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Japan Gender Reader: April/May 2016

Posted in Gender, Manga, tagged eating disorder, health care, Rokudenashiko on 2016/05/19| Leave a Comment »

In this reader: lack of treatment options for eating disorders in Japan, women sushi chefs, including trans and non-binary people in US health care, the daycare crisis in Japan, the Rokudenashiko, and more.

Megumi Igarashi’s illustration of one of her trials (photo via @6d745/Instagram)

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