There are many issues regarding gender in Japan, particularly around gender equality and LGBTQ and diversity. Here are the top articles that Zenbird readers have been interested in 2022 regarding gender and equality. Contents What is LGBTQQIAAPPO2S...
fotowa, a platform for photographers-for-hire, has increased its number of LGBTQ-friendly, professional photographers to accommodate diverse families looking to create and maintain memories through photos. On their platform, fotowa’s LGBTQ-friendly...
*This article contains affiliate links. Genderless is becoming a new standard in the fashion industry. This new standard applies to not only clothing but also jewelry. While jewelry is a great tool for expressing femininity and masculinity, it can...
“What Did You Eat Yesterday?” (original title: “Kinou Nani Tabeta?”), based on the manga series with the same title written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga is a heartwarming Japanese TV drama series that portrays a slice of life of a middle-aged...
Among the G7, Japan’s progress on gender and equality is the slowest. On the progress of LGBT, it is the only country among the seven that does not allow same-sex marriages and civil unions. Japan is also ranked last among the seven (and 116th...
The number of LGBT YouTubers in Japan have risen in recent years, with several channels run by YouTubers of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Here we share with you Japan-based YouTubers who either present in English or add...
Femcare brand MAPUTI run by lojus, Inc. (Tokyo, Shibuya Ward) produces a drama series “Yurei no kanojo to watashi no koi,” meaning falling in love with a ghost. The streaming started on its official Youtube and TikTok accounts for free from Friday...
Coming out is a life-changing experience that requires courage and the right timing. Many LGBT people find that the process of job hunting in Japan can force that timing and expose them to a non-understanding environment. More than 40% of...
In June, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party distributed a booklet in an intra-party panel meeting that stated that “homosexuality is a mental disorder.” This discriminative thinking runs counter to current Japanese and global acceptance of...
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...