All in One Place

You know what’s liberating? Having all your important information in one place.

Not scattered across sticky notes, not living in your head, not filed under “I’ll remember where I put that.” Just one document that has everything someone would need to know about your life, your assets, and your wishes.

It’s like having a really good filing system, except it’s designed for someone else to use when you can’t help them.

I call it an Ending Note because that’s what they call similar documents in Japan, but really it’s just a comprehensive life organization system. It covers everything from your bank account numbers to your pet’s vet information to where you keep your spare keys.

The Japanese have been doing this for years, but their version assumes you’re Japanese, living in Japan, with Japanese family who understand Japanese systems. Those assumptions don’t work for most of us.

So I created a bilingual version that addresses the specific challenges foreign residents face. Things like explaining to your overseas family how Japanese banking works, or making sure someone knows how to access your digital life, or ensuring your Japanese family know what assets you hold outside Japan.

It’s not rocket science. It’s just organization with a purpose.

And once it’s done, you can stop worrying about whether you’ve forgotten something important and get back to the business of living your life.