I have always been told I look young, and my Japanese diet gets credit for that.

I have always been told I look young, and my Japanese diet gets credit for that.

When I was in junior high, I was mistaken for an elementary school student.  I was in university, and I was mistaken for a high school kid.  When I started a business, I was told that I looked too young to be trusted!  I was already in my 30s at that time.

In my 40s, I enjoyed taking advantage of my young-looking appearance to venture into a new sphere of business.  In my 50s, I took pleasure in playing with my looks to meet and lure new people.

When I finally reached my 50s, I started recognizing some changes in people’s attitude toward me.  Even in the male-dominant culture of Japan, my voice, my opinions, were suddenly treated seriously, probably because I looked old enough in an Asian culture where the elders should be respected.  

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