Less talk, more action: Tokyo Rainbow Pride's call to arms

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Members of the LGBT community and supporters march in Tokyo's Shibuya district during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade on April 24. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

ALICE FRENCH, Nikkei staff writer

April 26, 2022 16:01 JST

TOKYO -- Perspex heels, rainbow flags and psychedelic face masks. Yoyogi Park was abuzz with color and music over the weekend as revelers and campaigners braved unseasonably hot weather -- and spring rain -- to attend the first in-person Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP) festival since 2019.