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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research

Date Submitted: Dec 27, 2024
Date Accepted: Jul 11, 2025
Date Submitted to PubMed: Jul 12, 2025

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Expressions of “Ikizurasa” in Posts on X (Formerly Twitter) in Japan in 2023: Descriptive Analysis

Tsuno K, Arimoto A, Imamatsu Y, Kobayashi Y, Satoh M, Miyazaki M

Expressions of “Ikizurasa” in Posts on X (Formerly Twitter) in Japan in 2023: Descriptive Analysis

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e70613

DOI: 10.2196/70613

PMID: 40650511

PMCID: 12373358

Expressions of “Ikizurasa” on X (Twitter) in Japan: A Descriptive Analysis of Posts in 2023

  • Kanami Tsuno; 
  • Azusa Arimoto; 
  • Yuki Imamatsu; 
  • Yumiko Kobayashi; 
  • Miho Satoh; 
  • Masayuki Miyazaki

ABSTRACT

This study analyzed all X posts in 2023 and found a certain number of posts that included the issue of ikizurasa (pain in licing) in Japan, and the number of posts varied depending on the time of year. The results suggest that ikizurasa is associated with minority stress, including ethnicity or sexuality.


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Please cite as:

Tsuno K, Arimoto A, Imamatsu Y, Kobayashi Y, Satoh M, Miyazaki M

Expressions of “Ikizurasa” in Posts on X (Formerly Twitter) in Japan in 2023: Descriptive Analysis

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e70613

DOI: 10.2196/70613

PMID: 40650511

PMCID: 12373358

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