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Will from Japan Gay Guide discusses the realities of being gay in Japan and his experiences in LGBT tourism.

Meet Will, a host and content creator for Japan Gay Guide in Tokyo. He tells us about how his love for the band Perfume brought him to Japan, what being gay in Japan is like, and his work in LGBT tourism with Japan Gay Guide. -- 0:00 Intro 0:46 Meet Will 5:30 Arriving in Kagoshima 10:35 Coming back to Japan 17:49 Being gay in Japan vs. Sydney 25:45 What is Japan Gay Guide? 28:40 Japan as a safe haven 32:58 Planning what to publish 38:01 How views on LGBT have changed 41:52 Where to go in Japan 46:55 What's next -- Follow Will: @willbennett2000 https://www.instagram.com/willbennett2000/ https://www.tiktok.com/@willbennett2000 Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

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