This Apartment is for “Japanese Only”This is what I was actually told by a real-estate agent when I was looking for a new apartment. Earlier, before this conversation, the…Jan 19, 20211Jan 19, 20211
The Reason Why I Cared about How I LookedI started wearing makeup when I was in high school. It was not to get attention from boys but to protect myself.Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
3 Movie Titles Showing Japan’s Uncomfortableness with Facing DiscriminationThe world we live in has a variety of inequalities, discrimination, and prejudices. Japan is no exception and it’s an undeniable fact…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Leaving San Francisco and Moving Back to KyotoBefore Christmas of 2018, I let the company know that I was leaving. I told them I couldn’t align with the company’s direction anymore…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Where There Is a Will, There’s a WayAfter coming back from Italy, I rented a furnished apartment in Tokyo for a month. I was supposed to work in the Tokyo office until my…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Gained Convenience, Lost Imagination“落ち込んだりもしたけれど、わたしは元気です (I was really down for a while, but I’m okay now.)”Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Found Internalized “Common Sense”I was at the crossroads of being a “full-timer” or an “intern.”Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Getting Self-Efficiency BackWhen I googled “San Francisco Internship” and found a blog post, it seemed to have come from a company named btrax that accepted interns…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
