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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.
78 Articles

The Difficulties of Being LGBTQ+ in Japan

Japan has long been known as one of the world’s safest countries,…

Japan’s Partnership Oath Certificate System Explained

As readers will be aware, Japan does not yet recognize marriage equality,…

Interview with “npckc”, Queer Game Creator of A YEAR OF SPRINGS

A YEAR OF SPRINGS was one of the most highly acclaimed LGBTQ+…

Gay “Marriage” in Japan: Why Some Couples Adopt Their Partners

Some of our beloved friends, fans and followers may have seen the…

“Bad Girl” Yuri Anime Review: Story of model student goes rebel

Although there are many anime with cute girls, relatively few anime are…