I want to share the voices of people with disabilities as a writer. The mission of Tasuki

The words I have been writing for many years are now my weapon as an interview writer.
We asked Tasuki, who has published over 2,000 articles while facing disabilities and illnesses, about her thoughts on writing and the person she aims to become.

Tasuki | Profile

A web writer and interview writer living in Fukuoka Prefecture.
She belongs to the Type A continuous employment support office "TANOSHIKA CREATIVE" and actively publishes articles on "AKARI," a web media outlet themed around disability and work.
As someone who has 12 disabilities and illnesses herself, she specializes in interviewing people with disabilities and spends her days aiming to become a professional interview writer.

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20 years of walking with writing

Tasuki:
This year marks 20 years since I started writing. It began around 2006 when I wrote a comment on an internet bulletin board.
After that, I was invited by a bulletin board friend to start mixi, and my posts in communities increased.

I started writing a blog in 2009, and at first, I was posting things like event reports for entertainment.
People are often surprised, but I was writing on a feature phone until the autumn of 2021.

Around the spring of 2023, after I started writing articles about social issues and medicine as a writer, the content diverged significantly from my entertainment blog, so I put the blog on hiatus.
The research skills I acquired by continuing to blog for so long are being put to use in my current interview activities.

Tasuki:
When I was a child, I read biographies of great people and picture books in the elementary school library. I loved manga, and around the age of 20, I even had 2,000 to 3,000 books at home.
I read a wide range of manga, not just girls' manga like Ribon, Nakayoshi, and Chao, but also boys' manga.
I have a personality where I can't throw things away, so I thought, "If I add any more books, the house will tilt," and I stopped buying them (laughs).
However, the sense for writing that I cultivated by reading has become the foundation for my work as a writer.

Tasuki:
Perhaps because I have been typing text since the feature phone era, I have become able to write at quite a high speed on a smartphone as well.
I tried writing 2,000 characters and found I could do it in an hour and a half, and from there I kept increasing the character count, and now I know I can write SEO articles of over 9,000 characters on a smartphone.

I have sciatica and spondylolisthesis, so it is painful to keep my body upright, and the smartphone, which allows me to write while lying down, is a huge help.
Even if I cannot sit for long periods, I can work as a writer thanks to my skill in typing on a smartphone.

What I have built up at TANOSHIKA and AKARI

Tasuki:
One day, a representative from TANOSHIKA came to my previous workplace for a sales visit, and I happened to make eye contact with them during lunch.
The moment they said, "We have a job that involves writing using a computer," I had an intuition that I wanted to work there.

At the time, I didn't even know the term "web writer," but because I had been writing a blog for over 10 years before that, I think I was naturally drawn to the sound of "a job that involves writing on a computer."
Later, I looked up the company name, and my desire to work there grew even stronger.

I joined the company in October 2021, and my activities as a writer for AKARI, the web media operated by TANOSHIKA, began.

🔽AKARI | Tasuki Profile Page

Tasuki:
When I first joined the company, I mainly wrote about my own experiences with my medical conditions, and from there, I started writing news articles on a wide range of genres, including social issues, medicine, and disability welfare.
I continued writing at a pace of 4 hours a day, averaging 3 to 4 articles, and up to 7 articles on busy days, totaling over 2,000 articles.

Since October 2025, the media's policy shifted to specialize in personal stories and interviews about 'disability and work,' so I transitioned from writing news articles to becoming an interview writer.
Although the genres I can write about have changed, I have developed the habit of recording the medical examinations and treatments I actually experience as primary information.

I am planning to graduate from TANOSHIKA and become a professional writer within 2026.

Tasuki:
Employment Support Type A facilities have the ultimate goal of helping people find employment at general companies.
Most people eventually move on, and some find jobs in as little as two months. It is not a place where you can stay forever.

No matter how much experience I gain as a writer at my current workplace, I eventually need to find employment at a general company.
Employment for people with disabilities is generally for administrative roles, and there has never been an example of a TANOSHIKA employee getting hired by a company as a writer.
However, I don't want to give up on the writing work I worked so hard to secure at TANOSHIKA.
For that reason, I am job hunting with the goal of becoming a full-time writer.

Success and achievements as an interview writer

Tasuki:
I started interviewing people outside the company in June 2025, and I took the lead in launching the project.
When looking for interviewees, I check the posts of disability advocacy groups and supporters on X and Instagram to reach out to them.
I have been working toward a goal of publishing 23 interviews by April 2026.

🔽 Interview articles I am working on at AKARI

Tasuki:
I make sure to spend plenty of time on preparation.
Sometimes I create over 30 draft questions. Instead of asking questions anyone could ask, I read through materials and think of 'core questions' that haven't been written about on the internet before.

If I feel something is off during an interview, I make sure to dig deeper.
In one interview, the person spoke about the positive aspects of their activities. However, in the materials I read when researching them beforehand, there was also a description of the downsides.
When I dug deeper into that point, they shared stories of struggles they hadn't mentioned before.
The interview became much deeper, and I felt a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.

I am often told by interviewees, 'You are the first person to do this much research,' or 'Those are deep questions.'
When the flow of the interview goes more smoothly than expected and I have 20 minutes left in a one-hour slot, I adapt flexibly.
By combining the additional questions I prepared with insights that came to me while listening, I was able to make full use of the time.

The kind of interview writer I aim to be

Tasuki:
I want to be an interview writer who interviews people with disabilities, their families, and their supporters.
Since I am a person with 12 disabilities and medical conditions myself, I believe my strength lies in being able to listen to people in the same position with a deep understanding of their worries and feelings.

I feel that being able to draw out what the other person really wants to be heard during an interview is only possible because of my experience as someone with a disability.
Although I am not yet at a professional level, by planning and realizing interviews with people outside the company on my own, I am getting closer to my dream little by little.

Tasuki:
I have a desire to interview not only people with disabilities themselves, but also their supporters, family members, and medical specialists.
If I can conduct interviews on themes related to disabilities and welfare, I should be able to help people with disabilities, even if only indirectly.
First, I will build up my experience and strive to become a writer whom people think, 'I want to entrust this to Tasuki.'

Tasuki:
I would like to become a full-time staff writer at a company, but honestly, I don't think it will be easy.
There are few companies that hire writers as full-time employees, and the options become even narrower when looking for a workplace that can accommodate my health condition and hospital visits.

Even so, my desire to become a writer who disseminates useful information for people with disabilities remains unchanged.
I sometimes feel like I am running endlessly down a pitch-black road, but I am still moving toward a single point of light.
I am still consulting with various people and exploring how I can make my dream come true.

After the interview

What was impressive about talking with Tasuki was her strong sense of mission to 'deliver to the readers.'
By disseminating information through articles, one can enrich someone's life. That belief is the background behind her more than 2,000 articles.

She listens carefully to the interviewee, reads through materials, and draws out what the other person wants to talk about.
I felt that this attitude comes from the accumulation of reading and writing she has cultivated over 20 years.

Although she is still on the path to becoming a professional, Tasuki is already sincerely facing someone's life through her interviews.
I am rooting for your future success.

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