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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 · 35m

Talking about anime with others at this bar and this one Japanese guy brought up Thomas the Tank Engine

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 4h

Ah looks like mine isn't supported

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 7h

Does it include a phone number?

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 7h

Also: does it include a Japanese phone number, or?

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 7h

Wait whatttt!? Where do I get this lol

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 7h

How much is it? 👀

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 9h

Chat, what internet provider do you guys use for your mobile data in Japan?

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 16h

It was tasty!

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 16h

right!!

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 21h

Received this reply on Twitter 💀

Reply: "I'm a random suburban British mother who I'm sure you'd describe as transphobic, but this is the quality content I follow you for 😅"

Emily: "Uhhh... thanks I guess. I'll try to make you a bit less transphobic, one quality post at a time 🙇‍♀️"

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 21h

Let's goooo!!!

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 21h

Omikuji are the original gacha, send post

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 22h

Chat, this is really good right?

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Levi @levi98k.bsky.social · 22h

Helden!

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 23h

It really is how they got me!

Emily @suika.bsky.social · 23h

I'm at this matsuri and I saw a stand labeled "10円パン" (10 yen bread), so I approached it hoping to get bread for just 10 yen, but instead it was bread *SHAPED* like 10 yen, for 500 yen.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1d

I can believe that. She's killed so many damn rats since I got here, and that's only the ones where evidence was left behind...

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 1d

Needless to say, I quickly closed the window.

I think she's eating the rat outside right now. I can see her through my other window and she sure does seem to be eating something...