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Emily

@suika.bsky.social

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Researcher specialising in Japanese LGBTQ+ politics. Volunteer lexicographer. I post about Japan, poetry, politics, LGBTQ topics, DnD, Pokémon & more. Views are my own but shaped by the social context that surrounds me. 研究者。短歌大好き。元早稲ギャル

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · Apr 10

Pleased to announce that my report for the @leidenasiacentre.nl, on Japanese LGBTQ+ politics, has been published!

In this publication, I cover some of the latest developments concerning key policy issues, such as Japan's lack of marriage equality, and analyse factors influencing policymaking.

Publication - Contemporary LGBTQ+ Politics in Japan: Policy Issues, Discourses and Developments, and the role of Foreign Actors - Leiden Asia Centre

Japan has publicly committed to creating "a society where all people can exercise their abilities and find their lives worth living," and to combating "prejudice and discrimination based on sexual ori...

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 37m

spotted two pikmin in the wild in Shibuya

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1h

Ran into three pals I hadn't really seen since my exchange year and they were so happy to see me 😭💕

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sleeping in the club is such an ethereal experience

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 5h

Intentionally set my shutter speed to 13 seconds

Vague silhouettes and cool overlaying lines of light

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 5h

Accidentally set my shutter speed to 13 seconds

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 6h

Let's see. So, both family court case judgements were actually delivered on the 19th as far as I can tell, not the 17th and 30th.

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 8h

literally the best

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 9h

Performatively reading "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata in Japanese (!) on the train so people think I'm a cool foreigner

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 9h

死んだ僕の彼女 - "Cattle Mutilation, Strange U.F.O." is such an amazing song, if you haven't listened to it before, this is your cue to go check it out!!!!

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 9h

Oh I didn't ride it on the way back down

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 10h

I *need* more chaotic gay male friends.They are *such* a funny people!!

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 11h

Top Ten Best Elevators

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 11h

Happens to me all the time here lol

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 12h

"An undercover investigation by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan has found inadequate management and 137 bacteria species at 'wildlife cafes,' where visitors can interact with rare animals, the organization announced Oct. 3."

Investigation finds inadequate management, 137 bacteria species at wildlife cafes in Japan - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- An undercover investigation by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan has found inadequate management and 137 bacteria species at

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 12h

Two empty seats between me and this Japanese guy. Japanese woman walks up to the two seats, initially sits down on the one next to the guy, then changes her mind and switches to the seat next to me after two seconds.

If I cared about this stuff, I'd be ecstatic right now.

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 12h

How many people do you think have made their way to the subway station, their bags filled with dynamite and firework, only to be deterred at the last minute by signs like this?

危険物品持込み厳禁

火薬類、多量のマッチ、揮発油その他危険物品を車内に持込むことはできません。

Hazardous articles prohibited

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 13h

It's tough, you know. Having good taste.

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 13h

Every time people ask me if I like anime I have to be like "well, yes, but also no, in a way." Because I know that what they're really asking about is whether I like stuff like Demon Slayer and not about my opinion on The Tatami Galaxy, Kaiba, and Ping Pong: The Animation 😔

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Coming Out Day to all who celebrate

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 14h

So much of people resorting to using generative AI comes from a place of feeling insecure about one's own abilities to write, draw, create, think, etcetera.

And by using the AI for those purposes, those skills and abilities will only end up stunted, as you refrain from honing them.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 16h

This article about LDP politician Seiko Noda and her son, published today (!), interestingly describes her as aiming to become Japan's first female prime minister (女性初の総理大臣を目指している野田さん)

news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b36...

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 18h

"Major Japanese business groups on Friday expressed concern over the possible political instability arising from the Komeito party's withdrawal from its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party."

Japanese business groups concerned over ruling coalition split - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese business groups on Friday expressed concern over the possible political instability arising from the Komeito party's w

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 18h

"In June, a (...) woman working at [a funeral company] began going by the name 'Minori Horiuchi.' This is her 'business name.' Moves to introduce such pseudonyms are increasing across industries in Japan from the perspective of protecting workers' privacy and countering harassment from customers."

Business names used to curb customer harassment as social media poses risks in Japan - The Mainichi

OSAKA -- In June, a 28-year-old woman working at the Osaka-based funeral company

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1d

I like how her expression remains completely unchanged.

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