A 16-year-old girl from Nagasaki prefecture has been arrested for allegedly murdering, decapitating, and dismembering her 15-year-0ld friend and classmate. That whooshing sound you hear is 4 million aspiring horror screenwriters firing up their laptops. » 7/28/14 3:00pm Yesterday 3:00pm

Japanese artist Rokudenashiko was recently arrested for violating the nation's super-strict obscenity laws, when she simply emailed several people 3D-printer data of her own vagina. (They were contributors to her crowdfunding campaign to build a vagina boat.) This provided Jon Stewart with an excellent opportunity… » 7/25/14 5:30pm Friday 5:30pm

Know this up front: This is an ad. But it's so fun, so awesome, so cleverly done and amazingly produced, the nanoseconds of product placement at the end are totally worth it. » 7/22/14 1:40pm 7/22/14 1:40pm

Megumi Igarashi, the Japanese "vagina artist" who was arrested on obscenity charges after distributing 3D printable design files of her genitals, has been released after spending a week in jail. "That was an unjust arrest. I don't think my genitals are obscene," she said in a statement upon her release. » 7/21/14 4:30pm 7/21/14 4:30pm

A Japanese artist who was recently arrested after crowd-funding a kayak shaped like her vagina — you know, just casual summer fun — says that she will fight the obscenity charges in court. And then, hopefully, she will continue to dismantle vulvaphobia one vagina-craft at a time. » 7/16/14 5:45pm 7/16/14 5:45pm

Move over guns. Add 3D-printed vaginas to the things that will get you arrested in Japan. » 7/14/14 10:41am 7/14/14 10:41am

Yesterday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched a new blog to support women. The wording on the blog is most unfortunate. » 6/25/14 10:18am 6/25/14 10:18am

In Tokyo, two robotic terrors have just slithered their way out of the uncanny valley in order to demonstrate just how unsettlingly almost humanlike they are. According to reports, their levels of "unsettling almost humanlike-ness" is "extremely high." » 6/24/14 4:30pm 6/24/14 4:30pm

During a debate Wednesday, a female member of Tokyo's city assembly was attacked by her male colleagues after she advocated for government assistance for women who are struggling to have children. Their comments – about how she should get married and whether she's able to bear children herself – have prompted a large… » 6/20/14 2:00pm 6/20/14 2:00pm

The folks behind Uniqlo are unveiling a new concept in Tokyo: Customers can try on clothes and then leave the store to see how they look in public. » 6/18/14 6:00pm 6/18/14 6:00pm

Japan finally banned the possession of child pornography—as of today. Apparently, until today, possession of child pornography was totally legal in Japan! » 6/18/14 1:20pm 6/18/14 1:20pm

We finally get a look at the new Sailor Moon series set to debut worldwide (not just Japan) next month in this new trailer from the official Sailor Moon YouTube account, and it's pretty awesome looking. » 6/07/14 6:29pm 6/07/14 6:29pm

A new poster from a Japanese school informational materials publisher explains lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual identities with easy to understand (Japanese) explanations and cute illustrations. » 5/24/14 5:33pm 5/24/14 5:33pm

American anime distributor Viz has announced that they have obtained the rights to both the upcoming Sailor Moon: Crystal series and the original 90s classic Sailor Moon. The classic series will be broadcast, uncut, on Hulu in both Japanese and English. » 5/18/14 10:03pm 5/18/14 10:03pm

Anne of Green Gables may not be the the first work on your list of "classic queer literature," but maybe it should be. There's something about Anne Shirley which seems, at least to me, undeniably queer. It's little wonder that I have always identified heavily with Anne and the novel remains my favorite novel of all… » 5/15/14 11:08pm 5/15/14 11:08pm

Results are in from the first large scale study of the experiences of LGBT youth in Japanese schools, and unsurprisingly, those experiences suck. » 5/12/14 11:02pm 5/12/14 11:02pm

The cult of the bride continues to spread! According to a report, there's a Japanese company marketing glamorous photo shoots just for men. For less than $600, customers are glammed up and photographed in the wedding dress or elegant ball gown of their choice. » 4/25/14 3:40pm 4/25/14 3:40pm

Le Lien is a gay bar in Nagoya, Japan. It features a variety of events including drag shows, hip hop performances, break dancing, and cabaret shows. » 4/12/14 2:33pm 4/12/14 2:33pm

Twitter based campaign 27GO promotes public hand holding amongst same-sex couples in Japan on the 27th of each month. » 4/03/14 10:45pm 4/03/14 10:45pm

The bra market for cross-dressing men (as opposed to men who want to achieve the Kellan Lutz effect with some not-at-all-obvious, custom-fitted chest cushions) is growing, thanks in part to the efforts of a Japanese online retailer. » 1/11/14 1:00pm 1/11/14 1:00pm