Ai Matsuda
@aimatsuda.bsky.social
Professional Taiko (Japanese Drum🥁) player & Shishimai (Japanese Lion Dance🦁) performer.
📍Oahu, Hawaii 🇺🇲
📍Oahu, Hawaii 🇺🇲
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Kashing them in their lies.
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kashing them in their lies.
Finally feeling the feel of getting better 😷
October 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Finally feeling the feel of getting better 😷
Birthday chips & salsa 🎉🤣
June 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Birthday chips & salsa 🎉🤣
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Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has revealed the details of a no-bid contract procedure that carries the goal of halving what consumers are paying at supermarkets for the staple grain by early June.
Bags of rice at half price will hit stores by early June, Koizumi says
With necessary costs added on, a 5-kilogram bag of rice is set to cost ¥2,160 at retailers in June.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has revealed the details of a no-bid contract procedure that carries the goal of halving what consumers are paying at supermarkets for the staple grain by early June.
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Noh and kabuki are teaming up with pop culture figures such as Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku for a kabuki show at the Osaka Expo and DJ Ken Ishii for Technoh Lab night at Suigian restaurant.
Traditional performing arts are plugging into modern audiences
Noh and kabuki are getting an image update by teaming up with pop culture figures such as Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku and DJ Ken Ishii.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Noh and kabuki are teaming up with pop culture figures such as Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku for a kabuki show at the Osaka Expo and DJ Ken Ishii for Technoh Lab night at Suigian restaurant.
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Three people have been attacked by a bear in their residences in Iyama, Nagano Prefecture, with two of them suffering serious injuries.
Authorities on alert after three injured in Nagano bear attack
Two men are believed to have sustained serious injuries, but all three victims remain conscious. The whereabouts of the bear remain unknown.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Three people have been attacked by a bear in their residences in Iyama, Nagano Prefecture, with two of them suffering serious injuries.
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A discrepancy relating to the handling of visitors' personal information has been discovered in the privacy policy of the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition.
Errors found in Osaka Expo pavilion's privacy policy
The operator of the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion and a sponsor company are considering whether to correct a discrepancy relating to the handling of visitors' personal information.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A discrepancy relating to the handling of visitors' personal information has been discovered in the privacy policy of the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition.
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The agriculture ministry has begun to accept bids in the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice.
Japan begins taking bids in second auction of stockpiled rice
The focus is on whether the release of reserve rice will help curb soaring rice prices.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The agriculture ministry has begun to accept bids in the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Canucks win 4-3 in a shootout!
Jeff Paterson and Irf Gaffar will break this game down on the Rink Wide Post Game Show!
Jeff Paterson and Irf Gaffar will break this game down on the Rink Wide Post Game Show!
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Canucks win 4-3 in a shootout!
Jeff Paterson and Irf Gaffar will break this game down on the Rink Wide Post Game Show!
Jeff Paterson and Irf Gaffar will break this game down on the Rink Wide Post Game Show!
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March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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The 41-year-old from Zimbabwe is also the youngest person to hold the most powerful position in sports governance.
Kirsty Coventry enjoys 'extraordinary moment' as she becomes IOC's first female leader
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The 41-year-old from Zimbabwe is also the youngest person to hold the most powerful position in sports governance.
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Sukiya said the animal made its way into the soup while meals were being prepared at a branch in Tottori Prefecture.
Rodent found in miso soup prompts plunge in Sukiya owner’s stock
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Sukiya said the animal made its way into the soup while meals were being prepared at a branch in Tottori Prefecture.
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Johan Leutwiler hopes to promote the charm of Japanese swords following the completion of his five-year apprenticeship.
Japan's first non-Japanese swordsmith opens Hiroshima workshop
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Johan Leutwiler hopes to promote the charm of Japanese swords following the completion of his five-year apprenticeship.
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Two separate wildfires in Okayama and Ehime prefectures that started over the weekend continue to blaze, having destroyed at least 370 hectares of land between them as firefighters tried to put them out.
Firefighters and SDF battle wildfires spreading in Okayama and Ehime
This is the second time the country has seen an unusually large wildfire in recent weeks, following one in Iwate Prefecture last month.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Two separate wildfires in Okayama and Ehime prefectures that started over the weekend continue to blaze, having destroyed at least 370 hectares of land between them as firefighters tried to put them out.
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Tokyo's cherry blossom season has kicked off, with the Meteorological Agency declaring that a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed on Monday, five days earlier than last year.
Cherry blossom season kicks off in Tokyo after warm weekend
At approximately 2 p.m. Monday, the Meteorological Agency announced that its reference Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine was officially in bloom.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Tokyo's cherry blossom season has kicked off, with the Meteorological Agency declaring that a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed on Monday, five days earlier than last year.
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Passports issued for applications submitted from Monday onward will feature a new design.
Applications for forgery-proof passports start in Japan
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Passports issued for applications submitted from Monday onward will feature a new design.
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Whoops!
Trump Livid After Reporter Hits Him In The Face With Microphone—And Here Come The Jokes
Oops!
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March 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Whoops!
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This is what we’ve become. In just a single decade.
March 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is what we’ve become. In just a single decade.