Check out Takumi’s NEW English youtube channel 🎵
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https://www.youtube.com/@takuway
Paris ends today.
Time at the Picasso Museum is something special!
At the Céline gallery...
they were selling...
a huge Yayoi Kusama Infinity piece like this...
To Junko Koshino’s solo exhibition at Nichido Garo
Together with Ms. Yumi!
So many police!
The scars are still there.
We walked a lot~
13,000 steps!
Ohh, the Champs-Élysées~🎵
Café Les Deux Magots is bustling too
Ladurée is still going strong
Lovely! (lol)
Squint and you see a woman’s face
Up close...
It’s creepy~~~
Merci all over town!
Dover Street Market
https://www.instagram.com/doverstreetmarketparis/
It was lovely!
Novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74... “Almost Transparent Blue,” “Coin Locker Babies” (Yomiuri Shimbun Online)https://u.lin.ee/8Xe54VL?mediadetail=1&utm_source=line&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=none&ep_list_account_id=oa-yomiurishimbun&ep_list_slug=g8agpf96s2fs
The current state of Japan.
The problems it faces.
The future ahead...
Reading it got me down (lol)
↓↓↓ I asked ChatGPT what matters for living happily!
1. Build a healthy body. So you can go where you like and do what you like. Value muscle strength, sleep, diet, and mental health.
2. Build a life that isn’t thrown around by money. Keep savings and know your monthly living costs. Create the margin to make choices calmly even if your income changes.
3. Nurture comfortable relationships. Spend more time with the people who matter. Reduce forced socializing and value relationships where you can be yourself.
4. Keep learning regardless of age. Get to know AI and new technologies. Touch unfamiliar worlds and don’t narrow your own possibilities.
5. Know what you truly like. Where you want to live, who you want to be with, what makes you happy. Check your own feelings rather than society’s right answers.
6. Don’t postpone enjoyment to the future. Travel, hobbies, new challenges. Some things are possible only now, while you’re healthy. Don’t sacrifice the present too much for the future.
And there is one more important thing.
I think a wonderful future isn’t about getting everything, but about being able to choose your own life.
Per Capita GDP Ranking
↓↓↓ What about Japan?! ↓↓↓
Top Countries and Regions Ranking (2025)
In 2025, the top country for nominal GDP per capita (US dollars) was Liechtenstein (about $218,000), followed by Luxembourg, Ireland, Switzerland, Singapore and others. For the top-10 details, please check the source data. [1]
Major Countries and Japan’s Rank
- 8th: United States ($89,991.15)
- 20th: United Kingdom ($57,608.21)
- 23rd: Canada ($55,764.71)
- 27th: France ($48,929.95)
- 35th: South Korea ($36,226.97)
- 36th: Japan ($35,973.15)
- 74th: China ($13,968.07) [1]
We’re already in the 30s.
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In 2027, Japan is projected to be overtaken all at once by India and the United Kingdom, falling to 6th in the world, according to estimates. [1, 2]
| Rank | Country | Total GDP (2027 forecast) | GDP per capita (2027 forecast) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United States | $34.44 trillion | $100,208 |
| 2nd | China | $22.94 trillion | $16,402 |
| 3rd | Germany | $5.66 trillion | $68,093 |
| 4th | India | $4.52 trillion | $3,036 |
| 5th | United Kingdom | $4.49 trillion | $64,030 |
| 6th | Japan | $4.47 trillion | $36,620 |
↓↓↓ What about individuals in 2027?!
2027 Nominal GDP per Capita World Ranking Forecast (Major Countries)
| Rank | Country/Region | Nominal GDP per capita forecast |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | $288,002 |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | $233,421 |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | $158,868 |
| 5th | Ireland | $133,763 |
| 6th | Switzerland | $126,606 |
| 7th | Singapore | $114,543 |
| 11th | United States | $100,208 |
| 22nd | Germany | $68,093 |
| 24th | United Kingdom | $64,030 |
| 25th | Canada | $63,354... |
| 32nd | France | $52,681 |
| 33rd | South Korea | $49,277... |
| 34th | Taiwan | $47,414 |
| 35th | Italy | $47,145 |
| 50th | Japan | $36,620 |
| 85th | China | $16,402 |
Ranked 50th, huh.
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If measured by purchasing power
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2027 GDP per Capita Forecast, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) BasisRankings and amounts (in international dollars) for major countries, from the IMF’s forecast, are as follows. [1]
Adjusted for differences in prices and cost of living on a PPP basis, Japan’s real standard of living is expected to remain at around 38th in the world (about $55,000).
2027 GDP per Capita (PPP) World Ranking Forecast
| Rank | Country/Region | GDP per capita (PPP forecast) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | $205,442 |
| 2nd | Singapore | $186,558 |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | $160,936 |
| 4th | Ireland | $158,563 |
| 10th | Taiwan | $112,095 |
| 11th | United States | $100,208 |
| — | G7 average | About $79,780 |
| Around 22nd | Germany | $68,093 |
| Around 24th | United Kingdom | $64,030 |
| Around 38th | Japan | About $55,000 |
| — | China | $34,178 |
| — | India | $14,226 |
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSgaPVuDu/
Listening to this, it seems I could rest~~~
I slept 12 hours (lol)
Is Paris a place you come to for sleep?!
Make the leader someone who loves the job, not someone chosen for their ability!
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSgPswpYx/
Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
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Original post (Japanese): https://ameblo.jp/takumi-yamazaki/entry-12982455005.html
