Our Favorites: Masako Togawa

<p>Masako Togawa (1931-2016) was a crime novelist, singer, and club owner. She created a chanson salon called the Blue Room, which catered to LGBTQIA+ artists and music enthusiasts during a time of legal discrimination, violence, and prejudice against queer people in Japan.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>For Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>“</strong><a href="https://isekimasato.jimdofree.com/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0/%E6%88%B8%E5%B7%9D%E6%98%8C%E5%AD%90%E3%81%95%E3%82%93/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Memories of Masako Togawa</a>”</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-master-key-masako-togawa/9475167?ean=9781782277729" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Master Key</a> by Masako Togawa</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lady-killer-masako-togawa/9475197?ean=9781782273646" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lady Killer</a> by Masako Togawa</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women …