Tobias Waters

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...

One of the newest bars in Nichome, Japan’s gay capital, SM Yamato has quickly become incredibly popular among both regulars and tourists. But what is...

So you’ve had a night on the town in Tokyo, and whether you’ve been out in Nichome or another of the myriad LGBTQ+ bars in...

In the west, particularly in the US and the UK, the participation of transgender people — and most notably trans women — in organisations or...

As with almost any country in the world, Japan has an at-best chequered history when it comes to accepting and accommodating transgender people. Although today...