For First-Time Visitors | Self-Introduction of Angie Mori (Hidenobu Mori)

My name is Hidenobu Mori, and I run the editorial production company Angie Inc. while working as a tech editor and reporter. On note, I write under the pen name "Angie Mori."

This page is a self-introduction for those meeting me for the first time. I will briefly explain what I do. I hope you will read the parts that interest you.

About My Work

I currently accept the following types of work:

1. BtoB Content Production (Interviews, Case Studies, White Papers)

2. Contributing and Reporting for Tech and Business Media (Ongoing work with Shoeisha, Impress, ITmedia, etc.)

3. In-house Article Production Support Service "KIJI Base" (Support for production workflows using the AI Editorial Department OS)
   https://andg.net/kiji-base

I focus particularly on content production that articulates the value of products and services, primarily in the domestic and international tech, enterprise IT, and business sectors. English support is also available.

For inquiries, please contact me via DM on X https://x.com/jsotaro or through the Angie website https://andg.net.

Career: 30 years of circling the intersection of tech, English, editing, and reporting

I graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at a technical college. My grades in science subjects were mediocre, but for some reason, I was good at English.

After moving to Tokyo, I learned magazine production from scratch at a recruitment information magazine company, and was drawn to a computer magazine publisher by the Windows 95 boom. I became an editor for a Mac magazine, moved into the world of web production during the internet boom, worked as an i-mode content director, and founded the editorial production company Angie in 2005. Since then, I have accumulated experience in corporate content production, article writing, and web/app development.

Tech, English, editing, and reporting. It feels like I have been circling the intersection of these four things for decades. It feels like I am going around the same place, but every time I complete a lap, I end up a little higher than before. It has been a career like a spiral staircase.

I am still an active editor and reporter. The number of articles I produced annually grew from 97 in 2020 to 590 in 2025. I am researching workflows that collaborate with AI for the process of interviewing, transcribing, structuring, writing, and editing.

English Interviews: A fresh start from a score of 460 and 250 sessions in the field

I began handling English interviews in 2021. However, my relationship with English has been full of detours.

In 1997, as a Mac magazine editor, I covered Macworld Expo in Boston. That was the day Steve Jobs, having returned to Apple, called his arch-rival Bill Gates from Microsoft onto the big screen. After returning to Japan, I decided I had to learn English and took the TOEIC. The result was 460. It was a crushing defeat. Studying from books just didn't work for me. After that, I put English on the shelf for a long time.

The turning point was 2018. When my child said they wanted to aim for a foreign language university, I decided to restart my TOEIC studies as well. This time, I used an AI English app on my smartphone. Every time I solved a problem, I got a predicted score immediately. Frustrated, I tried again and again, and a feedback loop began to spin at high speed. It was the feeling of "high-speed iteration" that startup people talk about. I reached over 850 in 2019 and 905 in 2020.

Since 2021, I have been conducting English interviews with founders of overseas startups and management at foreign-affiliated companies. Over five years, at a pace of about 50 per year, I have conducted over 250 interviews.

Here are a few examples of actual articles.

• Hitachi: To the leader who developed Europe's first tri-brid train

• Sequence: To the startup solving B2B billing and invoicing pain points

• Interview with Skydio VP: The US drone landscape and the Part 108 draft(On implications for regulatory reform regarding beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight)

Transformations at major corporations, rapidly growing startups, regulations, and cutting-edge technology—the fields vary, but my job as an interviewer is to bring back the 'words actually used in the field' by frontline leaders.

I am not an English expert. My pronunciation isn't perfect, and I can't explain grammar in detail. However, as an interviewer, I can convey 'functional English' that works in the real world. I compile this in my series 'Tech Leaders' English (TLE)'.

Cyborg Geezer: Adding an AI turbocharger to 30 years of experience

Why is a geezer nearing his 60th birthday able to increase his workload every year? Because I use AI as a tool to its full potential.

I call this a 'turbo.' The judgment and methods I've accumulated as an editor over 30 years are, so to speak, fossil fuel. That in itself might be old. But when you add an AI supercharger, you can run faster and further than before with the same fuel. 'I might be a fossil, but I'm fuel'—that's the spirit I work with.

Regarding AI, I started with automated transcription, and now I have built an 'AI Editorial Department OS' that handles research, planning, writing, and proofreading, organized into a team of nine agents. This is available as open source on GitHub.

Creative Work: 'AI, Sometimes Fraud' and Self-Publishing

In 2026, I also stepped into creative writing.

I wrote 'AI, Sometimes Fraud,' a work-life novel reflecting on my collaboration with AI. I am submitting it to the Creative Awards 2026. It is a story about the president of an editorial production company struggling with cash flow who faces a crisis alongside his AI agents.

The dark side of the AI editorial department... my sister horror story 'Growth Potential' is also available.

I also set up shop as 'Angie Mori' at events like the Literature Flea Market and ZineFest, where I make and sell books like 'I Want to Be a Cyborg Geezer' with my own hands. I hope to one day realize a 'literature of the circle,' where the boundary between writer and reader dissolves and works are passed on beyond the author's lifespan.

Occasional essays too

Tech/Business Editor and Reporter / Representative of Editorial Production Angie. Born in 1969 (turning 60 in 2029). Resumed TOEIC study at 49, scored over 900 at 51. In the 5 years since, I have interviewed over 250 overseas business professionals in English. Currently releasing the 'AI Editorial Department OS,' where AI and humans collaborate, as open source. Self-proclaimed Cyborg Geezer.

If you found this interesting or useful, I would be happy if you could follow, like, or support me. Aching wrists, presbyopia, frequent urination, shallow sleep... please show some love to this geezer.