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- You Don't Need All Seven: How Leaked Personal Data Fits Together“Japan keeps My Number information in different places, right?” “Then if every place leaks, is it like collecting the seven Dragon Balls?”
- The Factory Got Built Before the 1,500 Articles: What Happens When AI Compounds Exploring, Structuring, Improving and AutomatingMaking a ton of articles with AI isn't news anymore.
- When Your Boss Turns a Work Problem Into a Personal Attack: Grilling, Targeting, Fighting Back, and Ignoring on PurposeBeing told about a mistake isn't what breaks people.
- "Not Sure? Call Me" Is a Broken Way to Run a ReceptionAt the visitor entrance of a factory or office, you often see a sign like this:
- Japan Is Safe and Convenient, So Why Isn't Happiness Higher?Why is Japan so safe yet less happy?
- What 8 Years of Free Haircuts Taught Me About the Salon IndustryI've left out salon names, personal names and anything that could identify someone.
- Hunter × Hunter"What anime do you like?" can feel like the Hunter ExamFor two people who do not know each other well, “Do you like any anime?” is a very safe question.
- Nearly 1,000 repositories: what would humans cost? Solo AI economicsImagine a personal software repository whose GitHub issue and pull-request sequence number is approaching four digits.
- What happens when AI “improves” you without permission? A Kochikame-style internet comedy where your edited self comes back to judge the originalYou post a photo of yourself online. Somewhere else, someone runs it through AI.
- I Kept Blogging Until My Soul Ended Up in GitHub — Can 1,000+ Articles Become External Memory and Fuel a Personal AI?People keep journals. Do it aggressively enough and eventually your soul gets version-controlled on GitHub.
- How Unlikely Is It That Two People Who Meet by Chance Will Also Match Well Enough to Run a Marriage Together?When I look at married couples, I sometimes think:
- The Clerk Said “Not Here.” The Missing ID Was at the Same Store the Next DayAfter using a Japanese My Number ID card at a convenience-store copier, someone noticed the card was gone.
- An AI sales email arrived. The most interesting part was the machine that finds customers.The twist: the thing being sold is a system for finding sales prospects and writing personalized messages with AI.
- Why Do Mental Health Clinics Require Masks, and Can They Refuse You for Not Buying One?Even now, you may walk into a mental health clinic or hospital in Japan and hear this at the front desk:
- Why Do You Act Like a Different Person Around Certain People?If you watch the Hidden Inventory / Premature Death arc of Jujutsu Kaisen, Utahime Iori comes across a little differently than she does in the main story.
- Astra and Opus 5 in Copilot aren't free: it starts at $39 a monthIn September 2026, AI billing came up with one more way to wreck your wallet and your brain at the same time.
- Quiet Quitting Isn't Just "Not Worth It": Digging Past the HeadlinesHere's how the news usually explains quiet quitting:
- I Tried a Free Local-Government Matchmaking Service and Dating Had Become a Workflow — AI Recommendations, a 60-Minute Daily Limit, One Application a Day, a Volunteer NPC, and Contact Info Unlocking at “Serious Dating”What happens when a public agency designs a matchmaking app seriously?
- "Why does a line form after I join?" Social proof and queuesThe shop is almost empty.
- Turning your past self into articles feels like making HorcruxesWhen people write about old experiences, they can preserve more than events.
- Don't hand one person the remote control to your lifeSome people turn personal preferences into universal rules: “normal people do this,” “family should do this,” “that’s just how work is.”
- Why does a mascot suddenly feel okay to touch? The human insideIf an adult runs straight toward a stranger and tries to hug them, most people immediately recognize that personal-space rules apply.
- Seven forms of salmon: the best-value sushi in Nagoya“What sushi do you like?” — “Salmon.” — “Anything else?” — “Seared salmon.” — “Anything else?” — “Salmon with cheese.”
- Before Monitoring Employee Attitude, Look at the Attitude of the Meeting ItselfSome workplaces quickly label people as having a “bad attitude” when they only half-listen to a meeting, keep working during off-topic talk, or respond only…
- Why support characters are quietly overpowered: a live strategy wikiIn battle manga and games, flashy attack abilities often get the spotlight.
- Don't stop urgent work and then vanish into a meetingThere are moments at work that feel especially frustrating.
- Why BeReal-style data leaks will happen again at workIf even large companies cannot identify people who might take BeReal photos inside the workplace and leak internal information, what is the point of conducting…
- How to Make Friends on Social Media: Build Light Contact Before Sending DMsYou can make friends on social media.