Jim Rion
@jimrion.com
Peace, please, peace for all.
Translator (Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, etc.). Japanese horror devourer. Bird picture taker
Co-host of Sake Deep Dive podcast.
英訳者：「悪魔がきたれて、笛をふく」「変な家」「変な絵」等等
執筆者：「Discovering Yamaguchi Sake」
20周年日本在中
山口県万歳🙌
Translator (Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, etc.). Japanese horror devourer. Bird picture taker
Co-host of Sake Deep Dive podcast.
英訳者：「悪魔がきたれて、笛をふく」「変な家」「変な絵」等等
執筆者：「Discovering Yamaguchi Sake」
20周年日本在中
山口県万歳🙌
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The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture just awarded me the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Prize for my translation of The North Light by Hideo Yokoyama. Thrilled that this rich and beautiful novel may now get the attention it deserves. Looking for a US publisher to buy the North American rights.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture just awarded me the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Prize for my translation of The North Light by Hideo Yokoyama. Thrilled that this rich and beautiful novel may now get the attention it deserves. Looking for a US publisher to buy the North American rights.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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I'll have whatever Willie Nelson is having. Just put out his third album in two years, a set of covers of Merle Haggard. Solid.
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'll have whatever Willie Nelson is having. Just put out his third album in two years, a set of covers of Merle Haggard. Solid.
Ditched every streaming service to switch to the quite expensive U-Next and it's the best decision ever.
Got such classic/rare shit.
Blazing Saddles. Caddy Shack. Muppets Take Manhattan. Down By Law. Cannibal the Musical?! JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO!!?
What beautiful madness is this?
Got such classic/rare shit.
Blazing Saddles. Caddy Shack. Muppets Take Manhattan. Down By Law. Cannibal the Musical?! JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO!!?
What beautiful madness is this?
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ditched every streaming service to switch to the quite expensive U-Next and it's the best decision ever.
Got such classic/rare shit.
Blazing Saddles. Caddy Shack. Muppets Take Manhattan. Down By Law. Cannibal the Musical?! JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO!!?
What beautiful madness is this?
Got such classic/rare shit.
Blazing Saddles. Caddy Shack. Muppets Take Manhattan. Down By Law. Cannibal the Musical?! JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO!!?
What beautiful madness is this?
The lamented Kurodahan Press. When will we see its like again?
Including an interview with @elipsett.bsky.social !
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The lamented Kurodahan Press. When will we see its like again?
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The pleasure was all mine! Thank you for having me 😄
From Chiikawa to Yona of the Dawn, The Apothecary Diaries and Yu Yu Hakusho – all these masterpieces of Japanese manga were translated into German by Verena Maser.
It was a pleasure to welcome her and thank her for bringing Japan’s rich culture to Germany!
It was a pleasure to welcome her and thank her for bringing Japan’s rich culture to Germany!
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The pleasure was all mine! Thank you for having me 😄
Curious about the history of "American Raku" pottery, I found this talk by a man who helped form it, Paul Soldner, and I am unsurprised that it was born out of pure ignorance.
He even goes off on a philosophical meander about the Japanese naming, not knowing it was a place name first.
He even goes off on a philosophical meander about the Japanese naming, not knowing it was a place name first.
Paul Soldner's Official Website
The official website of ceramics artist Paul Soldner
paulsoldner.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Curious about the history of "American Raku" pottery, I found this talk by a man who helped form it, Paul Soldner, and I am unsurprised that it was born out of pure ignorance.
He even goes off on a philosophical meander about the Japanese naming, not knowing it was a place name first.
He even goes off on a philosophical meander about the Japanese naming, not knowing it was a place name first.
A bit of photographic validation leads to musing on what "art" might actually be.
#Photography #Art #Blogging
#Photography #Art #Blogging
Is it art?
I feel like "artist" is one of those terms that people should hesitate to self-apply, because the meaning and impact of art is subjective on the part of the audience. The practice of creation, it seems to me, should be goal enough for itself. You have something in you and it wants to get out. What happens after that, when people encounter whatever it is that you put out into the world, is where art is born.
jimrion.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A bit of photographic validation leads to musing on what "art" might actually be.
#Photography #Art #Blogging
#Photography #Art #Blogging
Daihatsu presented a Midget X concept car at the Tokyo Mobility show and GOOD LORD did no one think to *google those words* beforehand?
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Daihatsu presented a Midget X concept car at the Tokyo Mobility show and GOOD LORD did no one think to *google those words* beforehand?
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Amazing essay, please read it.
I have a feature essay for The Guardian today on the mirage of AI medicine, why care cannot be automated, and how overwhelming uptake of AI by American health capitalism threatens to undermine the very possibility of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Amazing essay, please read it.
I got a disease, and fancy little notebooks are the cure.
みんな違って、みんな良い。
みんな違って、みんな良い。
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I got a disease, and fancy little notebooks are the cure.
みんな違って、みんな良い。
みんな違って、みんな良い。
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Can someone in publishing/production explain why so many books are using that awful tall paperback format these days? Does is reduce printing costs by lowering page count? It’s the worst.
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Can someone in publishing/production explain why so many books are using that awful tall paperback format these days? Does is reduce printing costs by lowering page count? It’s the worst.
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Trying to go through the world without consuming AI slop is like going through a labyrinth and at every turn walking in dog poop. The slop is coming at you from every angle, peddled by everyone from big people to your 70 yo neighbor. And it will never go away.
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Trying to go through the world without consuming AI slop is like going through a labyrinth and at every turn walking in dog poop. The slop is coming at you from every angle, peddled by everyone from big people to your 70 yo neighbor. And it will never go away.
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In just over an hour you can come get on a zoom call with laura and me and shriek/vent/brag about how your #nanowrimo is going
Print Run NaNo Chat #1
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
PrintRuNoWriMo/Novembo Chat #1 | Laura Zats and Erik Hane
Get more from Laura Zats and Erik Hane on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
In just over an hour you can come get on a zoom call with laura and me and shriek/vent/brag about how your #nanowrimo is going
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This mystery place in Nagoya is maybe the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Arrows lead you through the winding path of the store like a museum exhibit, all the shelves are giant books, and there are little sitting rooms/crime scenes throughout the store.
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This mystery place in Nagoya is maybe the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Arrows lead you through the winding path of the store like a museum exhibit, all the shelves are giant books, and there are little sitting rooms/crime scenes throughout the store.
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I need a laser printer that’ll print duplex for the sake of making zines. Not in my budget at the moment, unfortunately.
But if you buy this basic printer for me, I’ll send you the first dozen zines in return.
(why not try?)
www.amazon.jp/hz/wishlist/...
But if you buy this basic printer for me, I’ll send you the first dozen zines in return.
(why not try?)
www.amazon.jp/hz/wishlist/...
Amazonほしい物リストを一緒に編集しましょう
www.amazon.jp
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I need a laser printer that’ll print duplex for the sake of making zines. Not in my budget at the moment, unfortunately.
But if you buy this basic printer for me, I’ll send you the first dozen zines in return.
(why not try?)
www.amazon.jp/hz/wishlist/...
But if you buy this basic printer for me, I’ll send you the first dozen zines in return.
(why not try?)
www.amazon.jp/hz/wishlist/...
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Anyone I know involved in English-language D&D in Tokyo? Because I've never played, and the older I get, the more I regret that. Seems like a lot of fun.
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Anyone I know involved in English-language D&D in Tokyo? Because I've never played, and the older I get, the more I regret that. Seems like a lot of fun.
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I don’t really believe in messages, but the message “this author is so cool and smart and interesting” after reading MAPMAKERS or this essay I’m also picking at would be nice.
What sort of message do you hope people take away from your most recent book/wip? #WritingPrompt
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I don’t really believe in messages, but the message “this author is so cool and smart and interesting” after reading MAPMAKERS or this essay I’m also picking at would be nice.
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Γεια σου ρε Ζοχρανάκι! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYOZ...
FULL HISTORIC SPEECH | Zohran Mamdani speaks after 'political earthquake' win in NYC
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Γεια σου ρε Ζοχρανάκι! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYOZ...
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wonder if the phrase "beg to differ" is what sort of opened the door to the rampant misuse of "begs the question"—in the first, it's a funsy/simpering way of saying "ask," so it then's been getting used that way sort of globally (when, really, it's a logical fallacy, doesn't mean "ask" at all).
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
wonder if the phrase "beg to differ" is what sort of opened the door to the rampant misuse of "begs the question"—in the first, it's a funsy/simpering way of saying "ask," so it then's been getting used that way sort of globally (when, really, it's a logical fallacy, doesn't mean "ask" at all).
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Print Run NaNo Chat #1
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
PrintRuNoWriMo/Novembo Chat #1 | Laura Zats and Erik Hane
Get more from Laura Zats and Erik Hane on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Print Run NaNo Chat #1
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
This Thursday, 7:30 PM Central
We're just a few days in and I already feel my writing process changing in good and/or terrifying ways. Bring your own observations and let's work through how it's going so far!
Zoom link in post below
www.patreon.com/posts/printr...
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"Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms."
Angela Carter
Angela Carter
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms."
Angela Carter
Angela Carter
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I love every single one of these.
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I love every single one of these.