Dan Orlowitz
@aishiterutokyo.bsky.social
Sports (& more!) journalist (ditto) in Japan | Lots of soccer but sometimes everything else | available for commissions | nerdy shit at @nerdy.tokyo | all hot takes my own | 日本語OK | Philly & Tokyo>>> | he/him | danorlowitz.carrd.co
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One of my biggest takeaways from living in Tokyo was that the city is incredible in spite of the fact that 95% of the architecture is unremarkable.
It makes the years-long design review process for a single apartment building in the U.S. seem all the more frivolous.
It makes the years-long design review process for a single apartment building in the U.S. seem all the more frivolous.
Tokyo is a city that makes the argument that architecture is irrelevant.
What matters more is urbanism:
The street network
The density
The freedom of uses
The clustering around rail
What matters more is urbanism:
The street network
The density
The freedom of uses
The clustering around rail
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
One of my biggest takeaways from living in Tokyo was that the city is incredible in spite of the fact that 95% of the architecture is unremarkable.
It makes the years-long design review process for a single apartment building in the U.S. seem all the more frivolous.
It makes the years-long design review process for a single apartment building in the U.S. seem all the more frivolous.
Boy am I glad I am nowhere close to the Celtic beat these days, just trainwrecks on trainwrecks.
BREAKING: Celtic has sacked Wilfried Nancy after about a month in charge.
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Boy am I glad I am nowhere close to the Celtic beat these days, just trainwrecks on trainwrecks.
UGH how could you do this to us Baltimore
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 AM
UGH how could you do this to us Baltimore
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All decent Americans watching this game and the prospects of Aaron Rodgers making the playoffs
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
All decent Americans watching this game and the prospects of Aaron Rodgers making the playoffs
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For everyone saying the solution is just to get off Twitter/X—that’s not going to cut it. This problem preceded Grok, it preceded Twitter, it preceded the internet itself. It will outlast the AI boom. It’s a problem of patriarchy, which is reinforced with violence.
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
For everyone saying the solution is just to get off Twitter/X—that’s not going to cut it. This problem preceded Grok, it preceded Twitter, it preceded the internet itself. It will outlast the AI boom. It’s a problem of patriarchy, which is reinforced with violence.
Official: Kim has been fired, with #Avispa citing "compliance violations" but refraining from disclosing details, which sure sounds a lot like "he did more power harassment but our lawyers are still figuring out how badly we fucked up."
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Official: Kim has been fired, with #Avispa citing "compliance violations" but refraining from disclosing details, which sure sounds a lot like "he did more power harassment but our lawyers are still figuring out how badly we fucked up."
#Avispa Fukuoka are reportedly getting ready to sack embattled manager Kim Myung-hwi as the team heads into preseason training from TODAY.
Kim managed Sagan Tosu from '19-21 before being stripped of his JFA 'S' coaching badge over a power harassment case. His appointment at Avispa was not popular.
Kim managed Sagan Tosu from '19-21 before being stripped of his JFA 'S' coaching badge over a power harassment case. His appointment at Avispa was not popular.
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
#Avispa Fukuoka are reportedly getting ready to sack embattled manager Kim Myung-hwi as the team heads into preseason training from TODAY.
Kim managed Sagan Tosu from '19-21 before being stripped of his JFA 'S' coaching badge over a power harassment case. His appointment at Avispa was not popular.
Kim managed Sagan Tosu from '19-21 before being stripped of his JFA 'S' coaching badge over a power harassment case. His appointment at Avispa was not popular.
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BUCK: And as the graphic shows, Darnold is like the marksman Revolver Ocelot. But sometimes, his arm is taken over by Liquid Snake, the genetic twin of Solid Snake, who, when it comes to Metal Gear RAY, has is own agenda.
AIKMAN: That's right, Joe.
AIKMAN: That's right, Joe.
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM
BUCK: And as the graphic shows, Darnold is like the marksman Revolver Ocelot. But sometimes, his arm is taken over by Liquid Snake, the genetic twin of Solid Snake, who, when it comes to Metal Gear RAY, has is own agenda.
AIKMAN: That's right, Joe.
AIKMAN: That's right, Joe.
Not sure any commentators in Scotland even had a chance to butcher his name 🤔
Hayato Inamura joins #FCTokyo on loan 🔵🔴!
Again, I doubt #JLeague fans need a refresher but I did write about Hayato Inamura's strengths (passing 🔀) & weaknesses (aerial duels✈️) in full detail, here 🔗: shogunsoccer.com/p/shogun-soc...
Again, I doubt #JLeague fans need a refresher but I did write about Hayato Inamura's strengths (passing 🔀) & weaknesses (aerial duels✈️) in full detail, here 🔗: shogunsoccer.com/p/shogun-soc...
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Not sure any commentators in Scotland even had a chance to butcher his name 🤔
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it's so stupid that a game between two eliminated teams will decide who makes the NFL playoffs. clearly they need a better system: having 12 athletic directors with obvious conflicts of interest sit in cloaks in a fancy hotel ballroom and decide which teams get in (one must be Alabama)
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
it's so stupid that a game between two eliminated teams will decide who makes the NFL playoffs. clearly they need a better system: having 12 athletic directors with obvious conflicts of interest sit in cloaks in a fancy hotel ballroom and decide which teams get in (one must be Alabama)
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🍀 Today's Celtic team to face Rangers.
There are three changes from the team defeated at Motherwell with Arne Engels, Luke McCowan and Johnny Kenny all returning.
New signing Julian Araujo is on the bench.
There are three changes from the team defeated at Motherwell with Arne Engels, Luke McCowan and Johnny Kenny all returning.
New signing Julian Araujo is on the bench.
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
🍀 Today's Celtic team to face Rangers.
There are three changes from the team defeated at Motherwell with Arne Engels, Luke McCowan and Johnny Kenny all returning.
New signing Julian Araujo is on the bench.
There are three changes from the team defeated at Motherwell with Arne Engels, Luke McCowan and Johnny Kenny all returning.
New signing Julian Araujo is on the bench.
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The soccer offsides rule is so confusing. You can't run ahead of the defensive team but you can pull a hood over their head, stuff them into a cargo plane and take them to your country and run a show trial against them. Didn't that involve illegal use of hands?
I can't believe that the recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize would kidnap the president of a sovereign nation!
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The soccer offsides rule is so confusing. You can't run ahead of the defensive team but you can pull a hood over their head, stuff them into a cargo plane and take them to your country and run a show trial against them. Didn't that involve illegal use of hands?
Speaking of surprise exfiltrations, #Cerezo Osaka defender Niko Takahashi, who is eligible to represent Spain, Argentina and Japan (but has represented the latter in youth competitions), is joining Dutch second-division side Almere City on a half-season loan. Yanmar owns both clubs.
髙橋 仁胡選手 アルメレ・シティFC（オランダ）へ期限付き移籍について | セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA
「髙橋 仁胡選手 アルメレ・シティFC（オランダ）へ期限付き移籍について」の詳細ページです。
www.cerezo.jp
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Speaking of surprise exfiltrations, #Cerezo Osaka defender Niko Takahashi, who is eligible to represent Spain, Argentina and Japan (but has represented the latter in youth competitions), is joining Dutch second-division side Almere City on a half-season loan. Yanmar owns both clubs.
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I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
Well at least someone figured out how to get Bluesky to care about sports 🫠
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Well at least someone figured out how to get Bluesky to care about sports 🫠
We’re just running it back to 2004? In this economy?
January 3, 2026 at 7:09 AM
We’re just running it back to 2004? In this economy?
I need to get back to reading more.
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I need to get back to reading more.
And the first "remove me from your contact database and go fuck yourself" PR blast response of 2026 goes to *drumroll* an agency promoting the Logan Paul Pokemon auction.
January 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
And the first "remove me from your contact database and go fuck yourself" PR blast response of 2026 goes to *drumroll* an agency promoting the Logan Paul Pokemon auction.
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His story reminds me of Saito Yuma who started but then postponed his transition to return to the Nadeshiko League www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
An Ace Soccer Player Lights Up a Small Town - Hometown Stories | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
A women's soccer team was created to energize an aging community. The team's top striker has built strong friendships with older neighbors. But now that player might have another goal in mind.
www3.nhk.or.jp
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
His story reminds me of Saito Yuma who started but then postponed his transition to return to the Nadeshiko League www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Former Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Marumi Yamazaki, who retired in 2023 after a career spent mostly in the Nadeshiko League with Urawa, Niigata, Nagano and Chiba (along with a short WEL stint at Omiya) has come out as a trans man and announced his marriage.
h/t @rbyryo.bsky.social
h/t @rbyryo.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Former Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Marumi Yamazaki, who retired in 2023 after a career spent mostly in the Nadeshiko League with Urawa, Niigata, Nagano and Chiba (along with a short WEL stint at Omiya) has come out as a trans man and announced his marriage.
h/t @rbyryo.bsky.social
h/t @rbyryo.bsky.social
Mito #Hollyhock announce that GK Kenta Matsuyama, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Urawa Reds, is preparing for an overseas transfer.
He has not made any official appearances since 2023, when he spent roughly half the season as the starter at Kagoshima United in the J3. #jleague
He has not made any official appearances since 2023, when he spent roughly half the season as the starter at Kagoshima United in the J3. #jleague
松山健太選手 復帰およびチーム活動離脱のお知らせ | 水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト
この度、浦和レッズへ期限付き移籍をしておりました松山健太選手が水戸ホーリーホックへ復帰し、海外クラブへの移籍も
www.mito-hollyhock.net
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Mito #Hollyhock announce that GK Kenta Matsuyama, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Urawa Reds, is preparing for an overseas transfer.
He has not made any official appearances since 2023, when he spent roughly half the season as the starter at Kagoshima United in the J3. #jleague
He has not made any official appearances since 2023, when he spent roughly half the season as the starter at Kagoshima United in the J3. #jleague
Wake up running nerds, the Hakone Ekiden's on.
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Wake up running nerds, the Hakone Ekiden's on.
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Is Ando the second player with J3 experience to land at a top-flight European club (following Tomoki Iwata at Celtic)? I'm almost certain he has to be the first Imabari alum.
This is a big testament to the stability and productivity of the Japanese pyramid at both grassroots and pro levels.
This is a big testament to the stability and productivity of the Japanese pyramid at both grassroots and pro levels.
- Interesting career trajectory rising through the #JLeague:
J3: FC Imabari (2021, 2022 seasons)
J2: Oita Trinita (2023, 2024)
J1: Avispa Fukuoka (2025)
No prior national team caps at any youth level. Performances this year led to first call-up in July 2025.
J3: FC Imabari (2021, 2022 seasons)
J2: Oita Trinita (2023, 2024)
J1: Avispa Fukuoka (2025)
No prior national team caps at any youth level. Performances this year led to first call-up in July 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Is Ando the second player with J3 experience to land at a top-flight European club (following Tomoki Iwata at Celtic)? I'm almost certain he has to be the first Imabari alum.
This is a big testament to the stability and productivity of the Japanese pyramid at both grassroots and pro levels.
This is a big testament to the stability and productivity of the Japanese pyramid at both grassroots and pro levels.