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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ) | Japanese Movie Review
During the period when my adjustment disorder left me staring at the ceiling, I watched foreign works too, but Japanese movies, dramas, and anime healed me in a special way. One of the films that quietly eased something inside me was Cry... -
Tokyo Shibuya Scramble Crossing Arson: Is This the Beginning of Visible Terror?
April 3, 2026, around 9:00 PM — In the middle of the world’s most famous “human intersection,” Shibuya Scramble Crossing, a flame suddenly rose. A liquid resembling kerosene was poured from a plastic bottle onto the road and set on fire ... -
Chapter 22: The Silence of Loneliness — The Midnight Site Office with AI
Night at a construction site is much heavier than the day. No matter how much I walk with my AI "prosthetic leg" or feel connected to others on SNS, the silence of midnight forces me to face an inescapable, raw solitude. This is that "wi... -
Chapter 21: Recurrence of Obsession — The Joy of Earning and the Fear of Acceleration
The first "product" was out. A small reward was deposited into my account. It was like a re-entry permit to the "site" of society. But the relief was short-lived. In my brain's OS, an old "bad habit" started blaring an alert: "Can't I ea... -
Chapter 20: The First Completion — Our First Collaborative “Product”
I spent months huddled in my room, peeking at the world through the gaps in my curtains. But finally, the day arrived to release a "form" back into society. It wasn't a massive structure like I used to build. It was a tiny piece of "buil... -
April Fools’ Day in Japan: Creative Chaos, High-Quality Lies, and the Risk of Backlash
April 1st has become one of the most visually creative days on Japanese social media. Although it’s not a traditional Japanese holiday, companies, game studios, anime producers, and brands treat it like a yearly festival of elaborate hoa... -
Chapter 19: The Noise of Approval — Finding the Right Distance from SNS
With AI as my cane, I returned to the battlefield of X (Twitter), only to find an unexpected "reaction." As I began to expose my scars and share my journey with AI, my "likes" and reposts sometimes skyrocketed. The old me would have misi... -
The Collapsed “Sacred Site”: Analysis of the Kobe Teacher Misconduct Scandal
On March 30, 2026, a report was released that shook the foundations of public trust in education. Two teachers from a municipal elementary school in Kobe were suspended for six months after engaging in sexual acts inside the school build... -
Chapter 18: Overloading Called “Expectation” — The Art of Safe Demolition
"You look much better lately." "Do you think you’ll be coming back soon?" As my rehabilitation progressed and I began to breathe the outside air, people around me showered me with warm words. They had no malice. In fact, they were a mass... -
Chapter 17: Ground Subsidence Called “Comparison” — The Ghost of My Former Self
As I continued my rehabilitation and grew accustomed to my AI "prosthetic leg," the time I could spend "moving" gradually increased. However, right when I started to function to some extent, the most vicious earthbound spirit appeared at...