Featured Posts
Field notes on life in Japan
The Onigiri Problem
September 22, 2026
What a rice ball taught me about compatibilityContinue reading on Japonica Publication »
The Unit Bath Problem
May 27, 2026
Tokyo apartments are small. Expectations for adult life are not.Continue reading on Japonica Publication »
Japan Raised a Generation That Never Learned How to Love
May 21, 2026
Now they’re being told to marry, have children, and save the birthrate.Continue reading on Japonica Publication »
I Didn’t Realize I Could Leave the Office Early
April 29, 2026
Growing up in a system that teaches you not to escapeContinue reading on Japonica Publication »
Can I Make 100 Friends?
April 22, 2026
What a childhood song taught me about friendship in Japan — and what adulthood revealed insteadContinue reading on Japonica Publication »
Hemlines and Hierarchies: Life Behind the Japanese School Uniform
April 12, 2026
The unspoken rules, friendships, and daily choices that shape Japanese teenage lifeContinue reading on Japonica Publication »
Why Japan Feels Safe — If You Know How to Be Seen
April 6, 2026
From ice cream to laundry to kawaii, how Japanese women learn to manage visibility in everyday lifeContinue reading on Japonica Publication »
Books
Longer explorations
As If Anyone Asked Us To
Reflections on aging, identity, and the subtle moments that reveal our shared humanity.
Jumping the Long Rope
Reflections on career change, purpose, and the quiet decisions that shape a life.
Behind the Uniform Skirt
Stories about how identity is shaped through school, work, and social expectations in Japan.
Illustrations & Prints
Everyday Japan, drawn by hand
