Akiko Nagao, born in 1975 in Tokyo, lives in Ixelles, has Japanese roots and works as a cook. She came to Brussels 20 years ago for her marriage. She has mostly international and English-speaking friends. Language and especially French is very difficult for her. Loves the diversity and regrets the lack of cleanliness and traffic chaos. She finds the Bois de la Cambre and the Pedestrian Zone soothing. Her questions to the future are about artificial intelligence, the future of the restaurant Koku Ban where she has worked for 15 years and the demography and population growth of Brussels.