QuatroGats (Ibaraki City, Osaka) collaborated with a famous Japanese food reporter Hikomaro (彦摩呂), to launch a bow tie made from a new vegan leather: mushroom leather. QuatroGats produces and sells leather wallets, luggage, accessories and...
In Japan, a very high 98.8% of students enter high school. There, most of them are required to wear school uniforms that typically are differentiated by gender and designated according to the sex the student was assigned at birth. As not all...
Imagine your perfect summer vacation. What do you need for it? Whether if you are the kind of person who loves to spend time in the beautiful sea surrounded by corals, or search for delicious and rare food, or are eager to trace great history...
A Tokyo-based social welfare corporation, Azalee Group, has collaborated with the non-profit organization KultureCity (USA) to make their multipurpose community facility “A-Cube” accessible to those with sensory needs and invisible disabilities...
“Irankarapte!” Cheerful voices greet the viewer upon the click of the play button. The owners of the voices are two young YouTubers, Maya and Yōpin. They already have more than 60 videos uploaded to their Shito-channel and have gained...
In 2019, the #KuToo movement became a hot topic in Japan. This was a wake-up call to the gender expectation that women should wear heels in general business settings. In these days of much discussion about gender equality and genderless fashion, the...
[Updated 22 October ’22 to add GSRM] If we mention LGBT, you could visualize rainbow flags waving on the news or a movement. However, you might not have heard of LGBTQQIAAPPO2S before. There are many more identities to represent sexual...
Vegan and vegetarian diets have increased over the past years around the world. The number of the vegan tourists visiting Japan is increasing, however, yet Japanese restaurants are still behind in the vegan movement. Given that more international...
A private organization in Japan called “work with Pride” (hereinafter “wwP”) has announced winners of its annual Pride Index awards on October 11. wwP promotes and establishes diversity management practices regarding LGBT in companies and...
Imagine the challenges you may face as a sexual minority in a rural area in Japan, where the resources and support are limited. Where can you go and who can you turn to in order to find guidance and a sense of community? A coming-out photo project...