Identity, Life & Transitions

What is an identity crisis? An identity crisis occurs when your sense of “who I am”– and sometimes “where I belong” – feels shaky, confusing, or suddenly no longer fits. At the end of 2025, I came across the word “identity crisis” on YouTube. It stopped me in my tracks. “I might have been in…

“Age is just a number” It was the phrase that made my eyes open when someone non-Japanese told me. I loved this phrase, and it is still shining in my heart. In Japan, each age group has its own “regulation,” and many Japanese are trapped by it. Age In The West vs Japan: ‘Just a Number’…