About

Hi, I’m Kuroneko, the name comes from the Japanese word for black cat.

I spent years working with Japanese companies on the China market, starting in manufacturing and later in in-vitro diagnostics (IVD). That cross-border experience shaped how I think about products, systems, and constraints.

In recent years, cost containment and VBP (volume-based procurement) have made both manufacturing and healthcare tougher for Japanese businesses. Rather than fight the tide, I chose to pivot into AI and independent development—not only to make a living, but to build things that genuinely create value.

This is a mid-life career pivot. I’m now in my second year of learning and shipping, and it’s been deeply rewarding. The more I build, the more confident I feel about what comes next.

Here, I share short business insights—simple takeaways from AI and tech news, plus what I learn in day-to-day work—alongside notes and opinions grounded in hands-on China–Japan business contexts and product development. I hope these perspectives give you practical, multi-angle takeaways—from strategy to implementation.

What I’m exploring now

• AI productization: turning models into workflows that ship
• iOS apps & small indie games (Swift / Godot)
• Rust for dependable CLI tools and automation
• Python for analysis and data plumbing
• Writing about indie making, focus, and calm software

If this resonates, stick around—more experiments, tools, and essays are on the way.