01 — SourceJapan → United States
Moved to America.
Left Japan for the United States at seven — the first of several resets that taught me how to adapt fast and start over.
Nº 001 — Index35.68° N, 139.77° EPortfolio — MMXXVI
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SeiaFunayama
DeveloperDebaterFounder
based in Tokyo, Japan
(Scroll)4 Chapters
- Relentless
- Curious
- Driven
§ 02 — Life
My life, thus far.
Four turning points, one current.
02 — First currentUnited States
Wrote my first line of code.
Started programming at ten. The first time building something out of nothing felt like a superpower — I haven't stopped since.
03 — The bendUnited States → Japan
Moved back to Japan.
Returned to Japan at twelve, rebuilding a sense of home for the second time and relearning the language and culture from the inside.
04 — Open waterJapan
Started my first business.
Launched my first business at fourteen — the point where ideas stopped being things I had and started being things I shipped.
and it is still moving.
§ 03 — Work
Selected work.
Platforms, products and a few experiments. HoverTap a card to turn it over.
§ 04 — NowCurrently — 2026
Where I'm at.
Nº 01Research
Memora
Research on industrial implementations of memory graphs and machine learning principles in workflow optimization at care facilities.
- Affiliated with UTokyo, Waseda & Ritsumeikan
Nº 02Competitive speech & debate
Debate
Multiple international awards at collegiate tournaments, competing at the top of the circuit.
- WSDC Team Japan finalist
- Published in the Asahi Shimbun
Nº 03Non-profit
EN2U
Co-founded a peer-led English education network, now running across three continents.
- Asia, South America & Africa
- Guatemala, Palestine & Afghanistan
- 300+ students reached and climbing