Kenji Hayakawa
@kenjihayakawa.com
Based in Dublin, Ireland. Translator. Interpreter. JPN & ENG.
Website: kenjihayakawa.com
Host @finneganswake.net
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Website: kenjihayakawa.com
Host @finneganswake.net
Founder @fairtradebook.org
One of the aims of Finnegans Web is to showcase the experimental side of Irish literature. I'd guess that not many Japanese readers would associate Ireland with literary experimentation, whereas in actual fact such experimentation has always been at the heart of modern Irish literature.
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
One of the aims of Finnegans Web is to showcase the experimental side of Irish literature. I'd guess that not many Japanese readers would associate Ireland with literary experimentation, whereas in actual fact such experimentation has always been at the heart of modern Irish literature.
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▫️ curb stones after the rain ▫️
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
▫️ curb stones after the rain ▫️
Attended an interesting event the other day featuring three Irish writers talking about literature and art. The talk reminded me of the following interview. pmc.iath.virginia.edu/issue.107/17...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Attended an interesting event the other day featuring three Irish writers talking about literature and art. The talk reminded me of the following interview. pmc.iath.virginia.edu/issue.107/17...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
Watched Flow. One of the best films I watched this year.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Watched Flow. One of the best films I watched this year.
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🍂 the dry season 🍂
lindisfarne
lindisfarne
November 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🍂 the dry season 🍂
lindisfarne
lindisfarne
Words in Finnegans Wake are generally quite opaque, polysemic and multilingual, yet their pronunciations are clear and uniform most of the time, which is quite surprising. One could of course intentionally mispronounce them, but then the words stop making much sense.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Words in Finnegans Wake are generally quite opaque, polysemic and multilingual, yet their pronunciations are clear and uniform most of the time, which is quite surprising. One could of course intentionally mispronounce them, but then the words stop making much sense.
I'm supposed to be on a "Finnegans Break" but as a way of not translating Chapter I.3, I'm ending up writing other stuff that's related to the Wake anyway. Hm.
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm supposed to be on a "Finnegans Break" but as a way of not translating Chapter I.3, I'm ending up writing other stuff that's related to the Wake anyway. Hm.
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🍃 🍂 november - month of the magic windows 🍂 🍃
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🍃 🍂 november - month of the magic windows 🍂 🍃
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Distressed loudspeaker at Leytonstone station. An almost Kleinian blue.
#londonunderground #lookup #loudspeaker #london #peelingpaint
#londonunderground #lookup #loudspeaker #london #peelingpaint
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Distressed loudspeaker at Leytonstone station. An almost Kleinian blue.
#londonunderground #lookup #loudspeaker #london #peelingpaint
#londonunderground #lookup #loudspeaker #london #peelingpaint
I guess it just comes down to more voters waking up to the reality of the situation. As long as people keep voting for landlord TDs, the situation will only become worse. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Over 16,600 homeless last month, including 5,200 children
A total of 16,614 people were living in emergency accommodation in September, according to figures from the Department of Housing.
www.rte.ie
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I guess it just comes down to more voters waking up to the reality of the situation. As long as people keep voting for landlord TDs, the situation will only become worse. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Dark Mode
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Dark Mode
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Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy Halloween!
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Gabriel Naudé's History of Magick, originally printed in French in 1625, was a defence of science & intellectualism against accusations of witchcraft & magic. Glad we're past that now!
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Gabriel Naudé's History of Magick, originally printed in French in 1625, was a defence of science & intellectualism against accusations of witchcraft & magic. Glad we're past that now!
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In case any left-leaning types are assuming that Japan has elected an Ardern or even a Merkel, the new Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is widely considered to be a right-wing nationalist who holds Thatcher as her role model – a Japanese version of Meloni, basically. 🫤
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In case any left-leaning types are assuming that Japan has elected an Ardern or even a Merkel, the new Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is widely considered to be a right-wing nationalist who holds Thatcher as her role model – a Japanese version of Meloni, basically. 🫤
Sideways (the movie), George Carlin (the comedian): neither ever disappoints!
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sideways (the movie), George Carlin (the comedian): neither ever disappoints!
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the wild ocean in a stone wall
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
the wild ocean in a stone wall
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sitting on a bench and suddenly noticing an accidental art work by my side
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
sitting on a bench and suddenly noticing an accidental art work by my side
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🍂 everyday october 🍂
October 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🍂 everyday october 🍂
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I'm beginning my research phase for "Sirens" and I'm not sure what to cover in this episode. I'm considering covering it in a single episode and then moving onto "Cyclops," which I have A LOT to talk about. What would you want me to cover from "Sirens?"
Leave your thoughts in the comments!
Leave your thoughts in the comments!
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm beginning my research phase for "Sirens" and I'm not sure what to cover in this episode. I'm considering covering it in a single episode and then moving onto "Cyclops," which I have A LOT to talk about. What would you want me to cover from "Sirens?"
Leave your thoughts in the comments!
Leave your thoughts in the comments!