

Nicole Wang: "Let be be the finale of seem."
If 2017 was a chapter of my life I would title it "The year of Seijin 成人 (coming-of-age)". I thought I had already become an adult at...


Kaito Mori: "That was when it hit me- work should be about doing something I'm crazy about
2017 was a year of defeat. Though I’ve been managing my own business from before university, in my sophomore year I decided that I wanted...


Daichi : "She told me “finally, it feels like an international housing event, compared to the l
It was already 2 in the morning when we had finished setting up decorations and posters the day before the “Triangle Festa” at the...


Yuina Uno: I went to LA for an internship program and realized that feminism can actually be a profe
Seven years ago, I was so sure that I wanted to work with event planning but when it came time to choose my university major, all of a...


Ricardo Stock: It's true that I didn't have a pre-set reason for coming here, but I've f
On my very first evening here, I met a girl at a bar in Shibuya. I never expected to have such a strong bond with someone here in Japan....


Matsushima Shiho: Actually, my name “志保(Shiho)” means "to keep aspirations"
My family and I moved to New York in my third year of elementary school and for six and a half years I went to a local school there....


Lindsay: "I have had some pretty bad culture shocks here, it's insane."
Japan is just such an entirely different world from the United States. I have had some pretty bad culture shocks here, it’s insane. I was...


Mone: "I feel like it's very different when you actually see these people suffering."
Every Saturday, I handed out sweets to the children of the slum in Kenya. Located on the borderline between the rich cityscapes of...


James: "Thousands of miles away from New York, but I felt right at home there."
I was devoted to cross country and track before getting the Shingles that ended my sports career, so I needed a new outlet. By accident,...


Liana: "Here, no one is judged for how they are dressed."
I was the youngest in my class but ironically I felt like I was the most mature. I think this was because I am the oldest daughter in my...

























