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Two women made history in Tokyo as the first same-sex couple in Japan to have their relationship recognised by a local government

Partnership certificates issued in regions of Japan are being recognised by a growing number of businesses

From 25 September to 1 October IGLTA traveled around Japan to participate in workshops designed to educate Japanese tourism businesses on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender market.

Survey finds large number of Japanese teenagers are bullied because of their sexual orientation

Japanese TV shopping channel operator to offer same benefits to gay employees who marry as their straight counterparts.

Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows support of sexual minorities by recognizing same-sex relationships, although same-sex marriage remains illegal in Japan

Taiga Ishikawa, Japan’s only openly gay politician, has spoken out about South Korea’s progress on LGBT rights.

A school in Japan is embarking on a new poster campaign to explain lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual identities to children and reduce the rate of LGBT-related bullying.

Some of the less-published (yet no less interesting) news events from April in Asia.

Japan’s first lady has not only taken part in the annual Tokyo gay parade but gone on to write about equality and anti-gay discrimination on her Facebook page.