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Tobias Waters
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The Last Week in Gay Japan! May Roundup: 4/25 – 5/1
The Last Week in Gay Japan! May Resource: Japan Gay Guide Youtube Channel click here https://youtu.be/CzZ0pJ28Ewo?si=vd_cgQ_NZLGc0AgE Welcome to May, beloved readers! As we leave April,...
Heated Rivalry: Full-On Gay Pucking
The Global Gay Sensation If you haven’t heard of Heated Rivalry, you must have spent the last six months living under a rink. A six-episode...
LGBTQ+ Movie Review: Queer Japan
A Pioneering Japanese Queer Movie Much has been written (not least of all on this website) about the lives of queer people in Japan, and...
Transgender Woman and Osaka Assembly Member Files Lawsuit
Transgender News: Risa Kawakami Files Lawsuit As anyone who has been paying attention knows, the last few years have been very difficult for transgender people....
Five Queer-friendly Japanese Festivals
Japanese Festivals for LGBTQ+ Folks! One of the real joys of Japanese culture — for both visitors and residents of Japan alike — are the...
Top Five Lesbian Bars in Tokyo 2026!
Painting the Town Red… Orange, White, Pink and Purple! In 2026, Lesbian Visibility Week is running from 20 April to 26 April, and the whole...
Marriagetoxin Review: Action-packed Allyship Anime?
The Anime Antidote to Gender Essentialism? As we’ve detailed many a time at JGG, Japanese media can be less shy about discussing the lines between...
Japan Gay Guide Tours
Welcome to Japan Gay Guide Tours! Take advantage of our special Golden Week discount to see the real gay Japan with our bar crawls and...
Japanese Idol Marries in Taiwan, Praises Marriage Equality
Down the Aisle, Down in History? The life of an idol in Japan is often a difficult one. Sure, there’s a lot of fame, but...
LGBTQ+ Places to go in Tokyo Golden Week 2026!
A Shining New Golden Week! That time of year is upon us once again: it’s time for Golden Week! One of the most anticipated periods...