*Interview: The Invisible Struggle of Japan’s Transgender Population from Human Rights Watch, Mar 2019. "For example, when you get medical treatment, you have to show your health insurance card – which has your gender marker. If their legal gender isn’t changed, transgender people sometimes get asked a lot of very personal questions – sometimes in front of other people."
*LGBTQ voices: Dealing with reality from the Japan Times, Apr 2018. “I don’t wish to cause my parents any pain because I’m grateful for everything they’ve done, but I don’t want to lie about my identity."
*LGBT Japan: A and O's Story from Amnesty International, Nov 2019. "Life as lesbian parents in Japan - “They think I’m raising someone else’s child”. "
*How Do LGBT See Japanese Society | ASIAN BOSS from Asian Boss, Jun 2017.
Data on LGBT Rights in Japan from Equaldex, "a collaborative LGBT knowledge base".
UN Urges End to Discrimination Against LGBT Individuals in Japan OutRight Action International, 25 Jul 2014.
Dispatches: Japan’s Evolving Public Debate on LGBT Rights A short article that discusses progress on LGBT rights in Japan, as well as the discurimintion and homophobia that LGBT people still experience, and which calls on the government to do more to promote LGBT rights. Human Rights Watch, 7 Dec 2015.
Rainbow in the East: LGBT Rights in Japan A new ordinance in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward recognizing same-sex partnerships has drawn headlines around the world and started wider discussion of LGBT issues within Japan. Sociologist Sechiyama Kaku examines the recent history of LGBT rights in Japan, including a 1990s court case that proved to be a turning point. Nippon.com, 28 May 2015
Signs of Growing Acceptance for Japan’s Gay Community Nippon.com, 20 Feb 2015
Japan election manifestos free LGBT rights from political closet Japan Times, 7 Jul 2016
Sexual Minorities in Japan: The Myth of Tolerance by Nagayasu Shibun "Last year a graduate student at Hitotsubashi University killed himself after he was outed as gay. His family has taken the university and the student who exposed him to court. Despite superficial acceptance in popular entertainment, deep-rooted prejudices and discrimination against sexual minorities remain strong in Japan." nippon.com 21 Oct 2016
*Japan's Gay Scene: The Reality Behind the Stereotypes from live Japan, Jan 2020.
Japan court rules failure to recognize same-sex marriage unconstitutional | The Japan Times A Sapporo court ruled Wednesday that the government's failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional in the country's first judicial ruling on marriage equality. Japan Times, Mar 17 2021
Japan's disappointing ruling on same-sex marriage | The Japan Times An Osaka court ruled last Monday that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, a blow not only to the rights of gay couples but to human rights in general. Japan Times, Jun 24 2022
Discriminatory remarks made at Japan ruling party meeting on LGBT awareness bill, TBS news program reported on the meeting and aired some remarks made by participants, including, "LGBT people are morally unacceptable," and, "From a biological perspective, human beings must preserve the species; LGBT people go against this." , The Mainichi, May 21 2021
Tokyo gov't plans to start same-sex partnership system in Nov. (kyodonews.net) The Tokyo metropolitan government said it plans to introduce a system that recognizes partnerships involving sexual minorities from November as it unveiled Tuesday a new draft version of the scheme. Kyodo News+, May 10 2022
結婚の自由をすべての人に - Marriage for All Japan - Marriage For All Japan” aims to realize a society in which everyone has the freedom to choose whether to marry or remain unmarried, regardless of their legal sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.