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How underground black queer culture ended up in Tokyo

How underground black queer culture ended up in Tokyo

Unpacking Japan · Produced by ZenStudio

December 16, 20251h 8m

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Show Notes

Meet Kinshasa, an American ballroom commentator, who sits down to talk to us about how underground black queer culture ended up in Tokyo.

Kinshasa tells us about the history and importance of ballroom culture, how queer Japanese women brought it over to Japan, and how it evolved to be what it is today.


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