BEHIND THE SITE
To avoid any misunderstanding: there is no editorial department behind this site, no columnist roster, no contracted writers. From topic to publication, one person decides and one person executes.
It is still built as a "site" rather than a personal blog because information work needs structure, conventions, and continuous maintenance. Those things can be done solo, but they should not be dressed up as collective bylines.
Planning: AI helps gather existing public material on a topic, summarize common questions, and surface possible angles.
Drafting: Verified facts, lived experience, and interview notes are handed to AI to produce a draft, which is then rewritten by hand to match the site’s voice and structure.
Editing: AI is used to flag "AI-ish" phrasing, inconsistent terminology, exaggeration, and vague attribution, against an internal writing standard.
Translation: The Chinese, Japanese, and English versions begin as AI translations and are then adjusted by a person for the context of each language. They are not mirror copies of one source.
Fact-checking, source verification, and anything grounded in lived experience is done by a person. AI is not allowed to assert on its own that "this shop opened in year X" or "this rule currently works like Y" — claims of that kind need a traceable source or on-the-ground confirmation.
Information architecture, channel boundaries, city selection, guide numbering — the structural decisions are made by a person. AI is a collaborator, not a product owner.
Every piece is reviewed and finalized by a person before publication. The final form is a human responsibility.
AI is reshaping the cost structure of content. Readers are entitled to know how what they’re reading was actually produced. Disclosing the process is part of that trust.
Not at this stage. When the body of work is larger and more personal observation pieces start, a separate author page will be added with a proper introduction.
Solo operation means mistakes are inevitable. If you spot a factual error, outdated information, or unclear wording, please use the contact page or email — it goes to the top of the queue.
