Tobias Waters

Japan is making some progress when it comes to recognizing LGBTQ+ rights. Across the country, the partnership oath system has spread, queer media is more...

One question that we receive at the Japan Gay Guide from time to time, both from within the country and from abroad, about how to...

The LGBTQ+ community in Japan has been struggling for rights, respect, and recognition for decades, and rightly so. With marriage equality still not recognized, the...

After a long, interminable wait, the second season of The Boyfriend has finally arrived on Netflix! We’ll have a more in-depth article later, but for...

Here in Japan, LGBTQ+ marriage is still not legally recognized. This is not only unjust, but is also a source of embarrassment and shame for...

2026 has started with a bang for LGBTQ+ media! In addition to a new series of The Boyfriend, and an upcoming movie based on the...

Although LGBTQ+ rights — particularly transgender rights — are not as well recognized in Japan as they should be, there are many in the country...

Happy New Year! 2026 is off to an… unusual start, to say the least. However, the legitimacy of kidnapping foreign heads of state because certain...

Arguably the most hotly-anticipated LGBTQ+ movie of the season, after a year of anticipation, Netflix have delivered 10Dance, a gay ballroom dancing romance with style...

Shinjuku Nichome, like many places in Japan — and across the world — is in a state of consistent and constant change. Even in the...