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Intergalactic Space Warrior Samus for the iam8bit 20th anniversary art show.

A 1990s video from Japanese TV News inside a Tokyo arcade. The players and boss interviewed about the gaming community and Street Fighter II tournament. ♥️

Corridors of Time (CT) still leaves me speechless. The song plays at a critical juncture when several plot threads weave together into a rich tapestry. The sitar perfectly captures Zeal's exotic feel, and the 7th chords showcase a magical serenity in the sky. All time banger.

Imagine you finally get all the power, control and wealth you dream of. You then buy all the stuff that you salivate over. Toys, homes, experiences. All of it. Okay. Tough Question: Now what? Seriously. After the party gets old: Now what?

Autumn is sometimes a season when depression increases. If you're feeling a bit down these days, that's normal. Let's keep our spirits up together and take care of each other!

hockeystick moments are the biggest opportunity of your career. It's exciting and kinda scary. Everything changes! I wrote Scaling Fast: Software Engineering Through the Hockeystick as your guide. 16 years of startup experience condensed into 240 pages scalingfastbook.com

Streets in Japan look so nostalgic when it snows.

Fun Fact: “Ambient 1: Music for Airports” was the first album to use the word “ambient” in its title. Brian Eno coined the term for music meant to shape an environment rather than dominate it, helping launch a genre that now spans film scores, meditation, and electronic music.

The Kanji of the Year for 2025 has been announced: Bear - 熊 (because this year has witnesses a record number of bear attacks, which are a frequent topic of TV news reports).

全く無名の日本のバンドが何故か今アイルランドでバズっちゃってて今年の3月に初のアイルランドツアーを決行したら12公演全ソールドアウト。アイルランドでは超有名な公共放送に出演し、街を歩けば声かけられまくりで大旋風を巻き起こしました。日本発のアイリッシュバンド。2026年も行ってきます！

ファイナルファンタジーせかいのハンドパンクリスタル

My free solo ascent of Taipei 101 in Taiwan is coming up soon - and you can watch it LIVE on Netflix. January 23 @ 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT. Exciting!!

🇯🇵 Someone tried to walk from Shinjuku Sanchome Station exit C8 to Nishi-Shinjuku Station exit C8. It took him about 28 minutes. Although I grew up in Tokyo, I can’t do this without getting lost. It’s even harder at night as some paths are closed.

The Hollow Men American capitalism is rotting from the head down. We have replaced the "Owner-Operator"—the risk-taker-with a new, parasitic class of corporate bureaucrat: The Risk-Free Insider. By "Insider," I am not referring to a specific title. I am referring to the entire

The magic of lighting by Eric Wang✨

🇯🇵🇩🇪 A German lady moved to Japan and became a farmer. I have to say I'm really impressed because a lot of us Japanese live in cities and can't do anything like this. Thank you for showing us respect.

"Yes, we exist." SEATBELTS are coming to NYC. YOKO KANNO NEW YORK 2026 Apr 10 – SEATBELTS / Kings Theatre Apr 11 – PIANO ME / The Town Hall 🎫Tickets: yokokanno.nyc #YOKOKANNO #SEATBELTS #PIANOME