Queer Migration and Drag in Japan

<p><em>Queer Migration and Drag in Japan: Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging</em> explores how queer migration intersects with drag performance in Japan, illuminating the intricate interplay between gender, embodiment, and identity.</p><p>The book follows migrant drag artists as they build lives and stages in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Drawing on interviews, ethnography, and collaborative <em>tōjisha</em> research, the book explores questions of identity and belonging, and traces how performers – by shifting between insider and outsider positions – reclaim the “<em>gaijin</em>” (foreigner) label, navigate rigid work–family structures, and build coalitions linking Japan’s bars to a booming global drag economy.</p><p><em>Queer Migration and Drag in Japan: Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging</em> is ideal for both students and researchers in gender studies, migration, Japanese studies, and performance studies.</p>