AkariGoodbye 2023 note2023 was a year of “making decisions.” I said 2022 was a year of “figuring things out,” but I basically never figured them out. As the…Jan 8Jan 8
AkariGoodbye 2022 note2022 was a year of “figuring things out.” As we are getting out of the pandemic and being able to think about our future a little more…Jan 9, 20231Jan 9, 20231
AkariGoodbye 2021 noteI still can’t believe it’s already 2022. 2021 was another rough year. Japan was under a state of emergency for a very long time, and I…Jan 10, 2022Jan 10, 2022
AkariHow I found out “My parents never got married”“夫婦別姓” (Fufu-bessei), meaning “married couples with different last names”, has been a hot topic in Japan. The reason it’s such a hot topic…Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021
AkariGoodbye 2019 noteI couldn’t publish this at the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020. I’m finally publishing this as a reminder for myself how hard I…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
AkariHello 2021 noteI finally said goodbye to 2020, now time to say hello to 2021. 2020 is over, but it doesn’t mean everything is better. Of course, everyone…Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
AkariGoodbye 2020 noteI wasn’t sure if I wanted to publish this, but 2020 was a crazy year for a lot of people and I thought I could share my experience a bit…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
AkariGoodbye 2018 noteI know the new year has already started and I’m little late in the game, but I’d like to share my note about 2018. It’s not really a year…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019