‘No sex please, we’re Japanese!’ Sensational headlines suggest that Japan’s sexual appetite is waning; half the population aren’t having sex. But as a country that boasts more sex establishments than there are McDonald’s outlets in America – with 1.4 million couples visiting them daily – is this lack of libido a myth?

Everyone wants to be accepted. And Panasonic is changing its rules in Japan to facilitate acceptance of LGBT employees. It’s putting the company at the forefront of change in a notoriously conservative country and giving future employees an incentive to work somewhere that will truly accept them.

Since the '60s, Japanese love hotels have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry by catering to couples in search of a few hours of illicit refuge. But with multi-generational households declining, there's less demand for temporary privacy, so love hotels are dropping the sex appeal to cater to tourists instead.

There are an estimated two million transgender people in India, but this group has long been shunned by society. Now, as they start to break through into the country’s cultural scene – most significantly through music and fashion – how are brands speaking to them in advertising campaigns?