ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the interdisciplinary project on the Japanese Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community in order to closely analyze the community as embedded in the dynamic society around it from a wholistic perspective. It discusses a number of important findings concerning experiences of the Japanese LGBTQ+ community during the COVID-19 pandemic, including key findings from the survey, a close analysis of the findings through an intersectional lens, and an in-depth analysis of Japan’s multilayered media and its misrepresentations of the Japanese LGBTQ+ community. Non-Japanese nationals living in Japan consist of a great variety of people. Unlike Japanese nationals living in Japan, they are most prepared to support themselves if infected and quarantined. Their lives as LGBTQ+ individuals were most affected by social distancing measures. Non-Japanese nationals living in Japan were less likely than others to reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity at healthcare services in Japan.
