tim hornyak
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Tokyo writer @TheTimes @TheAtlantic @nytimes @TIME @Nature @CNBC @AGU_Eos @kinfolkmag; Author, Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots https://muckrack.com/tim-hornyak
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North Korea has conducted a ballistic missile launch toward the sea off its east coast, says South Korea's military in a text message to reporters. No further details yet.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
North Korea has conducted a ballistic missile launch toward the sea off its east coast, says South Korea's military in a text message to reporters. No further details yet.
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The Mainichi has an English article on the incident yesterday morning, when a bear broke into a high school gym in Yamagata, had a bit of a frolic, then left. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Mainichi has an English article on the incident yesterday morning, when a bear broke into a high school gym in Yamagata, had a bit of a frolic, then left. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Takaichi says boosting Japan-U.S. alliance ‘top priority’ in first call with Trump
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
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Takaichi says boosting Japan-U.S. alliance ‘top priority’ in first call with Trump
Potentially contentious defense and economic issues are expected to top the agenda of the prime minister’s meeting with Trump on Tuesday.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Takaichi says boosting Japan-U.S. alliance ‘top priority’ in first call with Trump
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
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Couldn't recall why I'd saved this picture, Image search reminds me it's a photograph taken by Tokugawa Yoshinobu (the last Tokugawa shogun) of his cat, Han. It is perhaps Japan's oldest pet cat photo.
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Couldn't recall why I'd saved this picture, Image search reminds me it's a photograph taken by Tokugawa Yoshinobu (the last Tokugawa shogun) of his cat, Han. It is perhaps Japan's oldest pet cat photo.
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Love this. If I weren’t a journalist, I’d give it a try…
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A group of us ditched our smartphones for a month. It changed us.
The fliers that appeared in our D.C. neighborhoods about the challenge offered few details beyond a toll-free number.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Love this. If I weren’t a journalist, I’d give it a try…
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Could your next pinot noir come from Japan’s snowiest region?
Whisky distilling has long been a success in Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan’s main islands, but its wines may also soon reach the highest standards www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Whisky distilling has long been a success in Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan’s main islands, but its wines may also soon reach the highest standards www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Could your next pinot noir come from Japan’s snowiest region?
Whisky distilling has long been a success in Hokkaido but its wines may also soon reach the highest standards
www.thetimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Could your next pinot noir come from Japan’s snowiest region?
Whisky distilling has long been a success in Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan’s main islands, but its wines may also soon reach the highest standards www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Whisky distilling has long been a success in Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan’s main islands, but its wines may also soon reach the highest standards www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
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Twitter user tarutora17 posted this clip from Sunday of Tōru Hashimoto saying he wants more foreigners in Japan, as being surrounded on the island by only Japanese makes him uncomfortable. You can probably guess not everyone cares for that view. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0f2...
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Twitter user tarutora17 posted this clip from Sunday of Tōru Hashimoto saying he wants more foreigners in Japan, as being surrounded on the island by only Japanese makes him uncomfortable. You can probably guess not everyone cares for that view. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0f2...
Retracing Basho’s steps at the mountain temple of Yamadera in Yamagata, I was surprised to come across this postbox for the monks. Every weekday, in rain or shine, a Japan Post mail carrier has to climb 1,000 stairs to reach this box for the 11 am collection.
October 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Retracing Basho’s steps at the mountain temple of Yamadera in Yamagata, I was surprised to come across this postbox for the monks. Every weekday, in rain or shine, a Japan Post mail carrier has to climb 1,000 stairs to reach this box for the 11 am collection.
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Yomiuri has a piece on why the Tama region is part of Tokyo, how it used to be part of Kanagawa, and the local movement calling for a separate Tama prefecture. There's actually good English material on this topic. www.yomiuri.co.jp/pluralphoto/...
多摩が東京府に移管される前後の地域の変遷 : 当初神奈川県だった多摩地域、なんで東京都に？…「多摩県」構想復活の動き 弱点は「２３区への強い憧れ」：写真
【読売新聞】 「都内へ行ってきます」。同僚は２３区内に取材に出かけるとき、そう言って出かける。立川も都内なのに……。立川支局に着任して数か月になるが、多摩３０市町村と２３区には大きな隔たりがあると感じる。そもそも、なんで多摩は、東京
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October 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yomiuri has a piece on why the Tama region is part of Tokyo, how it used to be part of Kanagawa, and the local movement calling for a separate Tama prefecture. There's actually good English material on this topic. www.yomiuri.co.jp/pluralphoto/...
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The Mainichi has an English version of last week's article asking whether a culture of tipping will take hold in Japan. The answer proferred is "Probably not". mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Could tipping culture spread in Japan as foreign visitors express desire to pay? - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- To tip or not to tip -- that is the question on some people's minds as Japan welcomes a surge of tourists against the backdrop of a weak yen.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Mainichi has an English version of last week's article asking whether a culture of tipping will take hold in Japan. The answer proferred is "Probably not". mainichi.jp/english/arti...
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Super Typhoon #Ragasa: A video circulating online shows floodwaters appearing to storm the lobby of the Fullerton Ocean Park Hong Kong Hotel. Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/typhoon-raga...
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Super Typhoon #Ragasa: A video circulating online shows floodwaters appearing to storm the lobby of the Fullerton Ocean Park Hong Kong Hotel. Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/typhoon-raga...
Fourteen Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Fourteen Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers
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September 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Fourteen Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Incredible NYT story: How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
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September 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Incredible NYT story: How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
Rather disturbing that JAL has a watchlist of pilots who drink a lot
The JAL pilot who caused a flight delay, because he'd been drinking too close to take-off, had been warned to cut down on booze. When JAL drew up a watchlist of pilots who drank a lot, he was on it. www.47news.jp/13108913.html
日航、飲酒機長は「要注意者」 社内リストに載せて面談指導
日航国際線の機長が乗務前に飲酒しハワイ発の3便が遅れた問題で、機長が過度な飲酒傾向のある「要注意者」として社内のリストに記載され、問題が起きる直近の面談で飲酒を控えるよう指導されていたことが4日、関 ...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Rather disturbing that JAL has a watchlist of pilots who drink a lot
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NewsGuard - Despite a year of technical advancements in the AI industry, generative AI tools fail at a nearly doubled rate when it comes to one of the most basic tasks: distinguishing facts from falsehoods. www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/a...
August 2025 — AI False Claim Monitor
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September 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NewsGuard - Despite a year of technical advancements in the AI industry, generative AI tools fail at a nearly doubled rate when it comes to one of the most basic tasks: distinguishing facts from falsehoods. www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/a...
Someone's asleep @Reuters PUTIN TELLS NORTH KOREA'S KIM: YOUR SOLDIERS FIGHTED BRAVELY
September 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Someone's asleep @Reuters PUTIN TELLS NORTH KOREA'S KIM: YOUR SOLDIERS FIGHTED BRAVELY
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Sumida ward is offering luxury tourist plans. ¥900,000 per head for the sumo, ryotei & geisha. ¥1mln for sumo practice and a river cruise with geisha. ¥2.4mln would have got you a private cruise to watch last month's Sumida River Fireworks with geisha. www.roots-michi.jp/en
TOP| Roots-michi-
Roots - The Path offers luxury tours in Japan for VIP travelers. Discover authentic cultural experiences, private guides, and exclusive access to Japan’s heritage.
www.roots-michi.jp
September 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Sumida ward is offering luxury tourist plans. ¥900,000 per head for the sumo, ryotei & geisha. ¥1mln for sumo practice and a river cruise with geisha. ¥2.4mln would have got you a private cruise to watch last month's Sumida River Fireworks with geisha. www.roots-michi.jp/en
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Just remarkable. Putin and Kim flanking Xi walking into the parade in a highly coordinated entrance ceremony, looking chummy and chit-chatty.
September 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Just remarkable. Putin and Kim flanking Xi walking into the parade in a highly coordinated entrance ceremony, looking chummy and chit-chatty.
Fond farewell: now Japanese taxi firms will visit a grave for you. An ageing population and declining spirituality means fewer people are visiting the burial places of their ancestors, instead hiring drivers to tend them thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Fond farewell: now Japanese taxi firms will visit a grave for you
An ageing population and declining spirituality means fewer people are visiting the burial places of their ancestors, instead hiring drivers to tend them
thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Fond farewell: now Japanese taxi firms will visit a grave for you. An ageing population and declining spirituality means fewer people are visiting the burial places of their ancestors, instead hiring drivers to tend them thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals
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August 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
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Here are 10 historical/retro train stations in Japan that deserve to be seen for their own sake, as chosen by a panel of reviewers.
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10 of Japan's best retro train stations
Experience rail history at these ultralocal spots
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August 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Here are 10 historical/retro train stations in Japan that deserve to be seen for their own sake, as chosen by a panel of reviewers.
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This year's Asagaya Tanabata Festival featured a papier mache Donald Trump.
August 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
This year's Asagaya Tanabata Festival featured a papier mache Donald Trump.
I spoke with Hong Kong director Elizabeth Lo about her new documentary on a Chinese woman who works as a "mistress dispeller". Sounds like the wakaresaseya (relationship breakers) of Japan but with interesting differences www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Meet the ‘mistress dispeller’ who convinces husbands to end their affairs
A new film follows Wang Zhengxi as she treads the line between helping her clients save face and untangling their most intimate crises
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August 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I spoke with Hong Kong director Elizabeth Lo about her new documentary on a Chinese woman who works as a "mistress dispeller". Sounds like the wakaresaseya (relationship breakers) of Japan but with interesting differences www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
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Apologetic bows all round. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
August 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Apologetic bows all round. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
North #Korea dismantles propaganda speakers as border tension eases: The move comes as Seoul put in place measures to reduce confrontation with its northern neighbour after the election of a new liberal president
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August 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
North #Korea dismantles propaganda speakers as border tension eases: The move comes as Seoul put in place measures to reduce confrontation with its northern neighbour after the election of a new liberal president
www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
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