Blossoming in the Time of Quarantine
When this summer’s heat settled itself, I burned with the rest of the world. Like butterflies pinned to a cutting board, I felt trapped in..
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Charles McCutcheon
- Jul 22, 2021
Past and Present of LGBTQ in Japan
Modern Japan is more conservative on the issues of romance and sexual diversity compared to many Western countries. However, in truth...
Karl Jason Calimag
- Jun 2, 2021
Not wanted: My experience at an all Japanese International College
How much suffering is considered acceptable to learn and receive a formal education? I asked myself this question every day when I woke up a
Moeka Iida
- May 25, 2021
To Shave or Not to Shave – the Pubic Hair Dilemma Between West and East
Now I want to talk about a sensitive and intensely personal topic, which may appear to be ‘inappropriate’ and ‘obscene’ for some people
Mutsumi Ogaki
- May 2, 2021
“Something beyond pictures”: Connecting with plants to fill your inner emptiness
After a long stay in Japan for the first time in a while, I re-discovered the joy of feeling the seasons through plants. I feel the changing
Miyabi
- Apr 17, 2021
Don’t Tell Me to "Try Harder"
“Chin up.”When I was younger—in fact, up until a year ago—I never would have imagined that this phrase, which had had no impact on me until
Sanae Tani
- Apr 14, 2021
You’re doing enough, you’re doing fine
I want to be freed from concepts such as ‘femininity’ and ‘womanhood’.There is no doubt that there are many people who want to be freed from
Emiru Okada
- Apr 13, 2021
I Love Myself: My Body My Choice
Ever since I was born, I only remember being big. My thighs were always together, and I always wore clothes that were bigger in size than
Mia Glass
- Apr 5, 2021
Let’s Stop Telling People to “Just Exercise”
“Just exercise!”Anyone with mental health issues has likely heard this phrase before, whether it came out of a family member’s mouth or even
Sanae Tani
- Apr 1, 2021
Our Bodies Are Not Your Porn
Are plunging necklines sexual?
What about clothes that show off our backs?
Is it really that obscene to not wear a bra?
Saki Yamaoku
- Mar 31, 2021
The Unfair “Norms” - Living life as a woman
When I looked over at his hands, I instantly knew that he was filming us with his phone; with the way the camera was placed at...
Miyabi
- Mar 27, 2021
Say it to my face
Have you ever wondered why people say stuff behind your back but never say it to your face? Well, I have been wondering the exact same thing
Lara Franco
- Mar 25, 2021
The melancholy of 21-year-old me, born in 1999
I would suddenly wake up in the middle of the night. would also get stricken by melancholic thoughts even when I’m on a date...
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