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 ...

Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some ...

The April 2 conference addressed topics such as coming out, being transgender, Japanese-American and Hawaiian LGBT identities, family, Japanese-American queer art, Buddhist and Christian faiths, and ...

An LGBT-themed collection of art by ethnic Chinese artists has found its first government-backed venue in Asia and expects to land more despite initial resistance.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called the remarks unacceptable after the aide was quoted as saying he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBT people.

If you want to explore Japan's diverse film scene, don't miss out on these top-rated LGBT films, as recommended by Tokyo's famous drag queen and film critic Vivian Sato. From a teacher-student ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A same-sex partnership system in Japan first introduced by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in 2015 is now available to 92.5 percent of the popul ...

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pressed her Japanese counterparts to move forward on LGBT rights ahead of the Group of Seven summit in May, even as she praised the country’s ...

Japan enacted a law to promote LGBT understanding last Friday after months of debate, but for some activists, the discussions did as much to entrench existing discrimination as encourage more open ...

In faraway Toronto, an art exhibition titled “The Third Gender – beautiful Youths in Japan” is an eloquent statement on Japan’s attitude towards gender. Long before the term LGBT came into ...

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 ...