28Aug
Fujikawaguchiko to Kyoto 🚗🏔️⛩️
13 August 2026 Yesterday, I mentioned that the jury remained out on Haostay and that
General
27Aug
SAMURAI 2026: FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS, ONE CHARIOT, SEVEN DAYS ACROSS JAPAN
The view was magnificent. Some of the photographs taken from that vantage point may become family classics. The Pagoda itself carries a timeless message of peace, and one statement stayed with me:
"Express our hope for a peaceful world free of conflict."
Sadly, the world continues to test that hope. But perhaps the architects would be equally disappointed to learn that a miniature conflict involving Hitto Doraiba and Kirokugari has been running continuously since yesterday.
03Apr
Part 3: How a Boss’s Criticism Became One Of My Greatest Assets
I don't think the "Send" button had even popped back up before my direct manager summoned me. I received the most legendary tongue-lashing of my life. It was a "resetting" I’ll never forget. From that day on, my emails addressed the GM by his first name (as he requested) and my direct manager with the utmost formal respect. I learned to give to Caesar what was Caesar’s.
24Mar
How the Ducks Lined Up: A Journey Through Chaos and Chance
Success, I have learned, is rarely the product of perfection. It is the outcome of persistence, grace, timing, and the invisible hands that guide us through the moments we thought would break us.
20Mar
Part 2 — When Integrity Is Tested: A Leader’s Journey Through Temptation, Conflict, and Corporate Scrutiny
Integrity is not a quiet virtue. It is loud. It is tested. It is uncomfortable. And sometimes, it puts you in rooms you never imagined you’d be in. Yet, when the dust settles, and you look back on the choices you made, you find that the only true defence you ever needed was the truth — and the courage to stand by it.
17Mar
Part 1 — The People You Inherit: When Leadership Begins With Someone Else’s Problem
Every employee — whether difficult, gifted, misunderstood, or quietly exceptional — leaves an imprint on the leader they encounter. And in the end, it is these imprints — often painful, often unexpected — that stay with us long after the project is delivered.
