In 2022, I hit ten years of living in Japan—my 10-year “Japanaversary,” if you will. Permanent residency had always been something I wanted eventually, but for a long time it felt like a future goal rather than something I was … Continue reading I Built My Life in Japan. Now I Get to Choose What Comes Next
Anime and manga may have opened the first door to Japan for me, but by college, my interest had already grown far beyond the media that started it. I was studying Japanese, going to Japan every year, and taking every … Continue reading Building a Life in Japan Was Harder Than Wanting One
I don’t remember the exact moment a friend handed me a copy of Fruits Basket in sixth or seventh grade. I just remember what happened after… I went completely down a rabbit hole of Japanese manga and anime. Before that, I had … Continue reading The Life I Built in Japan Started With a Manga
