Niki’s Substack

That Time I Almost Named My Breasts Brutus and Judas

Visiting the doctor in Japan is like navigating a labyrinth in a horror movie.

Sep 5 • 

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July 2025

Not Taking It for Granite

Everyone’s life has seasons.

Jul 11 • 

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June 2025

Technological Paradise Lost

I intend to quash the misconception here and now that Japan is some sort of futuristic technological paradise.

Jun 4 • 

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May 2025

Stressed Bitchy Angry Control-Freak Perfectionist Asshole

I recently heard Psychologist Philip Zimbardo on a podcast say, “By putting people in totally new situations, that’s really how we discover something…

May 21 • 

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April 2025

Middle Aged Woman Lawyer Needs Help with First Grade

So, this is 40.

Apr 23 • 

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March 2025

Life is Too Short, Japanese Graduations are Too Long

A few weeks ago, Franny and I jumped on an international flight to Ohio.

Mar 19 • 

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February 2025

Japan in the Winter: A Slip and Fall Lawsuit Waiting to Happen

For the past 75 years, Sapporo - the city in Japan not the beer[1] - has hosted an annual Snow Festival.

Feb 18 • 

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I Failed My Daughter’s Dental Exam

I absolutely hate going to the dentist in the US.

Feb 1 • 

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January 2025

Urine for a Penny, in for a Pound

In less than a year, Franny has been required to submit urine to her kindergarten for testing twice.

Jan 22 • 

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Lights, Christmas, KFC!

Greetings Dearest Readers.

Jan 16 • 

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November 2024

Loquacious Labia

Popular culture and fellow parents caution about the terrible twos, the hormonal tweens, and the moody teens, but no one told me about the phase Franny…

Nov 14, 2024 • 

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October 2024

Tears of Devastation: A Sports Day Saga

Remember Field Day from when you were a kid?

Oct 24, 2024 • 

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