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Vintage clothes aficionado, TESOL teacher, cat dad to 2, human dad to 1, happily married. 日本語できる Lived in Osaka 2015-2020, moving back summer 2025!
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1223 comments

Target's shareholders lost $15 billion of net worth in their holdings of Target common stock when Target announced they were dropping DEI initiatives.

submitted 6 days ago • 812 comments

Being sad every day is exhausting. How are all of you coping?

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Baby digging his first crates... yeah, they're ones we already own going into the shop, but still. The urge is there.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Finished reading The Handmaid's Tale yesterday. Had to put it down a few times to take a break just to be confronted with news that was just as bad...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Ichikawa City in Chiba Prefecture announced that a new program giving rent subsidies to newly married couples will also be open to LGBTQ couples. It's the first time such a program in Japan has recognized sexual and gender minorities.

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

submitted 17 days ago • 1765 comments

Making a move back to Japan this summer. Brushing up my resume and networking. I have 5 years eikaiwa experience, TESOL MA, excellent English, manager experience, N4-N3 and a very strong work ethic. I'm open to any field that will Visa sponsor me and pay at least ¥270k/mo. Help me find a job!

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

For my English followers, especially LGBTQ people in the US, this is a message of solidarity from Japan. T-Net, the trans rights advocacy group in Japan, has issued a statement on Donald Trump’s Executive Order today. tnet-japan.com/statement202...

submitted 30 days ago • 5 comments

I'm stuck in the US until summer because I have to bring my cats with me when I move abroad. Really kicking myself for not getting their paperwork started sooner.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 33 days ago • 7221 comments

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed at multiple chicken farms and a quail farm in Aichi and Chiba prefectures.

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

I'm a happily married liberal father of one moving to Japan some time this summer. I'm in my early 40s, nerdy and love food. I'm looking to connect with similar people. Must be LGBTQAI+ positive! Would love to meet people living in Japan already, but not necessary!

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

I keep trying to use BlueSky but the Discover algorithm here needs WORK, man. It's literally just cats for me, which. I like cats, but not just cats. I tried searching "Osaka" and it's all soapland ads rofl

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

This is what you are looking for, my beautiful babies.

submitted 42 days ago • 25 comments

Would love to connect with people living in Japan, especially parents or people 30歳+

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

It's so nice he can sit up in the carts now. He is a lot happier and it gives me a lot more space for groceries. Did not buy the cute orange bear, but it was a travel companion for a while.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

How I can tell it is cold in the house.

submitted 49 days ago • 2 comments

Guess I'm finally over here now, too. I've been more active on Threads, but this place feels more familiar. Anyway, hi!

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment