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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.
173 Articles

Atelier Lilium: New Permanent Tokyo Yuri Space!

For a long time, Ikebukuro has enjoyed the dubious descriptor of being…

Nonbinary Documentary: Fashioning Ambiguity: Japanese Nonbinary Style

When one thinks of the word “fashion,” one’s mind immediately turns to…

Alan Takahashi of The Boyfriend: a Q&A with Japan Gay Guide

On 27 January 2026, the crew of the Japan Gay Guide was…

Alan Takahashi of The Boyfriend: Finding a Happy Middle

In 2024, Netflix’s The Boyfriend was unleashed upon the waking world, to…

Top 5 Yaoi Anime from the 1990s

There is a popular belief that nostalgia comes around in 30-year cycles,…