This week, an American in Tokyo sees their boyfriend for the first time in three weeks, goes to a Tyler, the Creator show, and watches “boring” porn: 24, in a relationship, Tokyo

DAY ONE

6:45 a.m. Get ready for work, walk to the station, and read on the train.

1 p.m. Sneak off to eat lunch and read in a quiet office upstairs. A lot of the other teachers assume I don’t speak much Japanese, so I’m left alone a lot at work, which I appreciate most days.

I came to Japan mostly to live outside of the U.S. I studied the language and a bit of second-language acquisition in college. I’ve been teaching English here for about four years, and I’m unsure of my next steps. I don’t plan to move back to the States, but I want to figure out a more long-term career here. Even for foreigners, Japan is

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