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 ...

The current law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, is discrimination based on sexual orientation and lacks ...

Japan's Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country's lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to ...

Two-time world champion Tyler Wright will compete in the Abu Dhabi surfing event after seeking assurances from organizers that she will be in a "safe environment" as an LGBT athlete. Homosexuality ...

“In order to protect the lives and livelihood of sexual minorities, enacting a LGBT law that states discrimination is not tolerated is an indispensable first step,” said Kane Doi, Japan ...

Japan remains the only Group of Seven industrialized country that has not legalized same-sex marriage or civil unions, despite lobbying from the LGBT community and its supporters. In total, six ...

Nagasaki University in southwestern Japan and a local systems development company have unveiled an artificial intelligence program that lets medical students practice interviews with virtual patients ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...

By Jin Yu Young and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from Tokyo. Japan’s largest wildfire in more than three decades was burning through a forested area of a small coastal city on Sunday after ...

However, he did not sign an order that cut federal funding to cities that support and promote LGBT activism – contrary to posts on social media. Since taking office on January 20, Trump has ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...