London ¨C It was never Stan Fukase¡¯s intention to go viral on TikTok.

¡°When the pandemic started, I started making TikTok videos like everyone else,¡± he says over a video call. ¡°I was never expecting to be famous or anything.¡±

Stan Fukase, known on social media platforms as 'World of Xtra,' acts as a bridge between non-Japanese people and those in Japan¡¯s LGBTQ+ community. | COURTESY OF STAN FUKASE
Stan Fukase, known on social media platforms as ¡®World of Xtra,¡¯ acts as a bridge between non-Japanese people and those in Japan¡¯s LGBTQ+ community. | COURTESY OF STAN FUKASE