Akari·Jan 15Goodbye 2025 noteI’m having a hard time saying “goodbye” to 2025. Up till last year, I had a bit more structure in my life. I had everyday work, groups of…A response icon1A response icon1
Akari·Jan 8, 2024Goodbye 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…
Akari·Jan 9, 2023Goodbye 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Akari·Jan 10, 2022Goodbye 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…
Akari·Sep 26, 2021How 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Akari·Jan 24, 2021Goodbye 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…
Akari·Jan 17, 2021Hello 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…
Akari·Jan 11, 2021Goodbye 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…
Akari·Jan 3, 2019Goodbye 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…
