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Japan's AI Affinity

The reasons many Westerners despise AI explain why Japanese don't

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Feb 22, 2026
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Last fall, just before winter came to the mountains, Hiroko and I went climbing in Toyama prefecture. We climb for many reasons, but one of the biggest is to unplug. On our way down from Mount Tateyama we returned to Murodo, the gateway to the area, a basin-like plain where all of the hotels and inns are located. At the base of the trail…

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