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From her early love for "Cardcaptor Sakura" and "YuYu Hakusho" to her rise on "RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race," Rock M. Sakura¡¯s anime inspirations are central to her drag persona.
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 25, 2025
When anime meets drag: The manga-inspired world of Rock M. Sakura
A drag queen who merges manga, anime and queer culture, Rock M. Sakura¡¯s persona resonates deeply with fans worldwide.
Tokyo Union Church volunteers prepare food for unhoused individuals. The church helps people regardless of religion, race or sexuality.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Dec 16, 2024
From the stage to the streets, make a difference this holiday season
Discover the joy of giving back through a variety of charitable efforts. Helping others helps you, too.
Drag queen Becca D¡¯Bus plays Dido, the forlorn queen of Carthage, in a drag version of ¡°Dido and Aeneas."
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 30, 2024
Divas and diversity: Opera meets drag in ¡®Dido and Aeneas¡¯
Becca D¡¯Bus, one of Singapore¡¯s most popular drag queens, and Tokyo¡¯s voguers and queens team up for a grand show at the Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting.
Durian Lollobrigida and his co-hosts ¡ª actors Megumi and Chiaki Horan, singer Thelma Aoyama and former ¡°Terrace House¡± panelist Yoshimi Tokui ¡ª offer in-studio commentary on the contestants¡¯ footage in Netflix¡¯s new reality dating show, ¡°The Boyfriend.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jul 13, 2024
¡®The Boyfriend¡¯ host Durian Lollobrigida puts a face to queer joy
Involvement in Netflix¡¯s new reality dating show is just the latest success in the Japanese drag queen¡¯s rise.
A typical show for the Derek Toro persona features Ice Elloso as a suave, macho hero straight from a Schwarzenegger film, along with a trademark goatee and tons of props and gadgets.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 20, 2024
¡®Drag is my superpower¡¯: A night of pride for Filipino kings and queens
Sparkle: Road to Opulence, an April 19 lip-sync and drag performance, kicked off Pride weekend in Tokyo with a bang.
Drag queen Kylie Sonique Love performs at the third edition of Opulence. While the LGBTQ community suffered a few setbacks this year, there were also many occasions in which people could let loose and celebrate the scene.
LIFE / Lifestyle / 2023 in Review
Dec 10, 2023
Politics and pageantry for Japan¡¯s LGBTQ community in 2023
The year was one in which more Japanese members of the LGBTQ community began to push for rights such as marriage equality.
Drag queens (from left) Trinity the Tuck, Manila Luzon and Kylie Sonique Love headlined the most recent edition of Opulence, Tokyo's fast-growing drag performance extravaganza.
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 10, 2023
The opulence of Manila Luzon
The Asian American drag queen who rose to stardom after a stint on ¡°RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race¡± pays things forward with her Philippines-based show ¡°Drag Den.¡±
Yvie Oddly poses in front of Eagle Tokyo Blue, a Ni-chome bar instrumental in organizing many events around the Japan visits of "RuPaul's Drag Race" stars.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 2, 2023
A ¡®Drag Race¡¯ tour brings inspiration and profits
When the competitors of ¡°RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race¡± come through Tokyo, the local scene gets a major boost.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2023
U.S. military drag show ban reverberates far away in Japan
The cancellation of drag shows has left organizers scrambling to find alternative venues or forced them to cancel the events altogether.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / Reviews
Jun 13, 2023
Opulence: Glitter, glitter and a lot of gold
Seeing Tokyo-based drag queens perform with ¡®RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race¡¯ royalty would definitely make any local drag fans proud.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2023
Opulence: The international drag show that owns everything
¡®Drag Race¡¯ stars and Tokyo-based queens set the stage for a spectacle that aims to put Japan¡¯s drag scene on the global map.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 30, 2023
Anger, joy and feelings of pride: Tokyo¡¯s biggest LGBTQ event returns in full form
Amid ¡®rainbow washing¡¯ and ¡®counter marches,¡¯ drag queen Le Horla writes about what the return of Tokyo Rainbow Pride means to them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 20, 2023
We¡¯re coming out: Tokyo Rainbow Pride is back, back, back, back, back again
After three years of muted celebrations, Tokyo¡¯s main LGBTQ party hopes to roar back to life with an in-person, public event.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 10, 2023
Japan¡¯s first ¡®Drag Race¡¯ contestant hits the stage
Tokyo-based Swedish drag queen Endigo is representing the country¡¯s pop culture on ¡°Drag Race Sverige,¡± a Swedish off-shoot of drag queen RuPaul¡¯s award-winning reality television show.
Japan Times
Film / Reviews
Jan 19, 2023
¡®Natchan¡¯s Little Secret¡¯: Outdated comedy runs out of gas
Yasujiro Tanaka¡¯s comedy about three drag queens who hit the road for a friend¡¯s funeral feels like a throwback to old-school TV shows with over-the-top portrayals of gay characters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 28, 2021
Yukiro Dravarious: ¡®Before, drag queens were feared. Now, we¡¯re celebrated!¡¯
The TV show ¡°RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race¡± has led to a boom in the popularity of drag that even extends to scenes that focus on both gore and glamour.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 7, 2021
¡®Beauty is pain¡¯: My night out in drag
A young man in Tokyo meets a Japanese drag queen who helps him discover parts of himself he had been reluctant to acknowledge.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 5, 2021
TikTok, YouTube, drag and a World of Xtra
As World of Xtra, Stan Fukase promotes pride and understanding in the Japanese LGBTQ+ community.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 27, 2020
Werq the World: Bringing the queens of ¡®RuPaul¡¯s Drag Race¡¯ to Tokyo is nothing less than a crowning achievement
When Tom Hall had the idea to take monthly ¡®Drag Race¡¯ viewing parties and turn them into performance events he found an unlikely partner in Ni-chome impresario Yuta Furukawa.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 15, 2017
Finding a family in Japan¡¯s foreign drag scene
Western drag queens living in Tokyo, Kansai and Nagoya discuss the differences between the scene in Japan and back home.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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