この記事は次の言語でも読めます：日本語
Hi,
It’s Mizuki. It has been almost 3 years since the last update on this blog.
I’m really grateful that we still have many people visit Moon Rider 7 Project for the last 3 years.
The biggest recent change in my life is Anna, our second daughter, joining us early last year.
Now we are a family of 4 members – full of happiness and laughters.:)
Emma, our first daughter, turned 3 years old and love exploring and trying new things on her own.
She also talks a lot, and we enjoy our conversations with her very much.
Due to the pandemic, Jeff stared working from home and so did I. Now we both spend more time together at home.
It’s very stressful and challenging that I cannot meet other family members who live outside Tokyo. At the same time, though, this pandemic has made me rethink the importance of the connection with family in person.
Well, I have great news and really want to share it with you on this blog.
Thanks to Josh Grisdale, my friend and the founder of Accessible Japan, I had an exciting interview opportunity with BBC.
BBC features a lot of news around Tokyo 2020, but they also want to focus beyond sports and hear especially the living environment of people with disabilities in Japan.
I had shared my experiences and knowledge of education, employment, physical accessibility (building, restroom etc.) as well as the social benefits.
Last week, the text article and podcast were released. BBC Japan also released the Japanese translated version too. Check them out!
“Tokyo Paralympics: The lowdown on being disabled in Japan”
BBC text article (English)
BBC text article (Japanese)
Podcast (English / 28min)
After those were released, some of my old friends and my colleagues contacted me saying “I found you on BBC!”. It has been a very interesting and amazing experience.
I haven’t done any disability advocate works after I became a mom, but I feel so privileged to talk with BBC this time. I truly thank Josh.:)
Hope you enjoy the interview. See you in the next article!