Shinjiro Atae

Japanese pop star Shijiro Atae, rear center, poses with others during an announcement for a year-end TV music show in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2010. Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event Wednesday, July 26, 2023, that was warmly welcomed in a country where the government does not recognize LGBTQ equality. (Kyodo News via AP)

In Japan, a J-Pop star has come out as gay and his fans cheer

6:24am July 27, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

Shinjiro Atae shared the personal revelation on Wednesday evening with an auditorium filled with thousands in Tokyo.