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Right on; well that is the best way to enter any area: with relevance. It's super neat you got the inside view on more than one front; hope your Switch project

Right on; well that is the best way to enter any area: with relevance. It's super neat you got the inside view on more than one front; hope your Switch project was a success. Yeah I must have been at the new building; again to clarify, you were at the new one too? I checked out / subscribed to updates for Railgrade. Looks great. Hope にほん life has been good for you despite the crazy year; I haven't been back in a while so have been worried that the little things I enjoyed/valued so much there such as the polite hustle and bustle and sea of smiling faces (now covered with masks) has well maybe vanished.

Danieru 6y ago
Thanks eh. Yeah Japan has been good to me. This year above all other years has been a year of growth. As you noticed my own production, Railgrade, is nearing ship. It helps that the games and anime industry has only grown thanks to COVID. My client work is at capacity. I was able to hire a friend thanks to Google's hiring freeze. Of course the back drop is I've lived and saved as if the world was always in a recession. Thus when the actual danger hits I was able to expand my business. As PG says, the best time to start a business is during a recession. Personally I expect Japan to handle COVID economically better than most other countries. Japanese corporations have long be criticized for building cash warchests instead of upping dividends or buybacks. Thus Japan Inc has the balance sheets to leave the recession having acquired foreign assets.
- drschwabe 6y ago
  Really insightful, glad to hear it (and am also at capacity at the moment but should you ever need HTML/CSS/JS gamedev freelancer feel free to reach out) Yet I wish to press once more, the main worry I have I wish to quelle if you care to elaborate on is regarding daily life. Maybe I'll just ask specifics - like is Tokyo morning, lunch hour and 4 to 6pm rush hour still packed trains? Are the streets less busy? Is the happy go lucky-ness lost now that everyone is wearing masks all the time?
  - Danieru 6y ago
    I work from home everyday so I cannot speak much to the commuting situation. I would expect life to return to normal. A couple major corporations have announced work from home being permanent but I expect a slow migration back to the status que. For the exact situation on the street, sorry I cannot speak from experience.
    - drschwabe 6y ago
      Good to know. Thanks and all the best in 2021 !

Danieru 6y ago

Thanks eh. Yeah Japan has been good to me. This year above all other years has been a year of growth. As you noticed my own production, Railgrade, is nearing ship. It helps that the games and anime industry has only grown thanks to COVID. My client work is at capacity. I was able to hire a friend thanks to Google's hiring freeze. Of course the back drop is I've lived and saved as if the world was always in a recession. Thus when the actual danger hits I was able to expand my business. As PG says, the best time to start a business is during a recession. Personally I expect Japan to handle COVID economically better than most other countries. Japanese corporations have long be criticized for building cash warchests instead of upping dividends or buybacks. Thus Japan Inc has the balance sheets to leave the recession having acquired foreign assets.

drschwabe 6y ago
Really insightful, glad to hear it (and am also at capacity at the moment but should you ever need HTML/CSS/JS gamedev freelancer feel free to reach out) Yet I wish to press once more, the main worry I have I wish to quelle if you care to elaborate on is regarding daily life. Maybe I'll just ask specifics - like is Tokyo morning, lunch hour and 4 to 6pm rush hour still packed trains? Are the streets less busy? Is the happy go lucky-ness lost now that everyone is wearing masks all the time?
- Danieru 6y ago
  I work from home everyday so I cannot speak much to the commuting situation. I would expect life to return to normal. A couple major corporations have announced work from home being permanent but I expect a slow migration back to the status que. For the exact situation on the street, sorry I cannot speak from experience.
  - drschwabe 6y ago
    Good to know. Thanks and all the best in 2021 !