Reviews
This book is remarkable because...it has successfully linked Japanese politics, sexuality, history and cultural anthropology into a complex and nuanced story. i would highly recommend it to all teachers of contemporary Japan studies who are interested in issues of gender, sexuality, the Japanese family system and for a general understanding of a marginalised sector of Japanese society.
–Sharon Chalmers, Intersections
'This work's greatest success comes from putting a human face on the struggle for acceptance that people of alternative sexualities face, on both a legal and personal front.'
–Katherine Buffington, thirdspace
‘… a deeply personal account.’
–Sue Green, South China Morning Post
‘Highly recommended for anyone who wants to increase their range of view.’
–Crusader Hillis, OUT Magazine
Table of Contents
1. Be Together? Australia Here We Come!
2. Why Japan?
3. Gays and Junkies and Prostitutes
4. JJ's Parents Also Worried
5. Seeds of Reconciliation
6. High School
7. Watashi, Otambi, Dyke
8. Tokyo Closets
9. Golden Week
10. Documents
11. The Parade
12. Coming Home
13. Days Spent with Nyan Nyan
14. Theoretical Curves
15. Moving
Afterword: (R)evolution at Nagaragawa
Afterword
Glossary of Japanese Terms