Two cultures, three countries and a whirlwind of a childhood with Emi Chiba

Emi Chiba spent her most formative years between the UK, Japan and Spain, before eventually settling in Tokyo, Japan where she lives now. And the road between her being born in the UK to a British father and Japanese mother, to her life now is full of twists, hard truths and unexpected lessons. 

Yes, growing up biracial between vastly different countries and cultures is a big part of Emi’s story so far. But there has been so much more to her journey that helped shaped her into the person she is today.

In this episode, Emi talks to me openly about:

• The complexities of being “ha-fu” in Japan
• Being accepted, or not accepted, on the basis of how you look
• The life-changing experience of living in Ibiza for two years
• Her decision to drop out of university in Japan and the implications of that on her career
• Being a child of divorce between parents of vastly different cultural backgrounds
• Why she left home at 17 and has never looked back
• The special relationship she had with her grandmother

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