Emily

Editor @ Tokyo Review. Freelance journalist & translator. Researcher analysing Japanese LGBTQ+ politics. Volunteer lexicographer.

研究者。記者。編者。翻訳者。日蘭・蘭日辞書編集者。歌人。

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Today marks ten years since Shibuya and Setagaya became Japan's first two municipalities recognizing the relationships of LGBTQ+ couples with local policies that would end up contributing to nationwide change.

My latest for @TokyoReview:

https://t.co/vasJtzvKWK

[Mike Drucker @MikeDrucker]

“We know he’s healthy because he enjoys taking the same dementia test over and over” might not be the best argument

[Emily @writerofscratch]

@IWantToDraw_ Depends a lot on where I am, but generally I'm quite satisfied.

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Getting rejected from Docomo's Ahamo plan was a blessing in disguise.

Not only does Rakuten's Saikyo plan give me completely unlimited data for almost the same price as Ahamo's 30GB, but also: look at my Rakuten points! Received 11k just through signing up through a referral.

[Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu]

A preview the first episode of J Context, a new podcast that I am co-hosting for NewsPicks, is now available for viewing on YouTube:
https://t.co/8TmyLJaX1f

[Emily @writerofscratch]

This year, 120 people marched through the streets of Morioka to raise visibility for LGBTQ+ people as part of the yearly Iwate Rainbow March (@2018irm), which started in 2018 as the Tohoku region's second pride parade.

My latest for Unseen Japan:
https://t.co/UFPlG0UyNP

[Emily @writerofscratch]

@canicuIa I try but somehow keep forgetting to do so

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Stupid AI thinks I'd be more interested in cars than paper sizes

[🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🕊️ James Welker @james_welker]

Lecture:

Tokyo 1968 Sources & Stories: A Historian Writes a Graphic Novel
Chelsea Szendi Schieder (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Wed., 17 June, 3:30–5pm
Room 8018
Kanagawa University, Minatomirai Campus

In person only: Please preregister at least a day in advance

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Somehow never saw the title of " 愛♡スクリ〜ム!" (written as "Ai Scream" when transliterated) written out until just now. Neat little pun.

[Emily @writerofscratch]

They do it really smart: you get the points in installments and only a couple months after signing up, so you're incentivised to stay with them. But hey: that's still 11k yen worth of points I received!

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Pride Month reminder:

[Emily @writerofscratch]

@ohlordnoNC Never bought my own, so yeah it's always different brands.

[Emily @writerofscratch]

So, as someone who barely smokes (max. 3 cigarettes per month), I've noticed that cigarettes sometimes barely do anything for me and at other times they can genuinely make me feel slightly lightheaded. Are differences between individual cigarettes genuinely that big??

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Anyway, if I make something in Canva that I intend to print in A6 size, making the file in A3 or A4 size would be smart, right? As that would allow me to publish it not only in A6 but also in larger sizes if I later decide to do so.

[Emily @writerofscratch]

@icalrn I think so

[Emily @writerofscratch]

the bread aisle at the 7-Eleven

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Rather than having a shouting match about how these things went down, ask yourself *WHY* you feel the need to have a shouting match about it. Is it because the truth matters to you, or is it because of a dangerous underlying idea that the past decides who matters in the present?

[Emily @writerofscratch]

What bothers me most about discussions regarding who threw the first brick at Stonewall and whether the "L" was placed at the front of the acronym bc of lesbians' contributions, is the idea that groups are only owed respect bc of what some people (allegedly) did in the past.

[Emily @writerofscratch]

Trans people deserve respect and are part of the community regardless of whether it was a trans woman who threw the first brick, and lesbians are awesome and deserving of respect regardless of whether many of them stepped up en masse during the AIDS crisis in the USA.

[Emily @writerofscratch]

"The Japanese government said Tuesday it will formally launch a social media account covering Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's activities following a month-long trial, amid concerns the premier speaks to the press less than her predecessors." https://t.co/H8Z9glDzSo

[Emily @writerofscratch]

❝自分の子どもにトランスジェンダーだと伝えられたら？ トランスフォビアや誤情報が蔓延るなかで、親として子どもの意思と選択を尊重しサポートする方法を、専門家やトランス当事者の子どもたちがアドバイス。❞
https://t.co/Yqvjadr9SB