Alicia Haddick/アリシア
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It's a good'un
【Ado】エンゼルシーク
YouTube video by Ado
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February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It's a good'un
Reposted by Alicia Haddick/アリシア
Here’s my article, now online!
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
"The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland” was created with an international tour in mind to capture rising interest in Japanese storytelling.
Can Japanese theater travel? A Murakami adaptation tries.
'The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland” adaptation is part of a rising wave of contemporary Japanese theater productions that tour internationally with original casts.
ebx.sh
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Here’s my article, now online!
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
To note: Japan still suffers from the UK ‘bad electoral system’ issue, but that hardly matters when you have the seats
Interesting to note the drop for Reiwa and the fact Team Mirai came from nowhere to almost equal the headline-stealing Sanseito, but LDP getting 2/3 on 37% also, UK Labour-style
Interesting to note the drop for Reiwa and the fact Team Mirai came from nowhere to almost equal the headline-stealing Sanseito, but LDP getting 2/3 on 37% also, UK Labour-style
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
To note: Japan still suffers from the UK ‘bad electoral system’ issue, but that hardly matters when you have the seats
Interesting to note the drop for Reiwa and the fact Team Mirai came from nowhere to almost equal the headline-stealing Sanseito, but LDP getting 2/3 on 37% also, UK Labour-style
Interesting to note the drop for Reiwa and the fact Team Mirai came from nowhere to almost equal the headline-stealing Sanseito, but LDP getting 2/3 on 37% also, UK Labour-style
I came out to check something in one of the department stores but they’re closed today only for maintenance so, eerm…
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I came out to check something in one of the department stores but they’re closed today only for maintenance so, eerm…
Reposted by Alicia Haddick/アリシア
This far surpasses even optimistic pre-election predictions and is entirely the implosion of the opposition
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This far surpasses even optimistic pre-election predictions and is entirely the implosion of the opposition
Quote from JP TV circulating sums everything up very well, from an LDP source
'I don't really know why we won so massively. The Centrist Reform Alliance were just so weak'
Which yea, merging a center-left with a religious party that fundamentally oppose and giving no policies does that, typically
'I don't really know why we won so massively. The Centrist Reform Alliance were just so weak'
Which yea, merging a center-left with a religious party that fundamentally oppose and giving no policies does that, typically
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Quote from JP TV circulating sums everything up very well, from an LDP source
'I don't really know why we won so massively. The Centrist Reform Alliance were just so weak'
Which yea, merging a center-left with a religious party that fundamentally oppose and giving no policies does that, typically
'I don't really know why we won so massively. The Centrist Reform Alliance were just so weak'
Which yea, merging a center-left with a religious party that fundamentally oppose and giving no policies does that, typically
If you want to know why sometimes Japanese politics feels like a backhanded story, one of the more 'progressive' parties actually making gains as a smaller-party insurgent is Team Mirai, who want to offer structural reform
But they're worse on immigration and think AI will solve all our problems
But they're worse on immigration and think AI will solve all our problems
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
If you want to know why sometimes Japanese politics feels like a backhanded story, one of the more 'progressive' parties actually making gains as a smaller-party insurgent is Team Mirai, who want to offer structural reform
But they're worse on immigration and think AI will solve all our problems
But they're worse on immigration and think AI will solve all our problems
Reposted by Alicia Haddick/アリシア
Suzuki: we will not be looking into allegations of Takaichi's links with the Unification Church.
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
高市首相と旧統一教会の関係「調査考えず」 自民党の鈴木幹事長 | 毎日新聞
自民党の鈴木俊一幹事長は8日、東京MXの番組に出演し、高市早苗首相（自民総裁）と世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）の関係性を指摘する週刊文春の報道について「党としては既に旧統一教会とは一切関係を絶つということを宣言をしている。その姿勢は今後とも当然しっかりと守る」と述べた。
mainichi.jp
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Suzuki: we will not be looking into allegations of Takaichi's links with the Unification Church.
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
mainichi.jp/articles/202...
Another thing I hadn't even considered from all this but I just saw brought up, I wonder if reaching the supermajority status (the percentage needed for constitutional revision) will see them revive the mid-2010s debates over changes regarding public protest, military status and the like
February 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Another thing I hadn't even considered from all this but I just saw brought up, I wonder if reaching the supermajority status (the percentage needed for constitutional revision) will see them revive the mid-2010s debates over changes regarding public protest, military status and the like
I feared this based on the last week, but LDP are going to get possibly a supermajority from the election, giving an unproven Takaichi the reigns when she's barely set out policies (and what she has are economically and socially volatile) and there's bubbling new scandals
Japan, NHK:
Seat projection national parliament
LDP (Conservative): 274-350 (+121)
CRA (Centre): 37-91 (-108)
Ishin (Libertarian): 28-38 (-5)
DPP (Centre-right): 18-35 (-1.5)
Sansei (Right): 9-16 (+9.5)
Mirai (Centre): 8-12 (+10)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ asiaelects.com/japan
Seat projection national parliament
LDP (Conservative): 274-350 (+121)
CRA (Centre): 37-91 (-108)
Ishin (Libertarian): 28-38 (-5)
DPP (Centre-right): 18-35 (-1.5)
Sansei (Right): 9-16 (+9.5)
Mirai (Centre): 8-12 (+10)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ asiaelects.com/japan
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I feared this based on the last week, but LDP are going to get possibly a supermajority from the election, giving an unproven Takaichi the reigns when she's barely set out policies (and what she has are economically and socially volatile) and there's bubbling new scandals
Legit tho, Meiji Jingu almost doesn’t feel like Tokyo in this
It’s my first time seeing it like this!
It’s my first time seeing it like this!
February 8, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Legit tho, Meiji Jingu almost doesn’t feel like Tokyo in this
It’s my first time seeing it like this!
It’s my first time seeing it like this!
Came into central Tokyo for a photo run in the snow, immediately rewarded by meeting this dapper chap
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Came into central Tokyo for a photo run in the snow, immediately rewarded by meeting this dapper chap
Here’s my article, now online!
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
"The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland” was created with an international tour in mind to capture rising interest in Japanese storytelling.
Can Japanese theater travel? A Murakami adaptation tries.
'The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland” adaptation is part of a rising wave of contemporary Japanese theater productions that tour internationally with original casts.
ebx.sh
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Here’s my article, now online!
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
After getting a chance to see the superb End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, I discussed how it and a spate of Japanese theater/musicals are making the jump internationally as Japanese storytelling across the board grows on the global stage
THE SNOW IS LYING ON THE GROUND THIS IS NOT A DRILL
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
THE SNOW IS LYING ON THE GROUND THIS IS NOT A DRILL
Tamagotchiiiiiiii
(It’s cool and I wrote about that but also the specifics of this revival)
(It’s cool and I wrote about that but also the specifics of this revival)
Bandai is pulling out all the stops for the 30th anniversary of the Tamagotchi this year, and along with it has been a recent revival in mainstream interest for the toy and brand. Hardcore fans however, would argue that the brand never went away.
It's more than nostalgia fueling a Tamagotchi revival | scrmbl
Tamagotchi were an instant phenomenon when they first hit Japanese ...
scrmbl.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Tamagotchiiiiiiii
(It’s cool and I wrote about that but also the specifics of this revival)
(It’s cool and I wrote about that but also the specifics of this revival)
How it started vs how it’s going (I was at a party with BYO snacks, the Netflix bucket also is 60% full)
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
How it started vs how it’s going (I was at a party with BYO snacks, the Netflix bucket also is 60% full)
If you pick up a copy of the Japan Times this weekend, keep an eye out for my article on the global expansion of Japanese theater and musicals!
February 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If you pick up a copy of the Japan Times this weekend, keep an eye out for my article on the global expansion of Japanese theater and musicals!
Diabolical levels of popcorn here (I’m off to a party with BYO snacks)
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Diabolical levels of popcorn here (I’m off to a party with BYO snacks)
“Is that-“
“A miniature version of the box for junk items in Hard Off? Yes it is!”
“Did you buy it?”
“…what do YOU think?”
“A miniature version of the box for junk items in Hard Off? Yes it is!”
“Did you buy it?”
“…what do YOU think?”
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“Is that-“
“A miniature version of the box for junk items in Hard Off? Yes it is!”
“Did you buy it?”
“…what do YOU think?”
“A miniature version of the box for junk items in Hard Off? Yes it is!”
“Did you buy it?”
“…what do YOU think?”
PARCO Game Museum is actually running for a month, longer than everything else, but it’s also awesome, filled with retro tech, arcade machines, indie artist pop-ups, demo kiosks, an iam8bit vinyl selection, and even a Hard Off!
February 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
PARCO Game Museum is actually running for a month, longer than everything else, but it’s also awesome, filled with retro tech, arcade machines, indie artist pop-ups, demo kiosks, an iam8bit vinyl selection, and even a Hard Off!
Romeo is a PARCO Man is a Grasshopper-fueled part of the event, with boss rushes, mini concerts, talks and demos of the game on offer that’s super cool on the roof of PARCO
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Romeo is a PARCO Man is a Grasshopper-fueled part of the event, with boss rushes, mini concerts, talks and demos of the game on offer that’s super cool on the roof of PARCO
Also Pingu (they have a Pingu Switch 2 case that’s impossibly tempting)
February 7, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Also Pingu (they have a Pingu Switch 2 case that’s impossibly tempting)
I’m checking out Shibuya Games Week, the first such event from PARCO Games turning Shibuya into a city-wide showcase of indie games with demos, pop-ups, talks and collab food-drinks through the city and of course in PARCO itself
February 7, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I’m checking out Shibuya Games Week, the first such event from PARCO Games turning Shibuya into a city-wide showcase of indie games with demos, pop-ups, talks and collab food-drinks through the city and of course in PARCO itself