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⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
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This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
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Japan, Explained
Toyota’s newest product is not a car.
Toyota’s newest product is not a car. It’s an entire city. And people are already living in it. At the foot of Mt. Fuji, on the grounds of an old factory, they built a real town from scratch. It’s called Woven City. Announced in Las Vegas at CES. Switched on in 2025. This is not a theme park. Not a showroom. Real residents. Real homes. Real morning coffee. Hydrogen powers the city. Autonomous shuttles glide down streets designed for them. Robots handle deliveries. And inventors live side by side with families, testing tomorrow’s products on actual daily life. About 100 pioneers live there today. The plan: 2,000 people. And it’s preparing to open its gates to visitors. A car company looked at the future and said, “Fine. We’ll just build the whole thing ourselves.” So here’s my honest question for you, America. Would you move your family into a city run on hydrogen and robots? Because I keep asking myself the same thing.
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NOBUNAGA samurai icon
⚔️ A hundred misunderstandings, properly bound.
Every misadventure with America, gathered together and footnoted with afterwords.
Behold the collection →
NOBUNAGA icon
This rōnin carries no gun. Only a sword, a brush, and a small glowing phone.
Every tale here is drawn and written by one wandering hand. If it warmed you, help fuel the next hundred.
☕ Buy this samurai a coffee

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