“LGBT people in Japan, including athletes, are entitled to equal protection under the law, but currently we have only one known openly out active athlete and many remain in the closet from fear ...

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 ...

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

Bullying is widespread and brutal in Japan’s schools, yet government policies addressing bullying do not specifically address LGBT students, who are among the most vulnerable to bullying.

Amnesty International summarizes the situation succinctly. “In Japan, LGBT people still face discrimination at home with their families, at work, in education, and access to health services.

Mark Takano, a Japanese-American who is the first openly gay person of color to be elected to the U.S. Congress, urges Japan to join other Group of Seven nations in legally protecting LGBT people.

TOKYO — Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted next year, when the country is ...

Legal shifts are also taking place in Japan to improve the situation of the LGBT community. Last year, in its anti-bullying legislation, the government included measures to protect gay and lesbian ...

LGBT activists in Japan welcomed the news that Washington Spirit forward Kumi Yokoyama, a member of the country’s national team, has come out as a transgender man.

Japanese lawmaker Kazuo Yana of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has said that LGBT rights go against the preservation of species amid record-low birth rates in the East Asian country.

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 ...