Emily Boon

Emily Boon is a Tokyo-based independent researcher from the Netherlands with a BA and MA in Japanese Studies and an MA in International Relations, all from Leiden University. As part of her studies, she also spent a year at Waseda University's Graduate School of Political Science (GSPS) as an exchange student. Her research primarily focuses on the politics surrounding LGBTQ+ people and identities in Japan. She has previously been a research intern as well as a full-time junior researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre, with the latter position culminating in the publication of a research report that gives both a broad overview as well as in-depth insights into current Japanese LGBTQ+ politics.