GayJapanNews is a web-based news service in the
Japanese language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been ma ...
specializing in
LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term is a ...
issues from around the world. The service was launched in 2005 to increase the visibility of gays and lesbians, whose presence is negligible in traditional media within Japan. The site is primarily in Japanese but with some English available. It was co-founded by Tom Paine and Hiroshi Mochizuki, who serves as editor. Staff members have been asked to comment on LGBT issues in Japan by news organizations such as the ''
Asahi Shimbun'',
NHK, and ''
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
''The Japan Times'' was launched by ...
''. GayJapanNews has also held workshops and advocated for LGBT issues in Japan.
See also
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Homosexuality in Japan
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LGBT rights in Japan
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Mass media in Japan
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Sexual minorities in Japan
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Shinjuku ni-chōme
Shinjuku Ni-chōme (新宿二丁目), referred to colloquially as Ni-chōme or simply Nichō, is Area 2 in the Shinjuku District of the Shinjuku Special Ward of Tokyo, Japan. With Tokyo home to 13 million people, and Shinjuku known as the nois ...
, Tokyo
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List of LGBT events
The following is a calendar of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) events. This mainly comprises pride parades but also includes other kinds of events such as sporting events and film festivals. The world's largest pride parades ...
References
External links
GayJapanNews Bilingual
Internet properties established in 2005
LGBT-related mass media in Japan
LGBT-related websites
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