The “Don’t abstain, women! We have the power to change tomorrow – 77th anniversary event of women’s suffrage” event was held on April 10. The event was organized by Japan’s Parité Campaign Executive Committee and...
NPO Nijiiro Diversity and NPO ReBit published the “Rainbow Safeguarding” in June, which includes guidelines and a code of conduct to protect LGBTQ+ children, youth and people around them in Japan. These guidelines assist organizations...
Did you know that about 70% of LGBT children have experienced bullying at school? It’s challenging to truly understand what LGTB students go through at school, especially during puberty when they start to realize their sexuality. That’s...
Job hunting, or shukatsu in Japanese, is a tough and competitive process that many college students go through to get a job offer from top-tier companies in Japan. Every year, as soon as the job-hunting season begins in March, third-year college...
Japan Women’s University announced last month that it will start accepting transgender students, joining a recent trend among women’s universities here. In consideration of its current enrollment, it has set 2024 as the start date for entrance of...
According to a research conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan, it is evident that prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, more than half (LGB 36.4%, T 54.5%) of LGBT workers are struggling at their place of work as a...
Social progress can feel frustratingly slow anywhere, especially when it comes to LGBT and gender equality. This is as true in Japan as it is in other countries. Sexual minorities deserve the same rights and freedoms as heterosexuals, but...
The impression I got from last year’s attendance of the Kyushu Rainbow Pride is a tad different from pride parades outside Japan. Instead of glamour and pride, an air of friendliness and festive was in its place. It was a large social...
“Our motto is ‘Creating a society where everyone can work freely as themselves.’ It thus hints that there is a problem where some are not free to do so.” That was the introduction given by Hisashi Fukuzawa from Minority Solution Corporation...
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...