Iori·4h agoWhy Did Ten Years of Regional Revitalization Fall Short?Notes and redrawn charts from Takumi Fujinami’s (Japan Research Institute) talk on jobs for women and young people, and “regional…
Iori·8h agoA Logo I Might Finally Stop Tinkering WithA three-dot water radical, a book cover, and a brushed hiragana curve: three unrelated associations that landed on one shape
Iori·Mar 17I Built a Markdown Widget for Figma, But Then JavaScript From 2009 Broke EverythingWhy I had to write a custom Markdown parser for a Figma Widget
Iori·Mar 2Seven Random Clues About the Future That Started ConnectingFrom a 1970 Japanese prediction model to quadratic voting in Taiwan, here’s what I found while thinking out loud
Iori·Feb 24I Built a Ukiyoe Website with AI, But Then Had to Color It MyselfHow researching 25+ sites and hand-coloring layers taught me what AI can’t do in cultural design
Iori·Feb 11Does AI Smile Upon Lifelong Learners? Using AI to Understand My MindThis title was chosen rather spontaneously.
Iori·Feb 440 Organizations Working on Regional Revitalization & Environmental Sustainability in Japan*Disclaimer: The organizations featured in this article were selected based on my personal interest and perspective. This is not intended…
Iori·Jan 24Absent, Yet Present: A Collection of Everyday EmptinessMy understanding is extremely low, but I like the concept of emptiness proposed by Kenya Hara, which is connected to the Buddhist idea of…
Iori·Dec 20, 2025Visualizing the Birthplaces of Japanese Manga Artists and Anime Creators — Built in 1 Hour with…Recently, I was listening to a G1 by GLOBIS podcast titled “The Heart of Regional Revitalization: ‘Deep Local is Global’ — How Unique…
Iori·Sep 23, 2025What I Learned from a Design Workshop in a Small Japanese Coastal TownSection 1: IntroductionA response icon1A response icon1