Tag: Japan

More than 6,000 people marched through Tokyo’s Shibuya District on Sunday This was a banner year for Tokyo Rainbow Pride, a weeklong series culminating with more than 6,000 people marching through Tokyo’s Shibuya District on May 7, the most since the event began in 2012. This year’s theme, “Change,” was a nod to recent strides Japan has made toward LGBT equality: In 2016, even the country’s conservative party included gay rights in its platform, a move that would have been unimaginable...

There are more than 3,000 hot spring resorts in Japan Well, this is one way to drive tourism. A YouTube channel promoting the Japanese district of Ibaraki has uploaded three videos of a guy showing how to enjoy the country’s famous hot springs – or ‘onsen’. The clips on IbakiraTV show the near-naked bather flexing his muscles in turning up the heat at Isohara Seaside Hotel. Japan is a very volcanically active country. As such, majestic hot springs are found throughout the...

Famous actress Elen Page and her friend Ian James Daniel took part in a new LGBT project – documentary TV series “Gaycation”. They are going to travel the world with the main aim - to find out how is it to be gay or lesbian in different countries and cultures. https://www.instagram.com/p/BCLthgewQ0Z/?taken-by=ellenpage And today they opened the season with the first episode that is available now online on YouTube Viceland channel and will be officially available on the 2nd of March on the TV channel Viceland. This...

Despite the fact that these certificates don’t have any legal power, they offer a number of benefits for gay couples. The first certificates were issued in two districts of Tokyo Shibuya and Setagaya on Thursday. They officially confirm same-sex partnerships. It is a big step forward for the Japanese gay couples, whose relationships are still considered taboo. Before the Japanese lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) stayed in the shadows, but now they got a chance to assert their rights. For the...