Reading articles that catch my eye, exploring new technologies, and running experiments in the field. That’s what I’ve done time and again. But the world is vast, and things change quickly. My bookmarks keep piling up, and the list of things I want to try or think about just keeps growing.

At the same time, it’s more interesting to compare notes with others about what I’ve discovered and what I make of it rather than keeping it all to myself. As these topics have been coming up more often in conversations with clients, I’ve decided to start sharing them with you in the form of regular reports.

I have one editorial policy: “Things I actually want to read.”

There’d be no point in adding another newsletter if it were just breaking news or AI-generated summaries, which is not what I want to read. I want to go a little further.

Why does this news catch my attention?
Are there connections between events that seem unrelated?
What might I see if I put them together?
And what should I be thinking about? What should I do next?

I’ll mostly cover changes in politics, the economy, technology, and healthcare in Japan and around the world, alongside my own ongoing observations and experiments. I’ll share not only what went well, but also what didn’t, and sometimes what I happened to notice while traveling.

I pick things up along the way, bringing them back without losing the feel of them. That’s WAYSIDE REPORT.

I’ll send it out every Friday around noon Japan time.

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