Wataru Tenkawa
@10wataru.bsky.social
Naturalized Japanese citizen from Michigan via San Francisco, car-free Tokyo resident since 1978, thriving on a no-mammals diet since 1970
Astounding one-year drop by Mainichi especially.
直近（2026年2月時点）の日本ABC協会データに基づく主要全国紙の状況（前年比）
読売：約525万部（-8.5%，-約44.5万部）
朝日：約315万部（-4.9%，-約15.3万部）
毎日：約112万部（-19.7%，約-22.2万部）
日経：約125万部（-6.7%，-約8.4万部）
産経：約 78万部（-5.2%，-約4.08万部）
(from the extremely informative @edmsedms3 on Twitter)
直近（2026年2月時点）の日本ABC協会データに基づく主要全国紙の状況（前年比）
読売：約525万部（-8.5%，-約44.5万部）
朝日：約315万部（-4.9%，-約15.3万部）
毎日：約112万部（-19.7%，約-22.2万部）
日経：約125万部（-6.7%，-約8.4万部）
産経：約 78万部（-5.2%，-約4.08万部）
(from the extremely informative @edmsedms3 on Twitter)
February 16, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Astounding one-year drop by Mainichi especially.
直近（2026年2月時点）の日本ABC協会データに基づく主要全国紙の状況（前年比）
読売：約525万部（-8.5%，-約44.5万部）
朝日：約315万部（-4.9%，-約15.3万部）
毎日：約112万部（-19.7%，約-22.2万部）
日経：約125万部（-6.7%，-約8.4万部）
産経：約 78万部（-5.2%，-約4.08万部）
(from the extremely informative @edmsedms3 on Twitter)
直近（2026年2月時点）の日本ABC協会データに基づく主要全国紙の状況（前年比）
読売：約525万部（-8.5%，-約44.5万部）
朝日：約315万部（-4.9%，-約15.3万部）
毎日：約112万部（-19.7%，約-22.2万部）
日経：約125万部（-6.7%，-約8.4万部）
産経：約 78万部（-5.2%，-約4.08万部）
(from the extremely informative @edmsedms3 on Twitter)
Unbelievable ignorance for a major party leader news.livedoor.com/article/deta...
中道・小川淳也氏、代表選出後に熱弁1時間半 終盤の「エプスタイン文書」でつまずく...「不勉強で申し訳ない」 - ライブドアニュース
中道改革連合の代表選が2026年2月13日に投開票され、立憲民主党出身の小川淳也衆院議員（54）が新代表に選ばれた。小川氏は代表選直後に開いた記者会見で、党内融和の方向性、憲法への考え方などについて、2分半ほど
news.livedoor.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Unbelievable ignorance for a major party leader news.livedoor.com/article/deta...
Wow, Japan's Nikkei basically comes right out and says Trump is a lying, corrupt leader lacking in universal ethics and morals (in Japanese; paywalled)
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
トランプ氏の米国が問う普遍的道徳 人種差別から政治とカネまで - 日本経済新聞
誰もが守るべき普遍的な道徳はあるのか。「噓をつかない」「約束を守る」「差別をしない」。アリストテレスからカントまで哲学者は人類社会の根源を問う重い命題に取り組んできたが、トランプ政権下の米国では道徳や倫理を一段と顧みなくなった。元大統領夫妻を類人猿にトランプ大統領は2月5日夜、オバマ元大統領夫妻を類人猿として描いた動画を自らのSNSに投稿した。翌日には削除されたが、ホワイトハウスは「職員が誤
www.nikkei.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Wow, Japan's Nikkei basically comes right out and says Trump is a lying, corrupt leader lacking in universal ethics and morals (in Japanese; paywalled)
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
He probably won't see this, but I want to tell @carlquintanilla.bsky.social how grateful I am for his many Bluesky posts. One of the first things I do every morning is read every one of them, and feel more informed for it.
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
He probably won't see this, but I want to tell @carlquintanilla.bsky.social how grateful I am for his many Bluesky posts. One of the first things I do every morning is read every one of them, and feel more informed for it.
LOL, what Komeito thought about its current partner just a little more than a year ago. Maybe it really was a cunning assassination plot?
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
LOL, what Komeito thought about its current partner just a little more than a year ago. Maybe it really was a cunning assassination plot?
So much for Threads being the pulse of Japan's voters
The Threads "For you" feed has been showing me lots of posts by Japanese voters about the coming election, and the ones I am seeing are overwhelmingly leaning toward the new centrist party, both in the original posts and in the comments. FWIW
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
So much for Threads being the pulse of Japan's voters
Let us once again praise the Japanese election system (and the people who run it in each municipality) whereby all the votes are tallied and announced by the following morning, in the midst of record cold and snow
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Let us once again praise the Japanese election system (and the people who run it in each municipality) whereby all the votes are tallied and announced by the following morning, in the midst of record cold and snow
Also this, from 15 days ago
Toshikawa Takao, a very experienced Japanese politics watcher, notes that the CIA in Tokyo has been reporting back to the White House that Takaichi is sure to win in a landslide, after suggesting that the White House is watching the outcome to see if they can get leverage over the PM.
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Also this, from 15 days ago
The signs were there all along. This was 16 days before the election
(Japan Pol) The YouTube vote is in, and it's not looking good for the new party
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The signs were there all along. This was 16 days before the election
"The CRA, grandchild of the then-New Frontier Party, has chosen to entrench its tired discourse in a rhetoric that is both implausible and prematurely aged." (Good line among many more in this piece) www.tokyoreview.net/2026/02/when...
When reform becomes preservation: The paradox of the Centrist Reform Alliance
The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA)–a merger of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and former ruling coalition partner Komeito–marks less an innovation than the endpoint of a jou...
www.tokyoreview.net
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"The CRA, grandchild of the then-New Frontier Party, has chosen to entrench its tired discourse in a rhetoric that is both implausible and prematurely aged." (Good line among many more in this piece) www.tokyoreview.net/2026/02/when...
Saw that "ultra-conservative" and figured it had to be by Justin McCurry. Do better, Guardian!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
‘Sana-mania’ grips Japan as ultra-conservative Takaichi expected to secure election landslide
The country’s first female PM is the object of a personality cult revolving around everything from her outfits and snacks to her favourite pink pen
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Saw that "ultra-conservative" and figured it had to be by Justin McCurry. Do better, Guardian!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
「日本に行くなと呼びかけているけれど、いま中国経済はすごく低迷してて、消費をみんな控えているわけだから、日本で消費するより、中国国内で消費してほしいというのが、本当の理由なわけです。高市政権に圧力をかけようしているように見えるんだけども、実態は中国経済を助ける部分が大きい」
www.j-cast.com/2026/02/0451...
www.j-cast.com/2026/02/0451...
中国人観光客の激減は高市首相「台湾有事」発言のせいではない 中国政府が本当に嫌がっているのは
2月17日から始まる2026年の春節で、中国では過去最多ののべ95億人が移動する見通しだが、訪日観光客は昨年までと比べて大幅に減るのではないかと予想されている。高市早苗首相の「台湾有事」発言に反発する中国政府が、日本への渡航を自粛するよう呼び掛けているからだが、「本当の理由は台湾発言ではない」と2026年2月3日放送の「深層NEWS」（BS日テレ）で、東京財団主席研究員の柯隆氏は解説した。中国経済
www.j-cast.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 AM
「日本に行くなと呼びかけているけれど、いま中国経済はすごく低迷してて、消費をみんな控えているわけだから、日本で消費するより、中国国内で消費してほしいというのが、本当の理由なわけです。高市政権に圧力をかけようしているように見えるんだけども、実態は中国経済を助ける部分が大きい」
www.j-cast.com/2026/02/0451...
www.j-cast.com/2026/02/0451...
The director of this film, Kazuhiko Hasegawa, has died. He wrote the story with my long-time friend the late Leonard Schrader (older brother of Paul), and it starred the late Sugawara Bunta, who lived upstairs from my company's office in Mamiana.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0194...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0194...
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) ⭐ 7.5 | Action, Crime, Thriller
2h 27m | PG-13
www.imdb.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The director of this film, Kazuhiko Hasegawa, has died. He wrote the story with my long-time friend the late Leonard Schrader (older brother of Paul), and it starred the late Sugawara Bunta, who lived upstairs from my company's office in Mamiana.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0194...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0194...
FT in my RSS feeds right now has quite the rogues gallery
February 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
FT in my RSS feeds right now has quite the rogues gallery
"Karman has developed a cooling system similar to the heat pumps in the average home, except its pumps use liquid carbon dioxide as refrigerant, which is circulated using rocket engine technology rather than fans." hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/01/...
Startup Uses SpaceX Tech to Cool Data Centers With Less Power and No Water - Slashdot
California-based Karman Industries "says it has developed a cooling system that uses SpaceX rocket engine technology to rein in the environmental impact of data centers," reports the Los Angeles Times...
hardware.slashdot.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
"Karman has developed a cooling system similar to the heat pumps in the average home, except its pumps use liquid carbon dioxide as refrigerant, which is circulated using rocket engine technology rather than fans." hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/01/...
I kind of feel this is a bit of a sexist comment by Noda. Am I wrong?
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I kind of feel this is a bit of a sexist comment by Noda. Am I wrong?
(Japan Pol) The YouTube vote is in, and it's not looking good for the new party
January 23, 2026 at 7:31 AM
(Japan Pol) The YouTube vote is in, and it's not looking good for the new party
Attn: @jimrion.com Have you seen this, made in cooperation with Nakashimaya Shuzojo?
gourmetpress.net/1400077/
gourmetpress.net/1400077/
瀬戸内の美しさを体現するアルコールブランド「多島海 -TATOUMI-」より全ての日本酒に低グリテリン米を使用した日本酒プロジェクトが始動
2026年1月23日 「多島海 生原酒」発売 地域商社やまぐち株式会社のプレスリリース 地域商社やまぐち株式会社（代表取締役：植木 智規）は、瀬戸内の美しさを体現するアルコールブランド「多島海 -TATOUMI-」シリー ...
gourmetpress.net
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Attn: @jimrion.com Have you seen this, made in cooperation with Nakashimaya Shuzojo?
gourmetpress.net/1400077/
gourmetpress.net/1400077/
枝野「原発ゼロは広報のミスリード」 X民「いや、広報どころか法案を提出してますけど、、」 itainews.com/archives/205...
枝野「原発ゼロは広報のミスリード」 X民「いや、広報どころか法案を提出してますけど、、」 : 痛いニュース(ﾉ∀`)
1 名前：：2026/01/20(火) 21:03:46.10 ID:ZSCYRapX0●.net 広報物どころか、「原発ゼロ基本法案」を提出されてるんですが…https://t.co/9KKpj6wsIO… https://t.co/3Bq3FbgcM7 pic.twitter.com/fyQhxjNgHt— 霞ヶ関女子 (@kasumi_girl) January 20, 202...
itainews.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
枝野「原発ゼロは広報のミスリード」 X民「いや、広報どころか法案を提出してますけど、、」 itainews.com/archives/205...
Reiwa head Yamamoto Taro quitting for health reasons
www.47news.jp/13752705.html
www.47news.jp/13752705.html
【速報】れいわ山本代表が参院議員辞職を表明
れいわ新選組の山本太郎代表は21日、参院議員を同日に辞職する考えを表明した。健康上の理由 ...
www.47news.jp
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Reiwa head Yamamoto Taro quitting for health reasons
www.47news.jp/13752705.html
www.47news.jp/13752705.html
Disappointing, but not surprising. And she's not the only one acting like this.
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Disappointing, but not surprising. And she's not the only one acting like this.
枝野幸男 「例外なく全ての原発再稼働に反対という政策を立民が決めたことはない」 → 大嘘つきと炎上 itainews.com/archives/205...
枝野幸男 「例外なく全ての原発再稼働に反対という政策を立民が決めたことはない」 → 大嘘つきと炎上 : 痛いニュース(ﾉ∀`)
1 ：：2026/01/19(月) 17:06:16.87 ID:+Rx/upnF0●.net じゃあ、このポストは間違いだったということですか？ pic.twitter.com/l7XXmj6jg9— ちりつも二等兵（高配当・ｲﾝﾃﾞｯｸｽ・FX・金・不動産CF） (@ChiritumoFX) January 19, 2026 立民・枝野氏
itainews.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
枝野幸男 「例外なく全ての原発再稼働に反対という政策を立民が決めたことはない」 → 大嘘つきと炎上 itainews.com/archives/205...
アメリカがこの1年間で国連総会で採択された決議の9割に反対し、40回以上、1か国だけで反対していたことがNHKのまとめでわかりました www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
アメリカ この1年間 国連総会で採択の決議 9割に反対 | NHKニュース
【NHK】アメリカの第2次トランプ政権の発足から今月20日で1年となりますが、アメリカがこの1年間で国連総会で採択された決議の9割に反対し、40回以上、1か国だけで反対していたことがNHKのまとめでわかりました
www3.nhk.or.jp
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 AM
アメリカがこの1年間で国連総会で採択された決議の9割に反対し、40回以上、1か国だけで反対していたことがNHKのまとめでわかりました www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
The Threads "For you" feed has been showing me lots of posts by Japanese voters about the coming election, and the ones I am seeing are overwhelmingly leaning toward the new centrist party, both in the original posts and in the comments. FWIW
January 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
The Threads "For you" feed has been showing me lots of posts by Japanese voters about the coming election, and the ones I am seeing are overwhelmingly leaning toward the new centrist party, both in the original posts and in the comments. FWIW
I highly recommend this software as a highly configurable alternative to Deck.Blue
マルチカラム対応Blueskyクライアント「羽衣 -Hagoromo- v0.57.0」のリリースです。
更新内容
・TOKIMEKI Poll（投票）に対応
更新内容
・TOKIMEKI Poll（投票）に対応
羽衣 -Hagoromo-
This is a multi-column Bluesky client.
hagoromo.relog.tech
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I highly recommend this software as a highly configurable alternative to Deck.Blue