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OpenID Summit Tokyo 2026 "Special Edition" Closing Keynote

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OpenID Summit Tokyo 2026 “Special Edition” Closing Keynote

The tickets apparently sold out instantly, so I had not introduced this event here; however, I will be speaking at the OpenID Summit Tokyo “Interim Ev…

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“Graduation Ceremony”

Today was Oza’s last day at work after working for the company for four years. It was a consequence of the staff reductions. We held a farewell party and called it a “graduat…

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Music for Children

In Japan and abroad alike, music played for children is generally assumed to mean nursery songs, anime music, or other so-called “children’s music.” I have long wondered whet…

Chuo Line Personal-Injury Accident

For the first time in a while, I was caught up in a personal-injury accident. I realized it as soon as I arrived at Kunitachi Station, so I am currently working remotely from an Ex…

Sukoyaka Milk & Juice Bar

A new drink stand has opened 0 minutes’ walk from the south exit of Kunitachi Station. It is Sukoyaka Milk & Juice Bar. Their milk is made with great care, starting with…

The Damage Left by Typhoon 22 — Shuzenji

Shuzenji is the starting point of Yasunari Kawabata’s The Izu Dancer. The other day, while rereading it at our villa in Kita-Karuizawa, I began to want to visit Shuzenji too. I had…

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