 I've been studying a combined degree of special of arts, special of age specific studies, majoring in international relations in Japanese. So I did my research project looking at the role of the Japanese birth control movement in legalising sterilisation policy in Japan. This year I did the honours program in age specific studies and to me that was probably the highlight of my entire degree here. It was really interesting to be able to do some dedicated, prolonged research in a topic that interests you and as part of that program I was able to go over to Tokyo and do some archival research. To study in country improves your language greatly I think. I really wouldn't have been able to extend my Japanese ability as much as I have been without that experience. I'd really like to pursue postgraduate research so at the moment I graduate in a few weeks and then I'm just going to try and look at the various options out there and try and determine exactly which direction I want to take my third studies. I really enjoyed my time at ANU and I'm really excited to see what will happen next in what I can do in academia.