I’m a native Japanese speaker living in Tokyo. But if you’ve seen my blog or social media, you’ll notice that almost everything I post is in English. No, I’m not fluent. The truth is: writing in English is easier for me—emotionally. Back in high school (when I was only thinking about posting in Japanese), I took a class on digital literacy. It made me hyper-aware of how my words might be interpreted online. After that, I found it almost impossible to post anything publicly—especially in Japanese. I overanalyzed every sentence. I was a very serious student. But once I started writing in English—after I became a university student—that mental block…
