Chose I Spent 1.3 Million Yen Building a Family Grave in Japan. Was It Worth It?
I promised a dying parent a family grave and spent about 1.3 million yen on it. Land, stone, yearly fees. Whether it was worth it, I still weigh.
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Doubted Shohei Ohtani Started Spitting on the Field. I Am Just Disappointed.
I have watched MLB almost every day in my 60s. Then Shohei Ohtani started spitting on the field. Not angry, just disappointed, and this is why.
Looking Back I Am the Second Son, but I Inherited the Family House. A Japanese Inheritance Story.
I am the second son, but I inherited the family house when my older brother married out. A Japanese inheritance story, and what I now want to tell my own son.
Doubted Google Puts Big Companies at the Top. I Trusted Them Once. It Cost Me.
Google puts big companies at the top. I trusted them once. A 67-year-old retired factory worker in Japan explains what that trust cost him — and why he blogs anyway.
Doubted I Threw Away My Family Buddhist Altar: A Story Most Foreigners Will Not Understand
When my parent died, I had to throw away a Buddhist family altar. The temple refused. The religious organization wanted it back. A 67-year-old Japanese man's honest account.
Continued I Published 200 Blog Posts in 7 Months. Nothing Happened. Then the Blog Started Moving.
I wrote 200 blog posts in 7 months and saw nothing. Then one post slowly began to move. Here are the real numbers, and what I still do not understand.
Looking Back When My Parent Died, I Had No Idea Where to Start — So I Asked the Office to Tell Me Everything
My parent died and I did not know where to begin. Here is what I did: I asked the town office to explain every step, and it worked.
Doubted I Built a House. Will My Kids Ever Live in It?
I built a house for my family. Will my sons ever live in it? Before it sits empty, here is what I think about the home I leave behind.
Quit Wasteful Spending in Retirement: 3 Purchases I Regret and 2 I Do Not
In my 60s my wasteful spending stopped. Here are 3 purchases I regret, 2 I do not, and the one simple habit that ended my impulse buying.
Doubted Google, I Did Not Ask for Your Opinion — A Man in His 60s Finds AI Mode Annoying
A 60-year-old explains why Google AI Mode and AI Overviews are annoying. I just want the links, not an AI summary deciding what the answer is.