9月号の「新刊この一冊」では、向山直佑さんがトム・フォン・リ著／梅原季哉訳『日本　老いと成熟の平和』（みすず書房）を書評しています。 "「国」が独立した主体として存在するのではなく、それを生身の人間が形作っていることを著者は忘れない" chuokoron.jp/culture/127208…

The Yale University Department of History intends to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in Modern (post-1911) Chinese History to begin on July 1, 2026. The review of applications will begin September 30, 2025: networks.h-net.org/jobs/69035/yal…

Teaching Studio Ghibli and Foundations of Political Science for the second time. Hopefully I can work out the issues that arose last year. Still pairing William James with When Marnie Was There. They go perfect together.

Getting Hideki Matsui in the 8th round is pretty damn good.

Remember Montgomery Ward and Robinsons-May?

The Elizabeth Holmes comeback will be epic.

No one understood legal codes for battling kaiju better than Ishiba.

I’ve been saying that if Sanseito-like parties gain enough seats, they could unseat Komeito as kingmaker, which would lead the LDP in a new direction. Not necessarily right in an American sense because Japanese issues don’t align perfectly with the US.

If the people who will replace Ishiba secretly have the answers to the stagnant economy, aging and declining population, Trump tariffs, and regional threats, then they have been selfish not sharing it with Ishiba when he was in power.

It’s time for some fresh blueblood in Japanese politics.

How Yamamoto feels pitching for the Dodgers.

Tanner Scott had a 7 run cushion, and I was still worried with 3 batters left.

This is one of the greatest stories in sports history. The Yankees have one of the lowest payrolls in baseball and yet they continue to overcome major adversity.

This is pretty cool

That face. We winning it all.

The Yankees making the playoffs is a Cinderella story if it's the direct-to-dvd Cinderella II: Dreams Come True.

AERAが友人のTom Phuong Le のインタビュー記事を掲載していたのでシェアします／「日本がこれまで非軍事主義を貫けた背景」 戦後80年“浸透した平和文化”を考える一冊 dot.asahi.com/articles/-/265…

My money is on Motegi.

Going to use my work Twitter for a parenting mission. This is my kid’s playroom. He’s collecting #PokemonTCG etb posters for his wall. Missing just Primal Clash Kyogre and Groudon. #pokemon world, any help? Appreciate it! Will pay. He also collects Caterpie, Ponyta, and Diglett.

Chickens are safer with fox in the henhouse than a 10 run lead with the Dodgers bullpen.