Lindsay Nelson-Santos
@newsfromnihon.bsky.social
Japanese cinema (especially horror), Japanese popular culture. Book: Circulating Fear. Film reviews at eigafile.com, CV at lindsaynelson.jp. she/her
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I made a Japanese Studies starter pack! Film, literature, sociology, history, cultural studies, translation, academic and academic-adjacent. Please reply if you want to be added (or removed)! go.bsky.app/AXJLiEA
Very helpful for anyone who's new to doing research in Japan and feels a bit overwhelmed (I've been here a while and the whole systems of libraries and archives and permissions is still pretty overwhelming):
I just did a little doc for newbie grad students doing archival (mostly text and image) research in Japan (esp. those without the increasingly rare fellowships). The sheer info overload and bureaucracy can be overwhelming, but you can hit your stride with a bit of planning...suggestions welcome!
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December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Very helpful for anyone who's new to doing research in Japan and feels a bit overwhelmed (I've been here a while and the whole systems of libraries and archives and permissions is still pretty overwhelming):
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
How impossible to love what so quickly fades.
Love swiftly, said the sun.
And I learned, in her perverse and ardent kingdom,
to honor life:
I am the guardian of ice.
--Jose Watanabe, "The Ice Guardian," trans. Michelle Har Kim
Love swiftly, said the sun.
And I learned, in her perverse and ardent kingdom,
to honor life:
I am the guardian of ice.
--Jose Watanabe, "The Ice Guardian," trans. Michelle Har Kim
The opening to the Heikemonogatari, roughly:
"The bells of Gion Monastery ring the impermanence of all things,
the colors of the Sala flower reveals the truth that all who prosper shall one day fall."
祇園精舎の鐘の聲、
諸行無常の響あり。
娑羅雙樹の花の色、
盛者必衰のことわりをあらはす。
"The bells of Gion Monastery ring the impermanence of all things,
the colors of the Sala flower reveals the truth that all who prosper shall one day fall."
祇園精舎の鐘の聲、
諸行無常の響あり。
娑羅雙樹の花の色、
盛者必衰のことわりをあらはす。
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
How impossible to love what so quickly fades.
Love swiftly, said the sun.
And I learned, in her perverse and ardent kingdom,
to honor life:
I am the guardian of ice.
--Jose Watanabe, "The Ice Guardian," trans. Michelle Har Kim
Love swiftly, said the sun.
And I learned, in her perverse and ardent kingdom,
to honor life:
I am the guardian of ice.
--Jose Watanabe, "The Ice Guardian," trans. Michelle Har Kim
Another thing that @gaijinmommy.bsky.social introduced me to yesterday: Sakura Rail, perhaps the world's tiniest funicular. It literally goes like 20 meters down a hill. There's space for max 4 people in the car and you can operate it yourself for free.
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Another thing that @gaijinmommy.bsky.social introduced me to yesterday: Sakura Rail, perhaps the world's tiniest funicular. It literally goes like 20 meters down a hill. There's space for max 4 people in the car and you can operate it yourself for free.
Looks like the Japanese title of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is プー2:
あくまのくまさんとじゃあくななかまたち (Pooh 2: The Devil Bear and His Evil Friends).
あくまのくまさんとじゃあくななかまたち (Pooh 2: The Devil Bear and His Evil Friends).
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Looks like the Japanese title of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is プー2:
あくまのくまさんとじゃあくななかまたち (Pooh 2: The Devil Bear and His Evil Friends).
あくまのくまさんとじゃあくななかまたち (Pooh 2: The Devil Bear and His Evil Friends).
Sensoji, 9am.
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Sensoji, 9am.
Photos from today's wonderful tour of lesser-known Asakusa sites with @gaijinmommy.bsky.social , who also taught me how to use the time lapse function on my phone.
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Photos from today's wonderful tour of lesser-known Asakusa sites with @gaijinmommy.bsky.social , who also taught me how to use the time lapse function on my phone.
Bluesky hive: bleach stains have appeared on multiple items of clothing after washing them in the washing machine in 2 separate loads (we do not use bleach, just laundry detergent). Using same detergent as always. Anyone else dealt with this & know what caused it? Two shirts ruined, it's a bummer.
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Bluesky hive: bleach stains have appeared on multiple items of clothing after washing them in the washing machine in 2 separate loads (we do not use bleach, just laundry detergent). Using same detergent as always. Anyone else dealt with this & know what caused it? Two shirts ruined, it's a bummer.
Got very lucky with the weather in Kanazawa.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Got very lucky with the weather in Kanazawa.
I first read Tom Stoppard in high school and was truly dazzled. Hard to pick a favorite passage but this might be it. RIP.
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I first read Tom Stoppard in high school and was truly dazzled. Hard to pick a favorite passage but this might be it. RIP.
Eating dinner in Kanazawa and an evil baby tried to steal my salad.
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Eating dinner in Kanazawa and an evil baby tried to steal my salad.
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Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
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local academic types:
looking for a Kansai local who can teach Intro to Anthropology spring/fall 2026 term in English here at Ritsumeikan in the College of IR (Kinugasa campus NW Kyoto). flexible on which day of the week. students are very international and eager. enrollment ranges from 20-40.
looking for a Kansai local who can teach Intro to Anthropology spring/fall 2026 term in English here at Ritsumeikan in the College of IR (Kinugasa campus NW Kyoto). flexible on which day of the week. students are very international and eager. enrollment ranges from 20-40.
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
local academic types:
looking for a Kansai local who can teach Intro to Anthropology spring/fall 2026 term in English here at Ritsumeikan in the College of IR (Kinugasa campus NW Kyoto). flexible on which day of the week. students are very international and eager. enrollment ranges from 20-40.
looking for a Kansai local who can teach Intro to Anthropology spring/fall 2026 term in English here at Ritsumeikan in the College of IR (Kinugasa campus NW Kyoto). flexible on which day of the week. students are very international and eager. enrollment ranges from 20-40.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
Whitesnake
Elton John
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Janelle Monáe
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Whitesnake
Elton John
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Janelle Monáe
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
David Bowie
Tool
Dropkick Murphys
HorrorPops
Alice Cooper
David Bowie
Tool
Dropkick Murphys
HorrorPops
Alice Cooper
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen.
Whitesnake
Elton John
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Janelle Monáe
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Whitesnake
Elton John
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Janelle Monáe
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
More pretty leaves in Tamagawa and near Waseda.
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
More pretty leaves in Tamagawa and near Waseda.
Happy Thanksgiving, or as I call it Day When It's Officially Okay to Start Eating the Panettone I Bought Two Weeks Ago.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, or as I call it Day When It's Officially Okay to Start Eating the Panettone I Bought Two Weeks Ago.
Pretty early morning light and leaves on campus today.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Pretty early morning light and leaves on campus today.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Happy World Linguistics Day from Tokyo!
A joyful World Linguistics Day from Sendai, Japan! 🌳🐻🐗
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Tokyo!
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So apparently the below is not a correct report, but given the state of trust in Big (Theft) Tech these days, it's not surprising this kind of thing is taken seriously.
I think I previously explicitly disabled the offending settings for "classic" privacy rather than anti-AI-theft reasons.
I think I previously explicitly disabled the offending settings for "classic" privacy rather than anti-AI-theft reasons.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
So apparently the below is not a correct report, but given the state of trust in Big (Theft) Tech these days, it's not surprising this kind of thing is taken seriously.
I think I previously explicitly disabled the offending settings for "classic" privacy rather than anti-AI-theft reasons.
I think I previously explicitly disabled the offending settings for "classic" privacy rather than anti-AI-theft reasons.
Before you opt out, be sure to delete everything in your Promotions folder. As soon as I unchecked the box my inbox/promotions/social tabs disappeared, leaving me with about 350 promotional emails mixed in with my inbox mail. Google clearly wants to make usage more annoying if you opt out.
Here’s how to opt out.
“Google seems to be opting you in to these features without your permission. Second, the company doesn't seem to have notified its users about this. As a Gmail user, I don't recall seeing any notifications about this change.”
“Google seems to be opting you in to these features without your permission. Second, the company doesn't seem to have notified its users about this. As a Gmail user, I don't recall seeing any notifications about this change.”
Google's AI is now snooping on your emails - here's how to opt out
A new change quietly rolling out allows Google to access your private messages and attachments to train its AI models - likely without your knowledge. Opting out takes just moments.
www.zdnet.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Before you opt out, be sure to delete everything in your Promotions folder. As soon as I unchecked the box my inbox/promotions/social tabs disappeared, leaving me with about 350 promotional emails mixed in with my inbox mail. Google clearly wants to make usage more annoying if you opt out.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
Rewatched Parasite for an upcoming class and now I have to make ramdon for dinner (minus the fancy beef).
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Rewatched Parasite for an upcoming class and now I have to make ramdon for dinner (minus the fancy beef).