Hashimoto Takunori, formerly known as Tang Yuxin, currently lives in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, and is an investment consultant and columnist by profession.
The author is originally from Hangzhou and was born in Shanghai. He moved to Hong Kong when he was sixteen. Later, he studied in Japan and studied at Osaka Prefecture University, where he received a bachelor's degree, an academician degree and a doctorate in humanities. During this period, he provided special articles for "Lianhe Zaobao" and was a special commentator for "Asahi Broadcasting". Having lived in Japan for twenty years, many of his articles have been published in well-known domestic and foreign media such as Lianhe Wanbao, Ming Pao, and Nandu Weekly. In 2010, he launched the blog "Occasionally" on Sohu. His works are dedicated to presenting all aspects of Japanese life. So far, he has become a well-known blogger with more than 20 million visits.