Websites from Japan

Mishi runs the blog Pink Gallica, where she shares her thoughts on a variety of topics. She enjoys music, nails, and shiny things. Her posts cover personal life, opinions, music, food, flowers, and random acquisitions. Mishi is a translator, originally from the US but having grown up in Anguilla and later attending high school and college in the States. She has lived in Japan for over 10 years and is a fan of horror, video games, and building her own website from scratch.

CJ is a designer, indie developer, and glassblower currently living in Tokyo. They maintain a blog that is updated regularly and encourage visitors to subscribe to the RSS feed for notifications. CJ is currently working fulltime, going to the 区役所, starting therapy, and looking for community and support.

Emma is a Japanese-Australian software engineer living in Tokyo. She blogs at emgoto.com, where she shares her experiences and learnings. Originally from Sydney, she moved to Tokyo in 2022. While she now enjoys hiking, she spent much of her youth PC gaming, which led her to study computer science. Emma works remotely for an Australian software company on a 4-day work week, allowing her time for hiking and writing. She is working towards completing the hyakumeizan, a list of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. She also enjoys reading and helping to build Hardcover, a book-tracking app.

Ben Tanaka is originally from Europe, holding a British passport and having been born in Germany and raised in Spain. He moved to Sendai in July 2000 and has worked in education since. He was an ALT for the Sendai Board of Education, then Chief ALT Advisor for Miyagi. From 2009 to 2022, he worked at Tohoku University. He presents at conferences and is interested in teaching English to children, phonics, reading instruction, extensive reading, teaching effectiveness, curriculum change, and the English education system in Japan. Since 2003, he has been helping his wife run her English school, Cambridge English in Sendai. He co-wrote The Fluency Course, a supplementary course for junior high school students. He also runs RetireJapan, a website providing financial advice to English-speaking residents of Japan.

David R Munson is a Japan-based photographer originally from Lubbock, Texas. He has been driven by curiosity since picking up a camera in 1996. His work reflects decades of using photography as a vehicle through life, guided by the philosophy that everything is interesting if given an honest chance. David's work explores themes of liminality and interstitiality in the built environment, focusing on the subtle, mundane, hidden, and forgotten. Influenced by DADAist poetry, entomology, architecture, and Taoist philosophy, he strives for new understandings through diligent practice. He largely eschews color in favor of monochrome and works with both digital and photochemical methods. David attended Ohio University’s School of Visual Communications, studying commercial photography with a minor in art history.

Joseph Tame is a Tokyo-based Brit originally from Herefordshire. He is a digital media producer, artist, entrepreneur, marathon runner, speaker, consultant, trainer, and inventor. He lives in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo with his wife and son. As the CEO and Creative Director of Wild Tame Inc., he works with various clients on digital media projects, primarily video production. He also collaborates with others to realize interesting and unique ideas.

Héctor García is the bestselling author of *IKIGAI the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life* (with Francesc Miralles), *The Magic of Japan*, *Ichigo Ichie*, and *A Geek in Japan*, among other books. Born in Spain, he lived in Switzerland before moving to Tokyo, Japan, where he has resided for over two decades. Formerly a software engineer, including being part of the original team that brought Twitter to Japan, he now dedicates himself to writing. His work focuses on Japanese culture and how its wisdom can help people lead better lives. He aims to create a philosophical framework that intersects Western and Oriental world-views.

Richard writes about programming on Little Pluses. His posts cover topics such as Git branch naming schemes, code self-review, and debugging patterns. He focuses on creating useful and composable content. He also has a page describing what he's doing now and what he's done before.

Rick Cogley is the Founder and Co-RD of eSolia in Tokyo, Japan. He has been living and working in Japan since 1987, assisting firms with their Japan projects. Rick enjoys family life with Maru the Shiba, coding and scripting, hiking, jogging, mechanical keyboards, and photography. He is also proficient in Japanese.

Mark McClure is a writer of science fiction and other works. He was born in Belfast and is currently based in Tokyo. He publishes his work online and through JFR Publishing.

Sean Breslin is originally from the U.K. and emigrated to Japan in 2001 after completing a B.A. Honours in Japanese language. He lived for a year on Shikoku before cycling to Kasugai in 2002, where he has lived since, with the exception of a few years in Inuyama. He enjoys photography, hiking, walking, and cycling across central Japan. He created his website to share photos and as a digital archive of his life for his daughter. He works as an English teacher and runs a school with his wife. He values being outdoors and exploring nature.

Nate Berkopec makes Ruby apps faster across the entire stack. He is the proprietor of Speedshop, a Ruby on Rails performance consultancy. Nate is a contributor to several open source projects, such as Puma and Ruby on Rails. He appeared on Shark Tank when he was nineteen.

Max Frenzel is the author of the international bestseller *Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress*. He co-founded the company Time Off, which offers workshops, courses, and tools to help individuals and companies prevent burnout and unlock creativity. Max is also an AI Researcher, currently serving as Head of Applied AI Research at Mercari. His research focuses on the creative applications of AI in design and music, and its use with biometric data in personalized health and wellbeing. He also produces and performs music under the name Taktile.

Joe Petrakovich is a digital creator who makes things on the internet. He shares some of his work through a small email list. He previously shared software engineering insights on his blog, Making Loops, and diet and health tips on his blog, Minimalist Fitness, which also had a YouTube channel. He also created Android apps and wrote a couple of e-books.

Kawanami Daiki is a 30-something male living in Kyoto. He operates the website "かわなみのテキストサイト", aiming to cultivate the "good old internet". He also runs a blog called "川並大樹のLIFELOG" and a weekly newsletter called "ぶぶづけ通信". His hobbies include movies, music, reading, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, running, logo collecting, blogging, and podcasts. He works at 株式会社かわなみ緑花園, dealing with flowers, houseplants, and landscaping.

This person is an indie/punk drummer with over 30 years of experience. They live in the NE corner of Tokyo, Japan, and enjoy the skyline view. Their current projects include 1000s of cats, Selby Tigers, and Foam Giant. This is their spot to post random things, connect to people, and enjoy being online.

Erica is a woman in her 30s who enjoys a variety of hobbies and sharing her experiences on her blog. She enjoys crocheting, cooking (especially banana bread), reading (sci-fi, horror, and slice-of-life), and photography. She participates in Postcrossing and snail mail, sending and receiving postcards and letters. She has two cats and a personal blog.

Tarek writes about projects, hobbies, and recent things. He can be contacted via email or ProtonMail. For secure communication, his GPG public key is available.

Asadaame was born in the 1980s and specialized in history. Now, Asadaame is sampling philosophy, sociology, and other topics of interest. Asadaame identifies as a civic hacker and anarchist, but considers themself someone who enjoys doing what they like. Asadaame is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases. Asadaame has a digital garden called DropGarden, a place for writing about what they think about and read. The site includes articles, book reviews, and a glossary. Asadaame does not have specific goals for the site, but hopes someone will find a new interest through it.

Ding Yu lives in Tokyo, Japan. He is the CTO at tourcandy and was previously VP of Product and Engineering at Japan Foodie. He is a long-time designer and web developer with selected works available. Ding Yu is a Pink Floyd and Murakami Haruki diehard. He has worked on projects such as Kintoun, a translator for Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, and 若愚, which provides information and services related to ChatGPT for immigration, career development, product planning, and software development. He is also associated with 东光读书会. His old works can be found on Flickr.

Gary is interested in revealing the magic behind computers. He can be contacted @garysferrao.

Andy Fossett is a teacher, writer, and movement educator based in Tokyo, Japan. As the co-founder and CEO of GMB Fitness, he has helped over 125,000 clients in more than 100 countries build physical autonomy. Andy has practiced Taido since 1984, holds the rank of 6th degree black belt kyoshi, and teaches at the Hamacho Dojo in Tokyo. He also serves as Director of the American Taido Association and General Secretary of the World Taido Federation. He is the author of two books and hosts the Autonomy podcast.

Matt is an American living in Tokyo since 2022. Originally from Florida, he studied Computer Engineering and lived in California from 2017 to 2022, starting his career in the Bay Area before moving to Los Angeles. He enjoys writing and sharing his thoughts online, having recently started his own website in early 2024. Matt has played guitar since he was 12, is a regular reader, and is interested in human behavior and psychology. He journals daily and values self-reflection.

940707 is working on this blog and doesn't expect many readers. They describe themselves as very smart with at leasat 72 IQ and an excellent body of waater vessel for 1,000,000 parasites. They enjoy spending weekends laaying in bed and find nostalgia to be their crux. They can be contacted at 940707@0xchat.com or via Nostr.