Emily
@suika.bsky.social
Editor at @tokyoreview.net. Freelance journalist. Independent researcher specialising in Japanese LGBTQ+ politics. Volunteer lexicographer. Aspiring tanka poet.
研究者。記者。編者。日蘭・蘭日辞書編集者。歌人。元短期間早稲ギャル。
研究者。記者。編者。日蘭・蘭日辞書編集者。歌人。元短期間早稲ギャル。
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Emily
@suika.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” to provide some level of recognition to LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed, the policy has spread tremendously and paved the way for further change.
A decade of LGBT partnership systems in Japan
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” (パートナーシップ制度) to recognize LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed...
www.tokyoreview.net
My latest piece for Tokyo Review:
Day 2 of Emily's Roadtrip With Her Roommate has officially started!
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Day 2 of Emily's Roadtrip With Her Roommate has officially started!
In my Passenger Princess Era
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
In my Passenger Princess Era
I can't be the only one who finds it a bit weird how staircase-usage is promoted as a way to burn calories in Japan
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I can't be the only one who finds it a bit weird how staircase-usage is promoted as a way to burn calories in Japan
Heading to Odawara now so my roommate can go drive me around on the Hakone Turnpike
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Heading to Odawara now so my roommate can go drive me around on the Hakone Turnpike
At the city hall of my former place of residence from 8:15--15 minutes before opening time--because I am just so eager to talk about my health insurance and such ☺️
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 PM
At the city hall of my former place of residence from 8:15--15 minutes before opening time--because I am just so eager to talk about my health insurance and such ☺️
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Anika Jade Levy posted this exchange and I loled irl
January 4, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Anika Jade Levy posted this exchange and I loled irl
Update: I got all my money back and the finder didn't want any compensation (under Japanese law, finders can request the owner 5~20% of the value of the lost property)
January 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Update: I got all my money back and the finder didn't want any compensation (under Japanese law, finders can request the owner 5~20% of the value of the lost property)
Roommate might take me on a roadtrip and drive me around on the Hakone Turnpike tomorrow. Sounds fun!
January 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Roommate might take me on a roadtrip and drive me around on the Hakone Turnpike tomorrow. Sounds fun!
20 years from now, people will be nostalgic about the Brain Rot toys they got as a kid.
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM
20 years from now, people will be nostalgic about the Brain Rot toys they got as a kid.
Bought these cuties today while walking around Nakano Broadway with @dogy.bsky.social.
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Bought these cuties today while walking around Nakano Broadway with @dogy.bsky.social.
I regret to inform y'all there's an "Italian Brainrot Trading Card Game" now
January 4, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I regret to inform y'all there's an "Italian Brainrot Trading Card Game" now
"The Japanese government said Sunday it is closely watching the situation in Venezuela and working to ensure Japanese nationals are safe, after the United States captured the South American country's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation a day earlier."
Japan gov't says closely watching Venezuela situation after US raid - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Sunday it is closely watching the situation in Venezuela and working to ensure Japanese nationals are sa
mainichi.jp
January 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"The Japanese government said Sunday it is closely watching the situation in Venezuela and working to ensure Japanese nationals are safe, after the United States captured the South American country's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation a day earlier."
In my next life I want to reincarnate as a Yamanote Train.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 AM
In my next life I want to reincarnate as a Yamanote Train.
"Foreign residents made up 9.5 percent of the people in their 20s in Japan in 2025, more than double the 4.1 percent in 2015, (...) highlighting their potential role in sustaining the country's social welfare system amid a shrinking population of young Japanese."
Foreign residents make up 9.5% of people in 20s in Japan - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign residents made up 9.5 percent of the people in their 20s in Japan in 2025, more than double the 4.1 percent in 2015, a Kyodo
mainichi.jp
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
"Foreign residents made up 9.5 percent of the people in their 20s in Japan in 2025, more than double the 4.1 percent in 2015, (...) highlighting their potential role in sustaining the country's social welfare system amid a shrinking population of young Japanese."
OMG GUESS WHO IS GETTING HER 9000 YEN BACK????!! 😭💕💕💕
Just realized I definitely left like 9000 yen at the thing to charge your Suica earlier today...... fml 💀💀💀
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
OMG GUESS WHO IS GETTING HER 9000 YEN BACK????!! 😭💕💕💕
Just realized I definitely left like 9000 yen at the thing to charge your Suica earlier today...... fml 💀💀💀
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Just realized I definitely left like 9000 yen at the thing to charge your Suica earlier today...... fml 💀💀💀
Once again, for the umpteenth time in a row: "so much for the so-called 'rules-based international order', huh?"
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Once again, for the umpteenth time in a row: "so much for the so-called 'rules-based international order', huh?"
"[South Korean] President Lee Jae Myung instructed officials Saturday to ensure the protection of South Korean nationals in Venezuela and to prepare evacuation plans if necessary, his office said."
Lee orders protection of S. Korean nat'ls in Venezuela, preparation of evacuation plans if necessary: Cheong Wa Dae | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed officials Saturday to ensure ...
m-en.yna.co.kr
January 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
"[South Korean] President Lee Jae Myung instructed officials Saturday to ensure the protection of South Korean nationals in Venezuela and to prepare evacuation plans if necessary, his office said."
Sign at Kawagoeshi Station warns for pigeons "dropping things" from above.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Sign at Kawagoeshi Station warns for pigeons "dropping things" from above.
"With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan emergency sparking tensions with China, concern is mounting that the absence of moderate voices around her could allow her hardline tendencies to go largely unchecked."
FOCUS: Lack of moderate voices around Japan PM Takaichi sparks concern
With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan emergency sparking tensions with China, concern is mounting that the absence of moderate voices around her cou...
english.kyodonews.net
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 AM
"With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan emergency sparking tensions with China, concern is mounting that the absence of moderate voices around her could allow her hardline tendencies to go largely unchecked."
The moon in the purple sky looks mesmerizingly pretty right now but as always it refuses to let itself be captured nicely in a photograph, so this will have to do.
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
The moon in the purple sky looks mesmerizingly pretty right now but as always it refuses to let itself be captured nicely in a photograph, so this will have to do.
Roommate registered at some car rental company, so please feel to drop some potential little road trip destinations from Tokyo in the replies below
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Roommate registered at some car rental company, so please feel to drop some potential little road trip destinations from Tokyo in the replies below
Tiny bit of snowfall in Tokyo yesterday that immediately melted away upon impact, but half the people on my insta feed (me included) posted at least one story of falling snow like it was some Christmas miracle
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Tiny bit of snowfall in Tokyo yesterday that immediately melted away upon impact, but half the people on my insta feed (me included) posted at least one story of falling snow like it was some Christmas miracle