PinnedMasaki Seto·Mar 22, 2025On Being Left Out of Conversation as a Non-Native Speaker (or why I’m starting a simple-language…As someone who grew up in Japan, New Zealand, and the U.S. in my teen years, I have been in the situation many, many times, where I was in…
Masaki Seto·Jul 22, 2025Is Sanseito’s xenophobia anything new? — a quick overview of xenophobia in post-war JapanThe election results (san’insen) and the rise of the far-right, fascist Sanseito are depressing, but should we be surprised?
Masaki Seto·Jun 23, 2025Stop wasting time trying to “deliver the message” when you could be crafting more messagesInstead of spending time trying to be present everywhere across social media platforms and thus spreading ourselves too thin, we should put
Masaki Seto·Jun 19, 2025I subtitled queer Sci-Fi anime Lost Stars PlanetI totally forgot to share this but there is an anime mini-series that I contributed English subtitles to, and it’s available on YouTube!
Masaki Seto·Jun 18, 2025Nonbinary? X-jenda? — History of nonbinary categories in Japan feat. Sociologist Kyoko TakeuchiSociologist Kyoko Takeuchi-san has just published their Ph.D. dessertation-turned-masterpiece, Living Nonbinary: A History of the…
Masaki Seto·Jun 18, 2025Is my Japanese mom a TERF? — An interview with a Japanese feminist mother on sexismI wanted make a video about sexism in Japan. So I went to interview someone who had taught me feminism. (Spoiler: she’s not a TERF!)
Masaki Seto·Jun 18, 2025A queer life in Japan: politics, history, and the community [video]I made this video to show you what being queer in Japan entails minus the nightlife, sex, and dating. I hop
Masaki Seto·Jul 16, 2024Detransition? More Like A Sequel To TransitionAs someone who used to identify as nonbinary and now considers himself a he, I would like to share with you briefly how I feel about all…A response icon2A response icon2
Masaki Seto·Dec 6, 2022December 7, 2022 — I Am My LifeI don’t remember when was the last time I wrote a journal entry. I used to have a LiveJournal and keep a diary there, jotting down petty…
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