🚨 Empty Seat is on Blast! 🚨 Foreigners in Japan: Ever notice every spot fills up—in trains, buses, cafés—except the one beside you? That’s the “empty seat phenomenon.” I need your voice. Survey (quick/anon): forms.gle/vBzFTHr68peEUf… Interviews? DM or email: [email protected]

My student had just watched "Get Out" but couldn’t grasp the concept of the sunken place. So I tried to explain it and wound up showing her a disturbing piece of my own Sunken Place open.substack.com/pub/bayemcneil…

【｢電車で私の隣だけ空席に…｣在日外国人が長年傷つき､時に笑い飛ばしてきた"空気"の正体】 #東洋経済オンライン toyokeizai.net/articles/-/907…

｢電車で私の隣だけ空席に…｣在日外国人が長年傷つき､時に笑い飛ばしてきた"空気"の正体｜マクニール　バイエ Baye McNeil note.com/baye_mcneil/n/…

Back in 2008, I renamed what many called the “Gaijin Seat” to the “Empty Seat Phenomenon.” Now it’s the top story in Japan. Thank you to everyone—Japanese & non-Japanese—who shared their voices. Couldn’t have done it without you! 🙏 toyokeizai.net/articles/-/907…

「日本を批判すると炎上するのはなぜか」というタブー構造を全解剖してみた｜ハトリコ ハトリコ note.com/hatolico/n/n55…

“Perfectly fine with the extra space.” 42, Female, American, Ikebukuro, 14 years “Their loss. Thanks for the extra breathing room.” 40+, Male, Eastern European, Kansai, 8+ years The 4 most popular approaches to managing the "Empty Seat Phenomenon"? bayemcneil.substack.com/p/what-is-the-…

｢ドレスを着たトランプ？｣高市早苗氏への本音､在日外国人識者たちが語る日本移住の"潮目の変化" #東洋経済オンライン 東洋経済オンライン toyokeizai.net/articles/-/910…

【｢ドレスを着たトランプ？｣高市早苗氏への本音､在日外国人識者たちが語る日本移住の"潮目の変化"】 #東洋経済オンライン toyokeizai.net/articles/-/910…

｢ドレスを着たトランプ？｣高市早苗氏への本音､在日外国人識者たちが語る日本移住の"潮目の変化"｜マクニール　バイエ Baye McNeil note.com/baye_mcneil/n/…

Tokyo Tower and Skytree will light up for President Trump’s visit to Japan (Oct 27–29). It’s a symbolic gesture—but what does it mean to Americans living here? I’m writing a short piece for Toyokeizai and want to hear your thoughts.

【東京タワー､スカイツリー≪赤･白･青≫ライトアップのトランプ大統領歓迎に､在日アメリカ人たちが嫌悪感を吐露した訳】 #東洋経済オンライン toyokeizai.net/articles/-/914…

My latest article on Donald Trump’s visit here and the lighting of Tokyo Tower and Skytree in his honor. toyokeizai.net/articles/-/914…

東京タワー､スカイツリー≪赤･白･青≫ライトアップのトランプ大統領歓迎に､在日アメリカ人たちが嫌悪感を吐露した訳｜マクニール　バイエ Baye McNeil note.com/baye_mcneil/n/…

Today is the Yamanote line’s 100th birthday. To celebrate, I suggest we temporarily wave all copyright restrictions and replace each station’s arrival/departure medley with the following tunes:

Japanese World Series announcers translated "Yamamoto is the GOAT" as "Yamamoto is a god...a baseball god." (To my Japanese followers: GOAT = Greatest Of All Time)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 to win 3 games in the same #WorldSeries!

It's been 7 years since my TED Talk, but it remains a very indelible moment in my life. You know, one of those "I did that!" moments that serve as markers on the path of personal growth? One of those! Got a few minutes? Here it is. Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=lKTYCU…

Help me wish my darling Miki a happy 6th wedding anniversary! 6 years, and we've proven we can cohabitate, co-parent (the cats/plants/ideas), and most terrifyingly, co-create a book without ending in divorce court. That's true love! Pick up the book here bayemcneil.com/product-page/c…

I’ll be participating in this event this Saturday afternoon at Temple University in Sangenjaya. Zoom in or Come through if you’re in town. It’s gonna be a helluva lineup!