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Queer BDSM Parties in Tokyo 2025
Known in Japan as “SM,” BDSM (or kink, fetish, whatever floats your boat — we’re not going to yuck your yum when it comes to...
My Brother’s Husband BL Drama Review
In 2018, NHK produced the three-episode drama My Brother’s Husband, based on the 2014 manga of the same name by artist Gengoroh Tagame. Called Otouto...
Neko ni Naritai Tamagawa-kun Yaoi Anime Review
Well, this is an interesting one. While they do not originate in Japan, since 2005, with the opening of Tokyo’s Neko no Mise, they have...
10 Best Japanese BL Dramas to Watch in 2025
Everyone knows that Japan is famous for anime, with Boys’ Love (BL) anime becoming more popular all over the world. But what you might be...
What Is Nanshoku? Exploring Japan’s Ancient Queer Traditions
In Japan, as in every other society on Earth, homosexuality has been a major part of its history and culture since people first arrived. Indeed,...
What Is Pup Play? Inside the Queer Subculture Explained
Lately, you may have seen that right-wing US Congressman Randy Fine posted a video of two men engaged in pup play, in order to take...
Shinjuku Nichome’s Top 10 Gay Bars You Need to Know (2025)
Tokyo’s Top Gay Bar Scene Nichome, Tokyo’s gayborhood in the heart of busy Shinjuku, mere minutes from the busiest commuting railway station in the world,...
Best New Yaoi Anime Releases 2025 You Can’t Miss
For Gay/Yaoi/Boys’ Love (BL) anime, we’re sorry to keep the fellas waiting a little over a month after our run-down of this year’s yuri anime,...
Sanae Takaichi: What Does the New Prime Minister Mean for Japanese LGBTQ+ Rights?
Japan has long been regarded as famously conservative nation, and not without cause. Since 1955, the right-of-center Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been the ruling...
Japanese Gay Slang: A Complete Guide to Queer Terms in Boys’ Love
If there’s one passion that unites any and all fandoms, it’s creating niche vocabulary. It not only helps to clarify things that might not map...