All Over the World

On the Japanese admiration of having “a small face” [顔が小さい]

I have been wondering about this complement for a long time. If you have been to Japan, or if you watch Japanese variety shows, you may hear this comment made on somebody’s physical appearanc…

2021/05/18 05:18

Thoughts on the COVID-19 Vaccination

There is so much nonsense happening around the world both globally and locally. I get that. Still, let me speak out my recent thoughts on the global vaccination because I cannot stop myself from th…

2021/05/16 09:34

Long troubled with my name’s spelling…

No one will imagine Japanese names can also be caught into the labyrinth of English romanization… Neither did I. But here I am. When I stared learning English as a 4-year-old child in 1999, m…

2021/04/29 05:20

Brief Art History about Tiger Paintings in Japan- How Mere Cats Transformed into Fierce Tigers.

When art historians analyze Japanese paintings of tigers, they tend to say, “This tiger looks mere a cat, failed to become a tiger.” –What does it mean? Tigers are not native to t…

2018/07/10 21:00

Summer After College Graduation…

Hello again! I am still alive and well. How do you do everyone?  While I have not written anything, I have submitted my undergraduate senior thesis about one of my favorite contemporary artists, We…

2018/07/05 09:23

Sometimes, It’s Okay to Be Vulnerable. —弱くてもいいんじゃない？と思ったり。

（日本語は英語の下にあります） I have been busy with school for the last couple of weeks. (What a typical excuse, right?) I feel like I am finally back to my daily routine as a U.S. college student. I finished up…

2018/03/15 02:20

Japanese TV Shows’ Influence on Foreigners’ Images of Japan — 海外が持つ日本のイメージって？[テレビ番組から考えてみた]

（日本語は英語の下にあります。）When I first came to the US, I was surprised that many students around my age could name at least one favorite Japanese TV show. The same thing happened when I studied in Belgium to…

2018/02/28 05:00

Funny Flight Stories from International Students — 留学生あるある：国際線でのクレイジーな体験

（日本語は英語の下にあります。） If you have taken multiple international flights before, I am pretty sure that you have at least one funny episode from your flight experiences. Not necessarily such occurrence mak…

2018/02/20 20:40

Inflation of the Word “Love?”—「愛」を言葉にする国としない国

（日本語は英語の下にあります。）As I grew up watching American TV shows, I have always wondered, “Why American people always say ‘I love you’ before ending their phone calls??” It is just something we never do in …

2018/02/14 07:31

This is How I Got to Perform in the Feminist Play in College. — 大学でフェミニズム演劇に出た話し

（日本語版は英語版の下にあります。） I wonder how many of you have heard of the play, “The Vagina Monologues” before. I know hearing or reading the word vagina makes some of you uncomfortable–I totally g…

2018/02/12 21:30