Fail Fast

My wife, my daughter, and I moved to Japan end of last year.

KIZU514, or me as a freelancer, was based on the idea that my wife would support our family in Japan while I would be some sort of bonus income.

We sacrificed a lot to get here but unfortunately Japan isn’t working out. We are disappointed but all things considered our adventure must end prematurely.

Moving forward I’m trying to find our way back to Montreal. That plan involves me looking for a job with health insurance.

I will keep running KIZU514 as a professional blog.

Waiting room
I am a patient boy…

Making and Doing in Kamogawa, Japan

Hackerfarm is a place is located in rural Japan, about two hours east of Tokyo on the Boso peninsula. It’s a cluster of buildings, a lot of shared tools, and a beautiful country setting […] a collection of Japanese and foreign tech hackers who’ve escaped from city life. We’re working together on projects, making life richer for ourselves and for the community who have adopted us. »

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Kamiyama and the Quest for a “New Work-Style”

A template to aspire to:

Mr. Shinya Ohminami, Chairman of Kamiyama’s Green Valley NPO, and his friends in Kamiyama started the “Kamiyama Artist in Residence” program to invite several artists to stay and pursue their work from Kamiyama. That was the first step, and from there followed new actions and initiatives based on their unique philosophy of “Creative Depopulation.”

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