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Watch over the lonely elderly with a smartphone
Introducing "Yurukone," an app that uses IoT and AI to alleviate the anxieties of lonely elderly people and young people with such parents.

  • Providing communication that maintains an appropriate sense of distance that can be continued every day without burdening both the young people watching over and the elderly receiving it.

  • Simple operability that even elderly people who are unfamiliar with device operation can easily use.

  • Reassurance of the child who is the watcher by checking the physical condition and survival of the parent every day.

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Between Proactive and Passive

August 31,2025

Proactive and passive－their meanings stand in opposition. Personally, I tend to associate the former with something positive and the latter with something negative, but the truth isn’t that simple. Each has its merits and drawbacks, which makes the topic all the more intriguing.
 

Additive vs. Subtractive Scoring ー Two Axes of Evaluation

In organizations, evaluation methods can be seen along two axes: additive scoring (proactive) and subtractive scoring (passive). These aren’t neatly divided into two categories; rather, they form a kind of gradient, pulling against each other in varying degrees. I’ve experienced environments that embodied both extremes.

The Courage to Pause Shapes the Future

July 30,2025
Running nonstop isn’t the only form of progress. Sometimes, it’s the pauses, the reflections, and the things we choose to let go of that become the true driving force toward the future.

■ Sustainable Progress Requires Deliberate Pauses
When trying to move forward, we may need to accept that short-term pauses are necessary for long-term momentum. If we ignore this, things might seem fine for now — but eventually, we risk a harsh backlash. It’s like how athletes stretch after training: to promote recovery, prevent injury, and maintain optimal condition for what comes next.

The Trouble with People Who Only Have Motivation

June 29,2025

“The incompetent but motivated must XX” this rather extreme phrase is often attributed to Napoleon. So what goes into the “XX”? The answer is—Levi’s vintage jeans, known as “Double X”! …Of course not. The real answer is: “be killed” An absolutely shocking statement. This corresponds to Type ② in the chart left, which outlines military roles based on aptitude, as defined by General von Seeckt, the highest-ranking figure in the German army. Seeing this, many people will probably find themselves nodding in recognition as old memories resurface—along with a rising sense of disgust.

The nation has fallen , but the jeans remain.

May 31,2025

Recently, I sorted through the clothes I owned. Why? Well, during my last health checkup, it was revealed that I had terminal lung cancer…So at the very end, I wanted to leave gracefully — like a bird that leaves no trace behind.  —Okay, not really. Nothing that dramatic. The truth is more mundane: I’ve gained over 10 kilograms since my younger days, my lifestyle has changed thanks to working from home, and I feel a growing resistance to keeping up with trends as I age. Just little things like that.

My Love Affair with the Classics ー Jeans, Ramen, The Beatles, and Me

April 29,2025

When I was about 15 or 16 years old, I remember being completely captivated by the Levi's jeans, named with three-digit numbers like 501, while flipping through a brochure I had picked up at a clothing store. At the time, young men with long hair, clad in tastefully faded denim and adorned with expensive Native American jewelry on their chests and fingers, were everywhere in youth magazines like Hot Dog.
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