@stats_feed If donkeys sleep 3.1 hours a day, and Japan’s Prime Minister sleeps about 3 hours…
We may have been comparing politicians to the wrong animals all along. 😂
I thought I was used to earthquakes, but this one felt different.
It wasn’t just Kumamoto. Even far from the epicenter, the ground and buildings swayed slowly, almost like waves.
The intensity numbers alone don’t capture it. It felt as if all of western Japan had been shaken at once.
An eerie earthquake.
Japan’s low passport ownership rate isn’t just about money.
Work, entertainment, shopping, healthcare, and travel can all be handled almost entirely in Japanese.
People study English at school, but rarely use it in daily life, so it never really sticks.
The more convenient and self-contained life becomes at home, the less reason there is to go abroad.
Japan has one of the world’s strongest passports, yet the entire country is built to live like a shut-in.
A high salary won’t save you from a job with unclear responsibilities.
Before accepting a job offer, don’t negotiate only your salary.
Make sure you understand what you’ll actually be responsible for.
That’s often what determines whether you’ll enjoy the job—or regret accepting it.
I wrote a free guide for professionals considering jobs in Japan.
https://t.co/n29pWxIp4l
Sam Altman says we’ve entered the era of the “Gentle Singularity.”
I think he’s onto something.
The world won’t change overnight.
But AI has dramatically lowered the barrier between vague ideas and real output—text, images, videos, and code.
At least for individuals,
the small singularity has already begun.
The backlash against AI data centers is also a question of who pays.
If a company owns and powers its own facility, costs can be tied directly to capacity and usage.
But in leased facilities, responsibility is split between the operator and the large tenant using the compute.
Charge the operator for infrastructure impact, then require those costs to be allocated transparently to major users.
Leasing should not become a loophole for hiding who is driving the demand.
A job title is not the job.
“Global role” may mean influence—or translation.
“High ownership” may mean authority—or responsibility without budget, staff, or support.
Before accepting a job in Japan, ask what you will actually be doing. https://t.co/1UgTd6P7NM