However, our generation was born in an individualistic society largely influenced by Western culture, and grew up in a time when a new sensibility and set of values were being created. In the midst of a melded culture, there is now also jewelry that has come to reflect the present age, and work that reflects the conflicts between cultures and different historical periods. There are also many artists whose work is defined by the boundaries created by so-called craft, art, and design—which makes uncategorizable Japanese jewelry which crosses all these boundaries particularly exciting, and I am convinced that it has a lot of potential in the future.