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  • Goodbye, 2020!

    Goodbye, 2020!

    As I wrote my year-in-review in Japanese, I came to the conclusion that I was “surprisingly content” with the year. Not because it was easy or went as planned, but despite it – as you can imagine. This year I: experienced the first cancellation of WordCamp of the year due to the pandemic as an…

  • The Scots Wikipedia Story Reflection

    The Scots Wikipedia Story Reflection

    You may have read the story about the bulk of Scots Wikipedia being written by an American teenager who doesn’t speak the language. I felt the cringe. I’m involved in a volunteer-based translation project with hundreds of languages with a varying maintenance level. Who knows, something like this could happen to us too. The Guardian…

  • WordCamp Asia 2020 “Recap”

    WordCamp Asia 2020 “Recap”

    WordCamp Asia 2020 is over — before it started. We as the organizing team have a lot more to do before we can close the books for this year, but the anticipation for the actual event has now ended. First, I want everyone to know that the cancellation decision was not made lightly. I want…

  • Thanks for 2019, and Happy New Year!

    Thanks for 2019, and Happy New Year!

    It’s already 2020 in Japan but still 2019 somewhere in the world, right? I’ve written a long Japanese version of my year in review but I also wanted to share something here as well. Looking back, it’s been a great year thanks to some unexpected (but good!) changes and opportunities, like being selected as an…

  • Open Source Summit Japan 2019

    Open Source Summit Japan 2019

    Last week, I volunteered at Open Source Summit Japan for the first time. I enjoyed learning from other open source community members as an attendee and volunteer.

  • My WordCamp Europe 2019 #WCEU

    My WordCamp Europe 2019 #WCEU

    Some of my highlights of WordCamp Europe 2019.

  • WordCamp Europe 2019 Contributor Day: Polyglots Team

    WordCamp Europe 2019 Contributor Day: Polyglots Team

    At WordCamp Europe 2019 in Berlin, I had a very productive and fun Contributor Day with polyglots team contributors.

  • “Kodomo no Yu” Sentō-themed Ball Pit at Tokyo Skytree

    “Kodomo no Yu” Sentō-themed Ball Pit at Tokyo Skytree

    Yesterday, we met a friend of mine and her family at Skytree Soramachi and spent the morning at Kodomo no Yu (こどもの湯) play area. It’s an indoor ball pit that looks like a sentō, Japanese-style bathhouse. My 4-and-half-year old daughter jumped right into the pool of balls and even made a new friend. Her younger…

  • Comparing 4 PDF Text-To-Speech iOS Apps: Voice Dream Reader, Capti Voice, NaturalReader, and vBookz PDF

    Comparing 4 PDF Text-To-Speech iOS Apps: Voice Dream Reader, Capti Voice, NaturalReader, and vBookz PDF

    Lately, I’ve been really into listening to as much content as possible. In addition to podcasts, web pages, and audiobooks, I started listening to PDF documents these days. iOS native text-to-speech (TTS) feature is fine for short text but isn’t great for PDFs. So I started searching for an app that suits my need. Trying…

  • Sakura in Tokyo, 2018

    Sakura in Tokyo, 2018

    Some photos from this year’s (great) cherry blossom season.

  • Thanksgiving in Tokyo, 2017

    Thanksgiving in Tokyo, 2017

    For the third time, we cooked a Thanksgiving meal in Tokyo. Baking a whole bird at home (especially turkey) isn’t something I do very often, but I feel it’s worth the effort for this occasion. We started this tradition because we found a wholesale grocery store that carries frozen whole turkey, Niku-no-Hanamasa. They even deliver…

  • Global WordPress Translation Day in Tokyo

    Global WordPress Translation Day in Tokyo

    September 30 was the third Global WordPress Translation Day (GWTD3). https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/global-wordpress-translation-day-3/ 649 translators for 60 different locales added 93,179 translations over the 24-hour period. 346 projects (core, meta, plugins, themes, and apps) got new language pack created as a result. Meetups & Online Events in Japan In Japan, there were four local meetups in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka,…

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