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Japan just quietly dropped a blueprint to overhaul its 50-year-old payment infrastructure by 2030
Japan just announced it's replacing the backbone of its entire banking system.
The Zengin System has been running
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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Health comes first, after ER experience in Korea
I landed in Korea on a Friday afternoon.
By 8pm, I was in the ER.
Two days before arrival, severe
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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
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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
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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
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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
Japan just quietly dropped a blueprint to overhaul its 50-year-old payment infrastructure by 2030
Japan just announced it's replacing the backbone of its entire banking system.
The Zengin System has been running
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
