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Those looking for a safe space to party dont have to stick to one neighborhood in the capital.

The decision represents some forward momentum in L.G.B.T.Q. rights in Japan, which lags behind other G7 nations in extending them.

Curious about what a TERF is? Learn who trans-exclusionary radical feminists are and their troubling views on trans people.

To commemorate International Women’s Day, Metropolis celebrates some of the most inspiring Japan-based women that we had the honor to interview and feature in the past year. From femme-empowerment through femtech to the professor who broke the Japanese legal system to reflect her new gender in her marriage documents, each of these women’s stories are shining examples of how women in Japan, and across the world, are — in line with 2022’s theme — striving for “Gender equality today fo...

The country’s new entry measures — which together with Israel are among the world’s most stringent — mean that from Tuesday all new visitors are barred from entry.

A protest sign advocating for intersectional feminism that includes trans people (Charles Hutchins via Creative Commons) In recent years, a new term has entered the world of everyday speech: TERF. The initialism stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist” and refers to people who describe themselves as feminists but who exclude the rights of transgender people, particularly trans women, from their women’s rights advocacy. These views can manifest in many ways, for example stating tha...