Category: Lifestyle

  • Running 3,000 km in 2021

    These days, I get very tired around 7pm and can no longer work after that. Then, I realized it’s may not just be because I’m getting old. It may also be because of I’ve run 300 km in Aug and Sep. I’m trying to run 3,000km in the year 2021 because I ran 2660km in…

  • Why Japanese in Japan are not good at talking politics in public

    Why Japanese in Japan are not good at talking politics in public

    After I came to the US, I saw many people involved in politics. In Japan, debating politics is kinda taboo. I’ve been wondering why. I think I found a potential great reason. Discussing politics and doing political activities in public schools and public facilities is strictly prohibited in Japan. The Iwakura City has a public…

  • Attending DojoCon Japan 2017

    Attending DojoCon Japan 2017

    I love open source and community around it. My job is to spread the open source spirits and business in Japan. Now I am the father of two lovely daughters. It’s no brainer that I started CoderDojo Owari in my town since April 2017 and help DojoCon Japan 2017. I was fortunate to be a translator…

  • The Era of Glocalization

    The Era of Glocalization

    Happy new year of 2017. I will write a kind of new year’s resolution. In these days, I am often being asked what I can do, what I can do to help others, what I really want to do. I think one of my most advantage is the ability to glocalize. In 2017, I would like…

  • [Editorial] Dolphin, Whales and YokosoNews

    Earlier today, one of my YokosoNews contributors traveled to Kumano, Japan. And he went to eat the local cuisine which include the dolphin. Then he posted the photo on YokosoNews Facebook page. I immediately deleted the photo from the YokosoNews Facebook Page. But I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal opinion…

  • A Happy New Year 2011

    A Happy New Year 2011

    at Chiyozaki Beach, Suzuka, Mie, Japan on January 1st, 2011 [ Check more photo and video ] . .

  • Be carefull. Japan is super hot now

    I know I should work on the report of World Cosplay Summit 2010. But Japan has been hot theses days… I mean really hot. In addition, Yukina (YokosoNews reporter) is currently down from heat fever… “summer cold” is very trciky. So I decided to work on this heat advisory article on YokosoNews. I also made…