Once I Managed Supply Chain. Now I Move Languages as a Bilingual Writer.

Most writers are not aware of the true power of language

Before leaving the corporate world, I worked as a supply chain specialist at an American pharmaceutical company. When the firm was expecting a new product for the Japanese market, I set up its shipping mode and route with colleagues and forwarders, which make cargo bookings and clear the customs.

The supply chain job was stressful for sure because pharmaceutical products are expensive and any accidents during shipment can cause a serious amount of loss. Nobody wants boxes of medicine with a scratch or a dent, especially in Japan.

When airline staffers mishandled our refrigerated container and sent it somewhere else far from Asia, I couldn’t sleep worried about the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars.

Nevertheless, I was proud of being part of the medical industry. Patients were dependent on the products to sustain their lives, and that gave me enough motivation to work on troublesome projects. Supply chain management wasn’t my passion, but I felt fortunate to have a rewarding job.

With the changing needs of my child, becoming a freelancer changed everything. It wasn’t my initial plan and I felt adrift from a successful career path. I started tutoring English online while doing ad-hoc supply chain consulting and translating.

At first, these jobs seemed inconsequential compared to the former job, and my self-esteem level hit the bottom.

I spent days like a retired man in his 60s. What was even more of a shock to me was that I didn’t own any specific assets that I can monetize outside the business sector after investing so much time and energy. What were all those stressful but exciting years for?

Something was missing in my new day-to-day existence. In my spare time, I have been writing articles since writing — specifically, the English language— is my obsession. But even after starting Japonica as editor-in-chief, I couldn’t be proud of myself.

I was always afraid of receiving negative comments and wrote essays with numbers and rationales as much as possible to develop solid support expecting an…

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