
I’m TJ Kawamura, an entrepreneur and investor exploring the intersections of technology, culture, and community. My background spans building companies, advising in the crypto and gaming space, and writing about emerging technologies and the rituals that shape daily life. You can find more about my work at tjkawamura.com — TJ Kawamura

The Last Scarce Thing
When thought gets cheap, presence gets expensive

The Last Scarce Thing
When thought gets cheap, presence gets expensive

Hollywood Is Downstream Now
The audience and the IP get built somewhere else. Hollywood just shows up to fund it and distribute it.

Hollywood Is Downstream Now
The audience and the IP get built somewhere else. Hollywood just shows up to fund it and distribute it.

The Atlas of Things That Move
On Tokyo’s vending machines, and the parts of cities no map keeps up with.

The Atlas of Things That Move
On Tokyo’s vending machines, and the parts of cities no map keeps up with.

What the Internet Couldn't Teach
On the shift from scraped text to embodied data, and why access keeps being the real prize.

What the Internet Couldn't Teach
On the shift from scraped text to embodied data, and why access keeps being the real prize.

Your AI Doesn't Remember You. That's the Problem.
On building the memory layer for an AI that actually knows you.

Your AI Doesn't Remember You. That's the Problem.
On building the memory layer for an AI that actually knows you.