Create February 28, 2026: The Day AI Became My Employee On February 28, 2026, I configured OpenClaw on two old laptops and onboarded my first AI employees. The challenge is no longer prompting, but role, memory, permission, and governance.
Create After a Long AI Talk, I’m More Certain: The Real Gap Is Just Beginning A three-year AI reflection on why most people still use AI like search, and how a 30-day workflow loop can create real, compounding advantage.
Create How Regular People Should Understand AI Agents and Chat Tools A practical guide to choosing between chat AI and execution agents, based on real workflow experience and a 14-day validation method.
Change Trapped in a Digital 'Parallel World': My Belated Decoupling A personal essay on renewing my Japanese business visa and facing a sudden, three-day shadowban on WeChat over a simple book photo. Trapped in a digital "parallel world," I realized it's finally time to "decouple" my social presence, leave WeChat, and refocus on what truly matters.
Change Adaptability Is the New Hard Currency: A Survival Guide for the 2026 AI Economy AI has automated execution. The specialist is dead. In the 2026 economy, your unique human experience and relentless adaptability are your only remaining hard currency.
Change The Brutal Truth About Regretting Your Immigration Choice Immigration regret isn't about the wrong country; it's about refusing to accept reality. This article argues that regret is expensive and useless. Instead of looking back, learn to take responsibility, adapt to challenges, and redefine yourself. Turn your choice into the right one through action.
English Stay, Go Home, or Keep Moving: What a Visa Crackdown Reveals About Starting Over in Japan The author observes how stricter visa enforcement has forced many immigrants to confront the same choice: stay, return home, or move on elsewhere. He reflects that the true foundation of immigration is not money or business, but the inner resolve to endure uncertainty and hardship.
English Featured What I Learned About Letting Go: Year Three in Japan 2025 was a year of awakening. From quitting social media to facing new visa struggles, I learned that letting go isn't giving up. It’s embracing the power of being ordinary. Life is simple, and that is enough
English From China-to-Japan to Japan-to-the-World: My 2025 E-commerce Retrospective 2025 became the year I finally cracked the code on cross-border e-commerce. After facing tariff roadblocks with Etsy and fierce competition on Amazon Japan, I pivoted to a new strategy: sourcing locally in Japan to sell globally on eBay. This is a retrospective on how I navigated platform changes.
English Why I Chose a Personal Blog Over Social Media Platforms Why a personal blog instead of platforms? With AI's help, built my own space—no censorship, no trolls, no traffic anxiety. A $3 paywall keeps negativity out. Physical home moved; online home should too. Facing a broader world now.
English Tokyo vs. Osaka: Finding Your Perfect City in Japan Debating Tokyo vs Osaka, similar to China's north-south rivalry. After 20 years in Beijing, I prefer Osaka's scale—not too quiet, not too crowded. No car needed; life feels extended. What suits you is best.
English The Inevitable Crossroads of Middle Age After 80 days off Xiaohongshu, new business visa regulations put Chinese residents at a crossroads—stay or leave? The core unchanged: making money. Middle age brings choices. I can only make decisions I won't regret.
English 39 Years Old, Moved to Japan for 2.5 Years. It’s Time to Say Goodbye. August 15, 2025, Day 896 of living in Japan It's been nearly three weeks since I've been home alone during summer break. One of the reasons I particularly love Japan is that it's perfect for quiet solitude. Waking up alone at home, exercising, studying,
English The End of Certainty: Reflections on Immigration After Two and a Half Years in Japan The business manager visa threshold debate highlights a global turning point. Post-COVID-19, countries worldwide tightened immigration policies. Japan's visa program saw unexpected growth, forcing policy changes.
English Embrace Failure: The Real Secret to Business Success in Japan Amid tightening business manager visa policies in Japan, the core remains unchanged: run a legitimate business and pay taxes. Failure is inevitable in entrepreneurship. From coffee shops to Amazon stores, every venture faces setbacks.
English Beyond the Textbook: A Child's Flourishing Life in Japan our daughter's robust health and happiness, fostered by outdoor activity and excellent school "Shokuiku" (food education), have eased our parental worries. Her flourishing validates our decision to move. We prioritize her well-being above all, confident she will thrive here.
English Finding Home: Why Osaka Keeps Winning as Asia's Most Livable City Osaka ranks 7th in EIU's 2025 Global Liveability Index, scoring perfect marks in stability, healthcare, and education. After three years, the novelty faded but love deepened. Life became ordinary yet fulfilling—family focused, simply content.
English Between Happiness and Excellence: Rethinking Education as Immigrant Parents Reuniting with high school friends in Osaka after a decade, we discussed our children's education. Our past academic achievements mean little now. Happy education isn't indulgence—it's fostering lifelong learning through interest.
English What I Lost and Gained: Two Years as an Immigrant in Japan Two years in Japan: lost 20 pounds, fixed assets, and old social circles. But gained fulfilling days, saved commute time for family, and built new friendships faster than expected. Gain and loss are two sides of the same coin. Happiness matters most.
English Breaking News: Japan in Crisis—Disasters, Chaos, and the Struggle for Survival A tongue-in-cheek satire portraying Japan as a land of disasters, crime, and hardship—only to reveal in the end that it’s all fictional exaggeration. A humorous parody of fear-mongering and sensationalism about life in Japan.
English Is Japan Sinking Again? The Truth Behind Earthquake Warnings Friends sent disaster videos claiming Japan had a major earthquake. Fact-checking revealed Cabinet Office's Nankai Trough report—10 years of data publicly available. Disasters are unpredictable, but preparation through science and transparency is key.
English Stable for the Masses, Competitive for the Elite: Japan's Educational Paradox Daughter scored 95 in math at juku. Japan's education is "stable for masses, competitive for elite"—98% advancement rate but fierce competition for top schools. What matters isn't scores, but maintaining interest and balance.
