservative lawmakers said the measure is too ...

Even the relatively conservative Japanese media have started talking about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. In this series we talk to LGBT individuals, researchers, and others ...

urges Japan to join other Group of Seven nations in legally protecting LGBT people. He calls on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to take a step forward and make Japan a country worthy of membership in ...

LGBT people still struggle in Japan Japan has no law protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Nor does the country recognize same-sex marriage.

He spoke to the students and answered their questions about the challenge of being LGBT in Japan. One student asked Suto about the time he recognized that he is gay. Another student asked him what ...

The Hawai’i Tourism Authority said LGBT travel to Hawaii can be up to 6 percent of total visitors from both Japan and Canada, up to 7 percent of visitors from the West Coast and up to 9 percent ...

That can serve as a model for other efforts around the world. Schools in Japan are taking steps to support equal access to education for LGBT students.