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Gaijin Mommy (@gaijinmommy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How to speak Japanese like the LDP: Hello : 記憶にはないです Nice suit : 記憶にはないです My hobby is mouth-to-mouth stripper tips: 記憶にはないです Don’t show that photo to my wife : 記憶にはないです There’ll b 0 consequences: 記憶にはないです Vote for me: 記憶にはないです

Mulboyne (@mulboyne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Work has started on a major new development next to Akasaka Station (the red area on the map). The East tower will be 207m and 40 storeys above ground, The West area is 100m and 18 storeys. The エリアコンセプト is "Shake the World. Akasaka". topics.tbs.co.jp/article/detail…

Work has started on a major new development next to Akasaka Station (the red area on the map). The East tower will be 207m and 40 storeys above ground, The West area is 100m and 18 storeys. The エリアコンセプト is "Shake the World. Akasaka". topics.tbs.co.jp/article/detail…
David McNeill (@davidmcneill3) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Japan’s Supreme Court has effectively ended a landmark dispute over freedom of expression by ruling that Nagoya City must pay outstanding contributions to the organizer of the 2019 Aichi Triennale. The decision is another blow for the right. My APJ piece: apjjf.org/2024/3/mcneill

Gaijin Mommy (@gaijinmommy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In collaboration with Masa’s Ministry of Joy and Fun, I’m honored to have been asked to update the English translations here 😉

In collaboration with Masa’s Ministry of Joy and Fun, I’m honored to have been asked to update the English translations here 😉
Andy Sharp (@sharp_writing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2023, not a single Western entry made it to Apple Music's annual list of the top 100 streamed songs in Japan. Even with online streaming and CD sales combined, Western music that ranked in Billboard Japan's weekly Hot 100 chart accounted for a mere 0.3% in 2023, compared with

In 2023, not a single Western entry made it to Apple Music's annual list of the top 100 streamed songs in Japan. Even with online streaming and CD sales combined, Western music that ranked in Billboard Japan's weekly Hot 100 chart accounted for a mere 0.3% in 2023, compared with
Patrick Macias (@patrick_macias) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wow. End of an era. The iconic ALTA department store in #Tokyo #Shinjuku, established in 1980 and immortalized in many #anime, movies, and TV shows has announced it is closing down for good on Feb 28, 2025. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4e557…

Wow. End of an era. The iconic ALTA department store in #Tokyo #Shinjuku, established in 1980 and immortalized in many #anime, movies, and TV shows has announced it is closing down for good on Feb 28, 2025. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4e557…
Mulboyne (@mulboyne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Matsuda Seiko successfully took a correspondence course at the Law Faculty of Chuo University. The 62 year old singer attended a graduation ceremony, and has been awarded a degree. hochi.news/articles/20240…

Mulboyne (@mulboyne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Liu Cixin's science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" is getting new attention with the the release of a Netflix adaptation. Ken Liu's English translation came out in 2014. The 2019 Japanese transation names three translators, and one supervisor on the cover.

Liu Cixin's science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" is getting new attention with the the release of a Netflix adaptation. Ken Liu's English translation came out in 2014. The 2019 Japanese transation names three translators, and one supervisor on the cover.
Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Oppeheimer is now out in Japanese theaters. This Nagasaki TV report about a special screening earlier this month had a positive reaction from a-bomb survivor Tomonaga Masao, who thought the film had an anti-nuclear message: youtube.com/watch?v=xjrjKl…

Oppeheimer is now out in Japanese theaters. This Nagasaki TV report about a special screening earlier this month had a positive reaction from a-bomb survivor Tomonaga Masao, who thought the film had an anti-nuclear message:   youtube.com/watch?v=xjrjKl…
Mulboyne (@mulboyne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kyoto Shimbun says Japan needs a comprehensive approach to immigration, rather than piecemeal policies. The editorial asks for a basic law to promote co-existence which treats immigrants as human beings, and not simply as resouces. kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/-/122…

Mulboyne (@mulboyne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Toyo Keizai has a piece looking at how My Basket has upended retail industry received opinion that supermarket formats are unprofitable. toyokeizai.net/articles/-/746…

Gaijin Mommy (@gaijinmommy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did it take you a moment, as it did for me, to appreciate the brilliance of this post and become 💀? a) a Japanese pear b) an ant

kydeanderic (@ bluesky) (@kydeanderic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

here are some photos i took last night in koenji, tokyo during a livestream. shot on a sony a7siii & minolta 50mm f1.4 md rokkor lens.

here are some photos i took last night in koenji, tokyo during a livestream.

shot on a sony a7siii & minolta 50mm f1.4 md rokkor lens.
Rochelle Kopp / Japan Intercultural Consulting (@japanintercult) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great rundown on the controversy surrounding whether Koike graduated from Cairo University, by Philip Brasor . He predicts that the mainstream media isn’t going to pursue the matter. Will this time be different? philipbrasor.com/2024/04/15/med…