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An Empty Room and Zero Friends: My First Night in Japan
March 7th, 2020.
This photo was taken on the first night at my new home in Japan. It was in
Hi, I'm Yeop —
EditI'm a polyglot, otaku, xenophile, and I love meeting people.
I'm a Techinical Operations Manager(Service Manager) at Swift.
I'm also a bookwarm, serial home party organizer, gamer and traveler.
I've livded in Korea, U.S, Finland, Japan, China, and Mexico. Now my wife has imported me to Tokyo.
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Work, connection and whatever I learned on the way in case it helps.
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designing the life I want
The 2026 Kickoff: Why We Traded a Dinner Party for Slide Decks
On 31st January, my wife and I hosted a small group of friends at our home. It wasn’t just
joy of hosting
From Logistics to Connection: Why I "Designed" My Birthday This Year
Yesterday, twenty-one friends gathered at a Beijing Duck restaurant in Ginza to celebrate my birthday.
I have a habit of
Work
"It felt as if my wife asked for a divorce!"
"How did you feel when he told you that he is moving to a different department?"
A colleague
2025 Year End Review
This year I had the luxury to get away from everything and fly into Shonai, Yamagata and stay there for
Work
Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
crossborder payment
How Wise & Revolut Actually Move Funds, FATF rule change implications
A common misconception in cross-border payments is that money physically “travels” overseas.
In reality:
💡 Money never crosses borders. Only messages
Work
"It felt as if my wife asked for a divorce!"
"How did you feel when he told you that he is moving to a different department?"
A colleague
Work
Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
Work
What a Customer’s Farewell Taught Me About Feedback
One of our main contacts at a key customer announced she’s retiring — this week.
I did notice she was
Work
Japanese Business Manners Essentials
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet seven different customers over 2 days together with a former banker who has
일본생활
주택론 공제 연말조정 통해 하는 법(구입 후 2년차 부터)
주택 구입 후 1년차에는 확정신고를, 2년차부터는 연말조정 통해 진행해야 한다.
이 연말조정은 회사원이라면 회사 통해서 하고, 두 가지 서류 제출이
game
킹덤 투 크라운 세이브 파일 날아감, 세이브 파일 복원하는 방법
아내랑 몇 시간째 게임을 하다가 이런 일이 생겼어요.
“로컬에서 업로드하고 클라우드에서 다운로드하시겠습니까?”라는 메시지가 떴고,
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