I'm Shin-Nisei but I put on several Day of Remembrances. If you're in my shoes, my advice? Go for it.
Read Article >>A personal, genuine reflection of my experience living in Japan and working as an English Teacher through the JET program.
Read Article >>These questions about identity, about the future, torment me. From the divide of being Japanese or American came the term “Japanese American,” but what happens when we outgrow that?
Read Article >>May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and also Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. If you know someone who's recently welcomed a baby, here are 10 ways you can help support them.
Read Article >>To me personally, the importance of stamping the Ireichō has more to do with honoring my family and community.
Read Article >>Rainy days got you down or needing a new shower playlist? Check out our April radiYO! playlists from some of our favorite tastemakers.
Read Article >>There are so many things I wish I knew about fertility that I didn't end up learning until I became pregnant and had babies myself.
Read Article >>I'm Shin-Nisei but I put on several Day of Remembrances. If you're in my shoes, my advice? Go for it.
A personal, genuine reflection of my experience living in Japan and working as an English Teacher through the JET program.
These questions about identity, about the future, torment me. From the divide of being Japanese or American came the term “Japanese American,” but what happens when we outgrow that?
Learning to balance my frugality alongside some fatherly finance advice.
Being vegan in Japan can seem daunting, but with the recent popularity of plant-based cuisine across the major cities, it can be easy to find filling and tasty vegan meals!
After painstaking trial and error spanning 30+ batches, three years, and three separate mochitsuki’s, we’ve compiled the essential notes for the “Goldilocks” zone of mochi consistency and texture: think not too hard, not too soft… just right.
I’m here to guide you through the unbearable and excruciating… I mean, FUN AND ACTION-PACKED opportunity of being dragged…BROUGHT to a bases of ball game.
Investing in your mental health has an impact that echoes through generations. Read on for reflections on my dad's journey and my own as a new parent.
Now that the summer, graduation, and the prospect of the future are inching closer, I thought this might be the perfect time to assuage some of the growing fears around the job search and career transition, especially for our college-aged readers.