6 min read
Finding a Software Engineer Job in Japan as a Foreigner
Every channel I have tried in this search — company portals, LinkedIn, TokyoDev, Wantedly, recruiters — and which ones actually produced interviews.
- Career
- Japan
- Job search
Blog
Notes on learning, experiments, and experiences.
8 min read
RAG Without a Vector Database: How "Ask about Yudi" Actually Works
How my "Ask about Yudi" assistant does RAG with no vector database — the data flow, the trade-offs, and when this simple approach breaks.
- AI
- RAG
- Gemini
6 min read
Two Months of Building with Claude: What Actually Changed
Two months of daily development with Claude — the skills I lean on, how much faster I ship, finally getting the UI I want, and where AI dev still falls short.
- AI
- Claude
- Developer experience
4 min read
How I Built a Free AI Assistant for My Portfolio
I added an “Ask about Yudi” chatbot to this site — grounded on my own content, running on a free API, and built to be safe and cheap by default. Here is how, and what I learned.
- AI
- Gemini
- Next.js
6 min read
What I'm Learning About AI-Driven Development with Claude
Notes from my first weeks of doing full AI-driven development with Claude—best practices for the CLI, dos and don'ts, and how I'm learning to prompt more intentionally.
- AI
- Claude
- Developer experience
4 min read
A New Chapter: Joining a Startup
After five months of job searching, bilingual interviews, and a healthy dose of imposter syndrome, I finally start something new today.
- Career
- Personal
- Japan
5 min read
What I’m Learning About React Performance Optimization
Notes from my ongoing journey of understanding React performance—re-renders, memoization, and how I’m learning to optimize React apps more intentionally.
- React
- Performance
- Frontend
4 min read
How I Built This Website with Next.js 14 (and Why I Chose It)
A behind-the-scenes look at how I built my portfolio and blog site using Next.js 14, why I chose the tech stack, and how I monitor performance with analytics.
- Next.js
- React
- Web development
3 min read
Hello World: Starting My Blog Journey as a Full-Stack Engineer in Japan
The beginning of my personal blog journey—who I am, what I love, and why I decided to start writing as a full-stack engineer living in Japan.
- Personal
- Career
- Japan