Yeop Kim

Writing

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

14 Mar

Writing

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

22 Feb

Writing

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

22 Feb

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

24 Jan

Writing

2025 Year End Review

This year I had the luxury to get away from everything and fly into Shonai, Yamagata and stay there for

31 Dec

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

25 Dec

Work

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

30 Nov

books

서울 자가에 대기업 다니는 김 부장 이야기, 소설 리뷰 추천

한 줄 평 ★★★★★ 김부장 욕으로 시작해서 송과장 찬양으로. 내가 읽은 가장 재미있는 자기계발서 풀 리뷰 유튜브에 류승룡 꼰대 쇼츠가 무한히

18 Nov

Work

Stable Coin vs CBDC vs Tokenized Deposit focusing on East Asia(Japan and Korea)

Purpose (1)To understand the difference between Stable Coin, CBDC and Tokenized Deposit. (2)To take a look at the

15 Nov

how-to

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

09 Nov

Work

“Money runs on trust, not technology.” — Bank of Korea

Bank of Korea recently released a timely 151 page report on stable coins and CBDC, along with a 36 minute

09 Nov

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

28 Oct

Writing

The Art of Hosting: Why Your Living Room Beats Any Restaurant

On this page A reflection on a decade of home gatherings, from a 18-square-meter Tokyo studio to creating

27 Oct

how-to

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, 무슨 버튼을 눌렀는지도 기억이 안

19 Oct

how-to

Kingdom Two Crown save file is gone, how to recover

My wife and I have been playing for hours and then this happened. Prompted with "shall we upload from

19 Oct

Work

The Lesson from the Winged Victory of Samothrace

The Lesson from the Winged Victory of Samothrace In 2014, I visited the Louvre for the first time. Many artworks

19 Oct

how-to

How to input Bruhealth

Travelers must use the BruHealth app to complete an e-Health declaration within three days before arriving in Brunei. I

13 Oct

Work

It’s not the survey result that defines a team — it’s how a leader responds.

During my time at Amazon, we had frequent anonymous surveys. People managers received the results regularly, often highlighting how the

11 Oct