Essays on culture, business, and everyday life.
HR leader turned essayist — exploring how stories shape work and society.
Author of Letter from Tokyo on Substack.
https://substack.com/@letterfromtokyo
Weekend Tokyo #013 is now live.
Japan is slowing down:
young people priced out of travel, seniors losing their daily routes,
and a society quietly forgetting how to move.
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Weekend Tokyo #013 is now live.
Japan is slowing down:
young people priced out of travel, seniors losing their daily routes,
and a society quietly forgetting how to move.
open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...
Here’s the trailer for “The Country That Stopped Moving.”
Japan is slowing down — young people priced out of travel, seniors losing their daily routes.
What happens when a whole nation stops moving?
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Here’s the trailer for “The Country That Stopped Moving.”
Japan is slowing down — young people priced out of travel, seniors losing their daily routes.
What happens when a whole nation stops moving?
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Workday Tokyo #012 looks at Curves — a fitness chain where over 60% of revenue now comes from recurring protein sales.
A new model for aging well in Japan.
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Workday Tokyo #012 looks at Curves — a fitness chain where over 60% of revenue now comes from recurring protein sales.
A new model for aging well in Japan.
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Japan’s talent pipeline is thinning just as EVs demand new skills.
My new piece explains why it matters.
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Japan’s talent pipeline is thinning just as EVs demand new skills.
My new piece explains why it matters.
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Tonight’s Wisdom Tokyo #004 looks at Japan’s shrinking pipeline of skilled auto technicians — and why it matters more than most people realize.
10-second teaser below.
Full story at 7PM JST.
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Tonight’s Wisdom Tokyo #004 looks at Japan’s shrinking pipeline of skilled auto technicians — and why it matters more than most people realize.
10-second teaser below.
Full story at 7PM JST.
👉 letterfromtokyo.substack.com
Tokyo is quietly returning to print — GOAT, POPEYE/BRUTUS, ZINEs, indie shops.
Just published a new Weekend Tokyo on this “return to paper.”
If it speaks to you, I’d be glad if you read it.
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Tokyo is quietly returning to print — GOAT, POPEYE/BRUTUS, ZINEs, indie shops.
Just published a new Weekend Tokyo on this “return to paper.”
If it speaks to you, I’d be glad if you read it.
letterfromtokyo.substack.com/p/weekend-to...
Here’s a short Sora trailer on Tokyo’s “return to paper” — from GOAT to ZINE culture.
If you don’t want to miss it, subscribe to Letter from Tokyo.
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Here’s a short Sora trailer on Tokyo’s “return to paper” — from GOAT to ZINE culture.
If you don’t want to miss it, subscribe to Letter from Tokyo.
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From keirin to pachinko, Japan’s public gambling is being rewritten through tech and time.
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From keirin to pachinko, Japan’s public gambling is being rewritten through tech and time.
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Japan moves at two speeds —
the rhythm of the city,
and the silence of the wild.
🎞️ A new Letter from Tokyo out now.
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Japan moves at two speeds —
the rhythm of the city,
and the silence of the wild.
🎞️ A new Letter from Tokyo out now.
🔗 letterfromtokyo.substack.com
From coexistence to control—this is Bearland Japan.
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From coexistence to control—this is Bearland Japan.
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Exactly the hardware-first, software-later strategy we covered in Wisdom Tokyo.
🎮 Read the full piece
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Exactly the hardware-first, software-later strategy we covered in Wisdom Tokyo.
🎮 Read the full piece
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🚇 Japan, the Country of Rails — and Cars.
From subways that profit in 40 years
to trucks that pay off in one —
how Japan’s cities move at two speeds.
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🚇 Japan, the Country of Rails — and Cars.
From subways that profit in 40 years
to trucks that pay off in one —
how Japan’s cities move at two speeds.
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The U.S. trailer just dropped — taking kabuki and keiko (practice) to the world stage.
Read more: youtu.be/p6k9Y-irvOE?...
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/p6k9Y-irvOE?...
#kokuho #kabuki #japan
The U.S. trailer just dropped — taking kabuki and keiko (practice) to the world stage.
Read more: youtu.be/p6k9Y-irvOE?...
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/p6k9Y-irvOE?...
#kokuho #kabuki #japan
🎰 The Pachinko Industry: A Shrinking Giant and Its Hidden Core
How Japan’s postwar “gray-zone capitalism” still survives in neon light.
Available now for paid subscribers.
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🎰 The Pachinko Industry: A Shrinking Giant and Its Hidden Core
How Japan’s postwar “gray-zone capitalism” still survives in neon light.
Available now for paid subscribers.
open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...
“From Castles to Roofs — The Quiet Continuity of Clay and Synthetic Tiles.”
From Tokugawa’s city castles to Aichi’s AI kilns —
a story of soil, craft, and quiet endurance.
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“From Castles to Roofs — The Quiet Continuity of Clay and Synthetic Tiles.”
From Tokugawa’s city castles to Aichi’s AI kilns —
a story of soil, craft, and quiet endurance.
open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...
“The Power of Uselessness — What Japan’s Makers and Robots Teach Us.”
From Tokyo’s Maker Faire to Nobel discoveries —
how Japan’s creativity thrives beyond “usefulness.”
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“The Power of Uselessness — What Japan’s Makers and Robots Teach Us.”
From Tokyo’s Maker Faire to Nobel discoveries —
how Japan’s creativity thrives beyond “usefulness.”
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“The Power of Uselessness — What Japan’s Makers and Robots Teach Us.”
From family tinkering at Maker Faire to Nobel discoveries —
where Japan’s creativity begins as “uselessness.”
🕖 Out tomorrow at 7PM JST
🎞️ Trailer below ↓
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“The Power of Uselessness — What Japan’s Makers and Robots Teach Us.”
From family tinkering at Maker Faire to Nobel discoveries —
where Japan’s creativity begins as “uselessness.”
🕖 Out tomorrow at 7PM JST
🎞️ Trailer below ↓
👉 Subscribe at letterfromtokyo.substack.com
from the quiet glow of fire,
to the chill of haunted places,
to the strange beauty where culture, capital — and Koei — intertwine.
🎞️ A 10-second cinematic reflection — watch it here:
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from the quiet glow of fire,
to the chill of haunted places,
to the strange beauty where culture, capital — and Koei — intertwine.
🎞️ A 10-second cinematic reflection — watch it here:
👉 letterfromtokyo.substack.com
Why do haunted houses and “guts tests” still thrive in Japan?
From department stores to ghost trains, fear isn’t just for fun — it’s culture.
New article just dropped:
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Why do haunted houses and “guts tests” still thrive in Japan?
From department stores to ghost trains, fear isn’t just for fun — it’s culture.
New article just dropped:
open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...
After my latest story on Keiko Erikawa and Koei Tecmo’s two-tiered model of culture and capital,
the company released its Integrated Report 2025 — and a day later, raised its forecast.
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After my latest story on Keiko Erikawa and Koei Tecmo’s two-tiered model of culture and capital,
the company released its Integrated Report 2025 — and a day later, raised its forecast.
open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...
“Designing the Flame — How Iwatani Is Redefining Fire”
From propane kitchens to hydrogen dreams — and now, the rediscovery of fire itself.
Read it here
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“Designing the Flame — How Iwatani Is Redefining Fire”
From propane kitchens to hydrogen dreams — and now, the rediscovery of fire itself.
Read it here
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She turned history into play and investments into history.
Meet Keiko Erikawa, the “Empress” behind Koei Tecmo’s empire.
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She turned history into play and investments into history.
Meet Keiko Erikawa, the “Empress” behind Koei Tecmo’s empire.
open.substack.com/pub/letterfr...
Living to 100 in Tokyo — A Blessing, or a Silent Limit?
As Japan enters the age of 100-year lives, what does it mean to grow old in a hyper-urban city like Tokyo?
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Living to 100 in Tokyo — A Blessing, or a Silent Limit?
As Japan enters the age of 100-year lives, what does it mean to grow old in a hyper-urban city like Tokyo?
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It’s about what it means to live to 100 — in Tokyo.
I made this short teaser video using Sora.
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It’s about what it means to live to 100 — in Tokyo.
I made this short teaser video using Sora.
Subscribe now to get it delivered straight to your inbox once it’s up