LGBTQ+

Asian Female Artists You Should Be Listening To Right Now (Part II)

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 04/04/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

March is Women’s History Month, the perfect time to hit play on any one of these amazing songs made for, by, or about Asian women. But please note: this is in no way the definitive […]

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Kiyoshi Hikawa—“Prince of Enka” Gifted End-of-Year Award, Stuns Fans with Their New “Genderless” Style at Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Not long ago, Japan ushered in the new year with a slew of year-end programs. One of them was “Kōhaku Uta Gassen” (紅白歌合戦), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, an annual New Year’s Eve television […]

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5 Best Japanese Gay Anthems to Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/19/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Last year, the Japanese-American gay icon (aka “lesbian Jesus”) Hayley Kiyoko’s viral hashtag #20GAYTEEN kicked off a year of LGBTQ visibility like never before. Janelle Monáe opened up about her being pansexual this April and […]

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2019 Tokyo Rainbow Pride Report Part II

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The stage events at Yoyogi Park on Sunday, April 28 and Monday April 29 had an impressive line-up and many gathered to witness the performances by celebrities promoting diversity. Many prominent figures in the Japanese […]

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2019 Tokyo Rainbow Parade Report Part I

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/15/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Tokyo Rainbow Parade (TRP), the Japan’s largest annual weeklong celebration of diversity in sexuality marked 25-year anniversary this year with the first promoting LGBTQ+ rights took place in 1994. The festivities stretched on for the […]

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