Did she quietly end things or is she genuinely overwhelmed?

Hey everyone, I’m A (early 30s). I’ve been talking to a Japanese woman, S, for a few months. We met three times in Japan, and our last meetup was a full day at Universal Studios. It honestly felt amazing, she was warm, laughing a lot, very comfortable around me, wore matching hats, took lots of photos, and we even talked about going again. she seemed genuinely excited for December when I’m supposed to visit again, not necessarily just to see her but for my own interests as well. These are a few things she wrote: 12月！きまったの！！！！ユニバいけるかな~😆 また行きたいね~！冬のUSJ綺麗だよ~！！！🌲 もう予約したんだね😳😳！楽しみだーーあ！！！ She was still talking to me like this right before her last message. She’s been dealing with a ton of stress her grandmother was hospitalized again, and she’s had a rough time in general. She tends to disappear when overwhelmed (she’s done that during travel and exams before). 4 days ago, it was a few days since I had heard from her so I sent her a message just to check that everything was ok with her grandmother and this was her reply: > 「実はおばあちゃんまた入院しちゃってさ😫 ちょっとバタバタしてるんだよね、また連絡するね！🙇🏻」 (“My grandma was hospitalized again… everything is crazy. I’ll message you when things calm down.”) I’m honestly really confused. On one hand, she was acting genuinely excited. On the other hand, I know “また連絡するね” is very typically used to end things in Japanese dating culture.. I can’t tell if she’s: actually overwhelmed and needs space or slowly fading me out without wanting confrontation I’m flying to Japan soon and I don’t want to misread this, so I can reset my expectations. If anyone has experience with Japanese communication or long-distance stuff like this… Is this likely a soft fade-out? Or does it sound like someone who intends to message again once her situation settles? Any honest advice would help a lot.

I don't speak Japanese but it sounds like she needs some space. Let her be & wait it out. The Japanese culture has always looked after their elders over & above & that could well be taking priority over everything else. At least she has replied to you in the positive instead of you being blocked or her going completely silent.