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Aya Homei (保明綾)

@homeiaya.bsky.social

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Historian of science and medicine in modern Japan, Japanese Studies U Manchester. Science for Governing Japan’s Population (CUP, 2023).

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Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 19

Out now - Hiro Fujimoto, Aya Homei and Ellen G. Nakamura eds. Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique (Routledge, 2025).
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Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique

Fujimoto, Homei, and Nakamura bring together the perspectives of women engaging in professional medical work across the expanse of the modern Japanese Empire (1868–1945). Through translations of prima...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Oct 3

Zack Polanski saying what every politician should be saying,

"It's problematic to weaponise the synagogue attack to silence protest in this country against the genocide in Gaza"

"These are separate things and we should condemn them both"

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Sep 27

Enjoying the last moment in Zurich after another memorable workshop here.

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Sep 27

Workshopping in Zurich!

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Sep 7

Also: x.com/AmbJapanUK/s...

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Sep 7

Ambassador Suzuki almost downing the Manchester beer - heralding ever-stronger Manchester-Japan connections: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Aug 29

Oh wow so powerful and made me emotional. A must listen piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/p...

The C.D.C.’s Vaccine Chief on Why Quitting Was His Only Option

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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is an extraordinarily cool study:

Two unrelated young people buried in cemeteries in Anglo-Saxon times in England probably had grandparents who came from West Africa.

It was a joy to cover this for @newscientist.com #science #archaeology #history 🧪

www.newscientist.com/article/2492...

DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

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Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jul 27

Really lovely to have you in Manchester, Xiaoyue & Erchen! Good luck with writing up the theses!

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jul 21

@asanoshioko.bsky.social in Mcr!

塩野麻子 SHIONO, Asako @asanoshioko.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm spending July and August in Manchester as a visiting scholar at Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester. Grateful for the opportunity to pursue my research here.

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塩野麻子 SHIONO, Asako @asanoshioko.bsky.social · Jul 10

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 28

A brief stopover in SG - hunting for the city’s heritage with medical history and of course good food!

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文学通信 @bungakureport.bsky.social · Jun 28

東京都立図書館、PDFファイルで複写物を送信する「遠隔複写（PDF送信）サービス」を開始

【※都内在住・在勤・在学でない方は、国立国会図書館で所蔵していない資料の内、要件を満たす資料のみ受け付けます。】

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東京都立図書館、PDFファイルで複写物を送信する「遠隔複写（PDF送信）サービス」を開始

東京都立図書館が、2025年7月4日から、従来から実施してきた紙の複写物を郵送する「郵送による複写サービス」に加え、PDFファイルで複写物を送信する「遠隔複写（PDF送信）サービス」を開始すると発表しました。なお、本サービスの開始に伴い、「...

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Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 25

Oh wow, thought summer had just started there...

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Jun 25

Japan is forecast to continue baking over the next two weeks as temperatures remain well above average, likely boosting energy demand and driving power prices higher

Japan’s Heat Wave May Last for Weeks in Boost to Energy Demand

Japan is forecast to continue baking over the next two weeks as temperatures remain well above average, likely boosting energy demand and keeping power prices elevated.

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Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is finally out! Thanks to co-authors Prof. Yoko Matsubara, Dr Motoyuki Goto & Mr. Yuki Funatsu. My sincere thanks also go to Benedict Ipgrave of the From Small Beginnings anti-eugenic project for introducing me to Janna and to Janna for her superb editorship!

Confronting and archiving the eugenic past in Japan

According to Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger, reproductive justice “demands sexual autonomy and gender freedom for every human being”. Proponents of reproductive justice in Anglophone countries have ...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Jun 25

Japan is forecast to continue baking over the next two weeks as temperatures remain well above average, likely boosting energy demand and driving power prices higher

Japan’s Heat Wave May Last for Weeks in Boost to Energy Demand

Japan is forecast to continue baking over the next two weeks as temperatures remain well above average, likely boosting energy demand and keeping power prices elevated.

bloom.bg

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · Jun 21

Harvard Univ is reportedly in talks with Trump to make a deal. Harvard should look at how Columbia Univ making a deal with Trump destroyed the school's reputation. Plus even after Columbia's surrender, Trump regime just announced a new investigation into Columbia: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump officials intensify Columbia dispute with accreditation threat

Education department accuses university of violating federal anti-discrimination laws and notifies accreditor

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Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 20

An interesting newspaper has been introduced note that I’m in indonesia: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05...

In Indonesia, fears grow that new history books may rewrite dark past

The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric narrative and aims 'to reinvent the Indonesian identity,' Culture Minister Fadli Zon said.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 19

Too cute.

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 19

This library cat knows how to appreciate Japanese Studies, Indonesian way. @ Pusat Studi Jepang, Universitas Indonesia

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MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · Jun 19

A couple of photos from Dr James Sumner's 'Electric Dreams' stall at last weekend's Universally Manchester festival.
universallymanchester.com #scicomm

Dr James Sumner and a young boy with colourful headphones interacting with a robot toy at Dr Sumner's Electric Dreams stall. Photo by Dr Erin Beeston.

Photo of stall with vintage computer equipment and posters.

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Now out! Hope it will be used for teaching (as well as research).

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · May 30

Out soon! It's been such a rewarding experience. Thanks to co-editors and contributors!
www.routledge.com/9781032744582

Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique

www.routledge.com

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks in part to @olegb.bsky.social. It was lovely to meet Reza ☺️

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Followed by a research seminar at the History Department 😌

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Followed by a research seminar at the History Department 😌

Aya Homei (保明綾) @homeiaya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Collecting materials at Universitas Indonesia!

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MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · Jun 18

Fascinating article on amber from Myanmar, which @manchester.ac.uk student Lauren Smith originally wrote as a blog post assignment for Dr Amelia Bonea's course unit on Fossils: Global Histories of Natural Heritage, Science and Empire.

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