Naomi Yamada
@naomicfyamada.bsky.social
教育講師 | Rikkyo | EFL/CLIL/Anthropology
My book: https://www.routledge.com/Preferential-Education-Policies-in-Multi-ethnic-China-National-Rhetoric/Yamada/p/book/9780367491406
My book: https://www.routledge.com/Preferential-Education-Policies-in-Multi-ethnic-China-National-Rhetoric/Yamada/p/book/9780367491406
Surprised at how similar American conservative discourse of “no enemies to the right” is to Mao Zedong’s “On Contradictions.”
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Surprised at how similar American conservative discourse of “no enemies to the right” is to Mao Zedong’s “On Contradictions.”
Imagine deciding to buy a big American car when a typical two-way street in a neighborhood in Japan is this wide
September 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Imagine deciding to buy a big American car when a typical two-way street in a neighborhood in Japan is this wide
1/3 Interestingly, self-described Christian nationalist Doug Wilson (and founder of the denomination that the US sec of defense is involved in) has a very similar understanding of the definition of “nation” that Stalin had. Stalin’s “four commons,” definitional to “nation” are…
The National Question and Leninism
www.marxists.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
1/3 Interestingly, self-described Christian nationalist Doug Wilson (and founder of the denomination that the US sec of defense is involved in) has a very similar understanding of the definition of “nation” that Stalin had. Stalin’s “four commons,” definitional to “nation” are…
Always glad to come across these and hope they don’t become obsolete in Japan
July 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Always glad to come across these and hope they don’t become obsolete in Japan
The “Japanese First” party left this in my mailbox. It’s interesting that they use an English loanword for first (ファースト) instead of dai ichi (第一), and thus more obviously allude to “America First”—a globalized xenophobia rather than an isolationist xenophobia
July 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The “Japanese First” party left this in my mailbox. It’s interesting that they use an English loanword for first (ファースト) instead of dai ichi (第一), and thus more obviously allude to “America First”—a globalized xenophobia rather than an isolationist xenophobia
For those in need of pageantry
July 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For those in need of pageantry
Japan will provide 23 million dollars over the next three years to support foreign researchers coming to Japan, specifically those who have lost their positions/funding in the US. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
www3.nhk.or.jp
July 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Japan will provide 23 million dollars over the next three years to support foreign researchers coming to Japan, specifically those who have lost their positions/funding in the US. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
I was lucky to have been an affiliate here and hope they find a way to continue
Trump administration blocks $30M in funding to the East-West Center
Since the Trump administration’s announcement to block the center’s funding, center leaders offered over 80% of their staff to take a voluntary separation deal.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I was lucky to have been an affiliate here and hope they find a way to continue
Japanese applying for visas to study in the US need to include their social media account information
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Japanese applying for visas to study in the US need to include their social media account information
California rice at Costco in Japan costs 2998 yen ($20 USD) for 5 kg, cheaper than all the Japanese rice in the warehouse. Yet the White House keeps saying Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice.
April 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
California rice at Costco in Japan costs 2998 yen ($20 USD) for 5 kg, cheaper than all the Japanese rice in the warehouse. Yet the White House keeps saying Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice.
There are so many lessons we could learn from China. Unfortunately most Americans are unfamiliar with this history. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/b...
Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America (Gift Article)
People in China are expressing alarm at what seems to be an authoritarian turn in the United States, long their role model of democracy, that feels familiar.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
There are so many lessons we could learn from China. Unfortunately most Americans are unfamiliar with this history. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/b...
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TESOL Statement on the Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the United States
TESOL Statement on the Exec Order Designating English as the Official Language of the US | TESOL | International Association
www.tesol.org
March 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
TESOL Statement on the Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the United States
Tesla doesn’t have much presence in Japan, but it has a small presence. The reviews are pretty mixed, but the negative ones are quite interesting. The one-star review here reads that the company always parks the cars illegally on the street, and doesn’t care about legal compliance.
February 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Tesla doesn’t have much presence in Japan, but it has a small presence. The reviews are pretty mixed, but the negative ones are quite interesting. The one-star review here reads that the company always parks the cars illegally on the street, and doesn’t care about legal compliance.
Scroll down past the intro to read an article comparing Elon Musk’s DOGE to a “Cultural Revolution Squad.” The essay is here in English and in Chinese. chinaheritage.net/journal/gode...
Gödel’s Loophole and American’s ‘Cultural Revolution’
Contra Trump 造反有理 Zhang Qianfan (張千帆, 1964-) is a professor of constitutional law at Peking University. Readers of China Heritage first encountered him in The Professor, a University & the Rule of Law...
chinaheritage.net
February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Scroll down past the intro to read an article comparing Elon Musk’s DOGE to a “Cultural Revolution Squad.” The essay is here in English and in Chinese. chinaheritage.net/journal/gode...
Reposted by Naomi Yamada
‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
February 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
Hmm, guess which contracted govt organization receiving tax dollars is not visible on this site?? doge.gov/workforce?or...
Workforce | DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency
Workforce data for the U.S. government.
doge.gov
February 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hmm, guess which contracted govt organization receiving tax dollars is not visible on this site?? doge.gov/workforce?or...
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A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
November 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
Not surprisingly, in this week’s American edition of the “rectification of names” (正名), we discover that the reimagining of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America began as satire
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Call It 'Gulf Of America,' Not Gulf Of Mexico, Lawmaker Says In Bit Of Satire
Democratic Rep. Stephen Holland has introduced a bill in the state House to change the name of the gulf. It's a satirical shot aimed at his Republican colleagues, he says. Stephen Colbert had the idea...
www.npr.org
January 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Not surprisingly, in this week’s American edition of the “rectification of names” (正名), we discover that the reimagining of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America began as satire
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
The earlier iteration of this story’s title was “7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China’s Tibet Region.” The New York Times then changed the name of the earthquake location from “China’s Tibet Region” to “Remote Tibet in Western China.”
January 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The earlier iteration of this story’s title was “7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China’s Tibet Region.” The New York Times then changed the name of the earthquake location from “China’s Tibet Region” to “Remote Tibet in Western China.”
On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in 2023, DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard tweeted not about what happened in 1941, but about her unfounded concerns about Japan at present! For context, Japan is not only a US ally, but the ally which hosts the most US bases.
December 31, 2024 at 4:21 PM
On Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in 2023, DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard tweeted not about what happened in 1941, but about her unfounded concerns about Japan at present! For context, Japan is not only a US ally, but the ally which hosts the most US bases.
In this NHK article, Eri Arfiya, the first Japanese politician of Uyghur descent, comments on online slander and harassment of female legislators. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
女性議員へのひぼう中傷 背景に何が | NHK
【NHK】11月、発表された大臣政務官の人事。その直後、政務官に就任した女性議員たちに対するSNSの投稿が急増しました。目立ったの…
www3.nhk.or.jp
December 19, 2024 at 6:26 AM
In this NHK article, Eri Arfiya, the first Japanese politician of Uyghur descent, comments on online slander and harassment of female legislators. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
So fascinating! After the SCOTUS Harvard decision, the US Naval Academy found a workaround to keep affirmative action.
Today, the U.S. District Court for Maryland upheld affirmative action as a basis for admissions to the U.S. Naval Academy. Read the decision, from Olivia Manes.
Maryland District Court Upholds Affirmative Action
The court found that race-based admissions to the U.S. Naval Academy are narrowly tailored to a compelling national security interest.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 7, 2024 at 7:52 AM
So fascinating! After the SCOTUS Harvard decision, the US Naval Academy found a workaround to keep affirmative action.
Looking through my old photos--here's a few of the many signs I saw encouraging people in NW China to speak in putonghua and to write using standard (simplified Chinese) characters.
December 3, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Looking through my old photos--here's a few of the many signs I saw encouraging people in NW China to speak in putonghua and to write using standard (simplified Chinese) characters.
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'Black Cat and Blue Flower Against a Golden Background (Pose 11 B) - Ono Tadashige, 2001.
#Caturday #cats #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #cats #JapaneseArt
November 30, 2024 at 8:18 AM
'Black Cat and Blue Flower Against a Golden Background (Pose 11 B) - Ono Tadashige, 2001.
#Caturday #cats #JapaneseArt
#Caturday #cats #JapaneseArt