English Overview of My Gap
This page provides an English-language overview of My Gap. Additional information and project updates are available on our Japanese website.
WHO WE ARE
Welcome to My Gap
Have you ever felt that something was wrong—but struggled to explain why?
My Gap is a student-led online forum where high school students explore the moyamoya: the difficult-to-name emotions and misunderstandings caused by differences in culture, upbringing, family, and personal values.
We talk openly about why people can experience the same situation so differently.
Why We Started
My Gap grew from our founder’s experiences volunteering with a nonprofit supporting children and families and navigating cultural differences while living abroad.
What Makes My Gap Different
We do not lecture or claim to have one correct answer.
We ask questions, share experiences, and learn from one another. My Gap is a space where students can put our internal feelings into words, discover perspectives beyond their own, and feel a little less alone in their moyamoya.
Our Projects
Forums
Child Custody Project
A Tree in the Middle
We hold online forums where high school students can talk about things they usually don’t get the chance to discuss. Each forum has a different theme, and we share our experiences, learn a little about the psychology behind them, and hear different perspectives. More than 100 students have joined our activities so far.
We share updates on our activities, upcoming events, and highlights from our forums on Instagram, along with occasional psychology-related posts.
We held several forums about divorce and child custody, with a focus on how children’s voices can be heard more. In one of our surveys, around 70% had not known about joint custody before, and 100% said they understood the topic better afterward. We gathered the ideas shared during our forums and submitted them as a proposal to an NPO in Chiba.
Through our discussions about divorce and custody, we wanted to find a way to turn our discussions into action. A team of three students created A Tree in the Middle, a picture book that looks at divorce and custody from a child’s point of view. We have also reached out to organizations to help share the book with more people.