by axxxm
25/August/2024
Clothing is the only thing to be considered. Body, physicality are ignored
25/August/2024
Europeans' fear of being misjudged. And their absurdities
25/August/2024
Japanese people are afraid of the nature & body. Japanese can't enjoy organic things but only processed ones
25/August/2024
Modern clothes are all European origin. It's not made for Japanese body
25/August/2024
European fashion is very dependant on body, while Japanese fashion on clothes
24/June/2024
Japan is making a great success of 'brainwashing' people outside
3/January/2024
A place holds memory
2/January/2024
I still don't know what I should feel about it
11/December/2023
I am a product of these history & culture. I am an accumulation of these memories
28/November/2023
'Whenever I want, I can go back to my home country'
24/November/2023
The more I leave Japan & come back, the more I become certain 'This is the only place'
14/November/2023
Because the past is so safe
13/November/2023
Life becomes absolutely unacceptable, unbearable, unforgivable
11/November/2023
This is my first time to hear opinions about my country from a person I know
11/November/2023
It's uneasy to be in a place where I don't have a strong reason for my stay
11/November/2023
The longer I stayed abroad, the more I felt unbearable
30/August/2023
These polite, considerate, kind, humanly notions are one of the youth's coping mechanisms with their spiritual vacuum
23/August/2023
Suicide as a way of establishing oneself
22/August/2023
It is this sense of connection that is completely missing when I visit churches
21/August/2023
Once the name of Abe was heard, sharp vivid pain was momentarily passing by
15/August/2023
I always have almost an emotional conviction that everything of WW2 was happening during summer
22/July/2023
One chapter in my life comes to an end
21/July/2023
This entire country, Japan, is filled with these Kawaii/cute stuff everywhere
21/July/2023
firmly believe they are the most polite & humble people in the world
7/July/2023
is the only way to stay sane
3/July/2023
Summer is when more attention is required regarding one's fashion
26/June/2023
Japan always has a very optimistic attitude on death, particularly suicide
27/June/2023
Japanese people can't think about anything in their head
24/June/2023
Unfilled, unsatisfied, intense emotions that Japanese arts always express
3/June/2023
I can enjoy seeing good-looking Japanese boys on the street in Tokyo
3/June/2023
Even being gay could emphasise he is more loyal to tradition
27/May/2023
This undeniable feeling that this artwork & I are from the same place
21/May/2023
Haven't received this simple fun of seeing good-looking faces
15/May/2023
I'm too familiar with this inhuman environment & inhuman humans, and I'm one of them
13/May/2023
Menstrual pads, tampons, sanitary items for women are inside
10/May/2023
My relationship with Japanese language is very distorted
29/April/2023
Japanese always cut off a sentence & always put a pause between each clauses
29/April/2023
If it's spoken confidently, like we speak English, it just doesn't sound like Japanese
24/April/2023
An entire population in this country are morbidly communication phobic
7/May/2023
Japanese people are spoiled, weak, passive, dependent, nervous, awkward, morbid
18/April/2023
Several days ago I was meeting someone who was studying Japanese
17/April/2023
Unbearable mental weakness of being submissive spontaneously & avoiding all potential conflict by an apology first
9/April/2023
There is a couple of risks in living abroad
9/April/2023
Denying one's own country inevitably leads us to self-denial & self-hatred
9/April/2023
There is a drama between nationality & individuality
4/April/2023
The Tale of Genji's chapter titles all sound attractive
2/April/2023
Visited grandparent's place last month
1/April/2023
These days I was often reading books about Japan's Heian period (8 - 12th Century)
31/March/2023
Visiting this place was actually one of the main reasons why I went to Nara
31/March/2023
This close attention to details, this sensitivity, is something the Japanese in 21th century lost
29/March/2023
More than 1 month has passed since I started The Tale of Genji, the oldest novel
29/March/2023
Sometimes got asked differences between temple & shrine
28/March/2023
A bit of an unfortunate year, Sakura falling quickly
23/March/2023
Stayed in Nara for a bit Nara is Japan's oldest capital city, before Kyoto
19/March/2023
My stay in Nara was quite short
19/March/2023
Talking about Japanese people means talking about myself. There is a subject I tried to avoid over the past couple of months
18/March/2023
Feels like Nara is represented by hills
18/March/2023
Nara's traditional houses often have wooden vertical grid
17/March/2023
Like Kyoto, many old names remain in Nara as a district name
16/March/2023
I came to Nara this time only because I wanted to walk on these wild roads
15/March/2023
Nara is far less known city, comparing to Kyoto
15/March/2023
Leaving Kagawa
28/February/2023
While talking, something unexpected comes out of our mouth
20/February/2023
Towards the end of February, always some reluctant feeling is built up in me
18/February/2023
I had never expected that 2-week-stay in Kyoto brought me such vivid impressions
14/February/2023
This was one of the places I had to pay a visit in Kyoto
13/February/2023
Can't predict where luck is
10/February/2023
Writing a letter, knowing this letter won't be delivered
10/February/2023
Kamo river is undeniably one of elements that make Kyoto attractive as a city
8/February/2023
3 days ago I visited Kyoto's southern town, Uji
8/February/2023
When exchanging words with local person in Kyoto, in a restaurants/cafes/shops/street, I often feel some slight embarrassment
7/February/2023
Over the past several years, foreigners in Japan always catch my eye
6/February/2023
One of the things I found nice in Kyoto is Faces I pass on the street are diverse Languages I hear on the street are diverse
5/February/2023
One of the things I found nice in Kyoto is Faces I pass on the street are diverse Languages I hear on the street are diverse
2/February/2023
Sounds much softer, tender & surely more attractive, especially when pronounced by female
2/February/2023
When I go to other country, I always think what a horrible place Japan is
1/February/2023
My random impressions on Kyoto
29/January/2023
I'm unsure if Kyoto is famous or not abroad, but I'll stay in Kyoto for a bit
28/January/2023
During my 1st visit to Kyiv, I often listened to 1976-released-album by Yoshiko Sai
22/January/2023
Exposed to completely unnecessary matters everyday
25/December/2022
This year will soon come to an end
24/December/2022
In a foreign country when having a drink with local men/guys/boys, I frequently got askedm
15/November/2022
More than 4 months passed since his death, but I still think about Abe
19/October/2022
Warsaw and Tokyo My first visit to Warsaw was June in 2014 And from the very beginning, my impression about this city hasn't changed at all
10/September/2022
Yesterday was a bit strange day My 2nd book was based on my experiences in London where I lived for 2 years I needed to finish it by 8/Sep, because this day 10 years ago, 8/Sep/2012, was the day I left Japan for the UK and my London life began
14/July/2022
Watching the scene of ex-prime minister Abe's private funeral So many were gathering in the temple in the central Tokyo and so many shouted their thank you & gratitude to Abe
9/July/2022
It's been quite surprising for me after I wrote about Japan's ex-prime minister Abe last Friday
8/July/2022
I got lots of DMs about Abe, like 'News about him keeps showing up' 'Who is he? Is he a good guy?' 'Very unusual to hear gun incident in Japan' etc.
7/September/2020
Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, announced his resignation on 28th, August. This was very shocking news for me. Some sort
24/December/2018
Why is living abroad exciting and so sweet?
10/September/2018
One of the answers is quite interesting. This answerer describes the Japanese attitude toward death very well