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Tobias Waters

Tobias has been working as an editor and a writer for over ten years, getting his start at a legal publisher in London before moving to Tokyo in 2019. Since moving to Japan’s capital, he has written or edited articles on a wide variety of subjects, including cars, medicine, video games, the economy, wine, education and travel. He even reviewed the first CBD beer to be launched in Japan! In his spare time, he loves watching movies, playing video games, going to karaoke, and visiting his local sento public bath. His favorite Pokémon is Shinx, and his favorite food is curry. He never shuts up about how the 2008 Financial Crisis influenced everything in our modern world.
89 Articles

What Is Nanshoku? Exploring Japan’s Ancient Queer Traditions

In Japan, as in every other society on Earth, homosexuality has been…

What Is Pup Play? Inside the Queer Subculture Explained

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Shinjuku Nichome’s Top 10 Gay Bars You Need to Know (2025)

Tokyo’s Top Gay Bar Scene Nichome, Tokyo’s gayborhood in the heart of…

Best New Yaoi Anime Releases 2025 You Can’t Miss

For Gay/Yaoi/Boys’ Love (BL) anime, we’re sorry to keep the fellas waiting…

Sanae Takaichi: What Does the New Prime Minister Mean for Japanese LGBTQ+ Rights?

Japan has long been regarded as famously conservative nation, and not without…

Japanese Gay Slang: A Complete Guide to Queer Terms in Boys’ Love

If there’s one passion that unites any and all fandoms, it’s creating…