Troublemakers, Issue 2

Troublemakers is a Tokyo-based independent magazine that tells stories of misfits. The two behind the magazine go to meet misfits we want to meet and tell the real voices and unique life stories of individuals living today.

In this issue:

Our interviewees all seem like they have already found a place to call “home.” For Fukuko Kobayashi, an English literary scholar, it was through Asian female writers and gender critical studies. For Linda, the daughter of refugee parents, it was in her journey to Ireland. And for Kayoko and Yuki Tomobe, it was when opening their small and cozy Wall and the Egg Cafe. Whether it’s your family, your roots, your education, or your coffee shop, their stories remind us that “home” can be found anywhere. We also introduce a gender dystopian sci-fi story by Li Kotomi, “Female Degeneracy”; Okinawan-American photographer Tori Toguchi’s portrait series about Nikkei (those of Japanese descent) identities; and Tokyo-based British writer William Andrews’ essay about his reflection on an encounter with Kurdish workers in Tokyo.