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@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...

leidenasiacentre.nl

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 27m

lol

a search for 区役所 in Google Maps results in it pulling up Kuyakusho Street

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Google Play was telling me I had to remove apps to make space to update Google Docs and the Weather app on my phone took that as a cue to promptly uninstall itself?

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1h

The mental image of Miyamoto sitting on a chair, frustration legible on his face but trying his absolute best not to say anything whatsoever as he sees his kid die in Super Mario 64 for the umpteenth time.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1h

can't stop laughing at this headline

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto found it hard to watch his own kids playtest Super Mario 64: "Geez, does this kid have any brains?"

Child's play

www.gamesradar.com

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1h

I have been made aware irasutoya has an official fujoshi illustration

www.irasutoya.com/2015/08/blog...

Slightly dorky looking girl with glasses and a ponytail holds up a bundle of books. The front cover of the first one has two men on it and says "BL" in the corner.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 2h

hell yeah

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luckily my phone supports dual accounts for apps and I have a separate Japanese account for this exact reason

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 2h

It's 2025 and LINE "open chat" groups still don't work depending on the phone number of your LINE account.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 3h

in Tokyo

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 3h

Good places to score a halloween costume?

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

Chat, are there any cafés akin to Veloce, or other spots you can work at with your laptop, in Tokyo that are open until at least 23:00 (preferably even later)?

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

You can use crosswalks and/or signage to indicate they have priority on certain streets.

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

Ah, I did it for comedic effect but didn't think of that

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

Sanae Takaichi hasn't been officially voted PM yet, but a protest of "women who oppose the Takaichi administration" has already been announced, and is set to take place in front of the LDP headquarters on October 24.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

"The very contradictions that carried Takaichi to power may also hasten her fall. If she pursues constitutional revision or visits Yasukuni Shrine, she may energize conservatives but deepen polarization. If she retreats into caution, she risks being seen as indecisive."

Takaichi's rise symbolizes LDP's illusory politics and inability to change

The hardliner must quickly prove she can govern

asia.nikkei.com

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

"Japan’s likely next premier Sanae Takaichi is already facing criticism from her ruling party’s long-time coalition partner, [Komeito], a rift that could delay or, in an extreme scenario, jeopardize her premiership."

Japan’s likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Japan’s likely next premier Sanae Takaichi is already facing criticism from her ruling party’s long-time coalition partner, a rift that could delay or, in an extreme scenario, jeopardize her premiersh...

www.asahi.com

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 15h

"Japan's education ministry proposed Wednesday the establishment of five-year integrated university programs combining undergraduate and postgraduate studies, intended to encourage more students to pursue further education by shortening the total study period."

Japan eyes 5-year integrated bachelor's-master's programs - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's education ministry proposed Wednesday the establishment of five-year integrated university programs combining undergraduate a

mainichi.jp

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 17h

"The operator of the Yamanote line (...) is marking the 100th anniversary of the train route's completion as a full loop. Some of the train cars are decorated to evoke memories of the past. The loop was completed in November 1925, when an elevated track between Ueno and Tokyo stations was opened."

Tokyo's Yamanote loop marks 100 years | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The operator of the Yamanote line in Tokyo is marking the 100th anniversary of the train route's completion as a full loop. Some of the train cars are decorated to evoke memories of the past.

www3.nhk.or.jp

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 18h

Oh no I don't think so. I sometimes do it too, but it feels awkward when people see you do it or especially when there's others stopping for the light

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 18h

Oh I misunderstood. She wanted to practice other stuff *after* cutting my bangs. She just practiced doing a perm on me (w/o actually giving me one), which is understandable since she gave me the cut for free ✌️

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 18h

Hairdresser just asked if she can practice a little first before actually cutting my bangs 💀

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 18h

Hahaha, I see I see.

At the very least they should install traffic lights that work via sensors and buttons in the calmer parts of Tokyo. It's so annoying, cycling through empty streets at night but still being forced to brake for red traffic lights every 300 meters.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 19h

I forgot to take the oyajis into account...

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 19h

shaking my head at the H*rry P*tter store in Harajuku so the other passersby know I don't fw JKR and her bigotry

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 19h

Real talk: if I was a Japanese person I'd deliberately choose to never sit next to white people on the train in Japan just to fuck w/ them.

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