A new custom is rapidly spreading across Western professional environments: explicitly stating one’s personal pronouns, such as “He/Him,” “She/Her,” and increasingly, “They/Them/Their,” alongside one’s name.
While this new form of introduction is little known in Asia, including Japan, it is the indispensable “key” to understanding the diversity of gender identity.
We want to share this vital current global trend—one largely unreported by the Japanese media—with our international readers.
