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The Unactualized Nation: Deconstructing the Paradox of Japan's Global Brand, Part 1
Exploring how Japan’s polished image masks internal challenges and untapped potential
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What If Masayoshi Son Turned That $1B Toward Japan?
A quiet question about legacy, risk, and what it means to build the future
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Beyond Nostalgia: A Roadmap for Digital Confidence in Japan 2
Cultivating a future-ready mindset means more than upgrading hardware
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Japan Post Loses Freight License Over Sobriety Failures
102,000 falsified alcohol tests and a five-year ban expose systemic negligence in Japan’s logistics network
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Why I Don’t Send Midnight Emails Anymore
Restraint is the quietest form of leadership, and it starts with something as small as a scheduled message.
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Indie Biz, Underground Music, and Serendipitous Disasters
An impromptu conversation on akiya, rock and roll, and tsunamis
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April 2025

Inspir | §250427
Ancient secrets, convenience stores, gnar riffs, and some yogurt.
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Pain Sauce Video Review
My band, Worship Pain, has been partnering with Yggdrasil Brewing in Hiratsuka for a few years to make nano batches of custom beer to sell in bottle…
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Frqtals a1
Ghibli AI’s got nothing on mesmerizing, hand-crafted, articulated fractals.
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Mesmerizer A
Right around 2 years ago I started training myself to produce these gnarly fractal visual experiments which IMO are way cooler than anything AI or…
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Disťæsħþ
If you're only ever given access to what your overlords want you to have access to, how cultured can you possibly be?
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March 2025

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