SATOKA SOTOME

Digital Writer | Published Author | Illustrator | Tech Worker

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Here’s what I’m working on in Q4 2025 What I got up to this week…

MY JOURNEY

2025

In August, I published my second book: Jumping the Long Rope: A Book About Finding Ikigai. Here are the H1 highlights.

2024

In September, I published my first book: Behind the Uniform Skirt: Ikigai-less Frontlines. Here are the highlights.

2023

In January, I published my answer on Quora to the question, Why do Japanese female students wear short skirts in winter? This has been my most-read article online to date. Here are the highlights.

2022

I was laid off by a startup in Japan right before Christmas, and I started writing online. Here are the highlights.