Wataru Tenkawa
@10wataru.bsky.social
Naturalized Japanese citizen from Michigan via San Francisco, car-free Tokyo resident since 1978, thriving on a no-mammals diet since 1970
Post you from a different era.
1969 or 1970, when we all listened to the best music that ever has been, became vegetarians, and despised Nixon and Agnew
1969 or 1970, when we all listened to the best music that ever has been, became vegetarians, and despised Nixon and Agnew
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Post you from a different era.
1969 or 1970, when we all listened to the best music that ever has been, became vegetarians, and despised Nixon and Agnew
1969 or 1970, when we all listened to the best music that ever has been, became vegetarians, and despised Nixon and Agnew
Lots of sky pictures this evening and for good reason. Why are mine pinker than the others I've seen? (These were right around 5 PM in Musashino-shi, Tokyo.)
November 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Lots of sky pictures this evening and for good reason. Why are mine pinker than the others I've seen? (These were right around 5 PM in Musashino-shi, Tokyo.)
It goes back a long way, though
September 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It goes back a long way, though
In Japan, iPhone still rules but Android is catching up.
September 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
In Japan, iPhone still rules but Android is catching up.
TBS on today's late afternoon news show had this analysis of five possible candidates for the LDP leadership post. It's subjective and biased, but not so far off the mark. Esp. for someone strongly biased toward Hayashi as I am. (His chances are slim, even if he is not.)
September 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
TBS on today's late afternoon news show had this analysis of five possible candidates for the LDP leadership post. It's subjective and biased, but not so far off the mark. Esp. for someone strongly biased toward Hayashi as I am. (His chances are slim, even if he is not.)
Perplexity does pretty well with a question like this. I wonder how other AI services do. (I like the people on the populist side but personally tend toward the abundance side. Which is another reason I hate the way so many key Bluesky people tend to divide into camps that ostracize others.)
August 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Perplexity does pretty well with a question like this. I wonder how other AI services do. (I like the people on the populist side but personally tend toward the abundance side. Which is another reason I hate the way so many key Bluesky people tend to divide into camps that ostracize others.)
Here is Ishiba testifying before a Diet committee this morning that Trump is not an ordinary person who plays by the rules. Why am I not seeing more of this in the news? Seems like a big deal.
August 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Here is Ishiba testifying before a Diet committee this morning that Trump is not an ordinary person who plays by the rules. Why am I not seeing more of this in the news? Seems like a big deal.
Dom. Lafage Miraflors Blanc is an interesting wine, and its bottle makes a nice vase (shown in the window of our entranceway alongside a repurposed whisky bottle)
July 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Dom. Lafage Miraflors Blanc is an interesting wine, and its bottle makes a nice vase (shown in the window of our entranceway alongside a repurposed whisky bottle)
Have had it three times this year, fresh from our local fish stop, but never buy it on the "official" days.
July 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Have had it three times this year, fresh from our local fish stop, but never buy it on the "official" days.
And one more in the private room
July 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
And one more in the private room
It's called 武蔵野カンプス and here's a photo of some wall art
July 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's called 武蔵野カンプス and here's a photo of some wall art
Sakurajima erupting now www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeEl...
July 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Sakurajima erupting now www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeEl...
Why my wife and I gave up on bicycling in Japan, many years ago.
June 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Why my wife and I gave up on bicycling in Japan, many years ago.
Father's Day 2025. The Tenjinbayashi was a gift from my dear daughter, who knows what I like.
June 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Father's Day 2025. The Tenjinbayashi was a gift from my dear daughter, who knows what I like.
Meiji has been selling Bulgarian yoghurt (明治ブルガリアヨーグルト) since the 1970s. During that time, the Bulgarian population has gone from a peak of nearly 9 million in 1985 to 6.4 million today, due to low life expectancy. Is this really the image Meiji was looking for?
June 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Meiji has been selling Bulgarian yoghurt (明治ブルガリアヨーグルト) since the 1970s. During that time, the Bulgarian population has gone from a peak of nearly 9 million in 1985 to 6.4 million today, due to low life expectancy. Is this really the image Meiji was looking for?
Does this look like tsuyu tsuyu?
June 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Does this look like tsuyu tsuyu?
Go back to the 16:10 mark for some straight up volcanic action (Sakurajima, with Kagoshima City in the foreground)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9K...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9K...
June 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Go back to the 16:10 mark for some straight up volcanic action (Sakurajima, with Kagoshima City in the foreground)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9K...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9K...
In case you've forgotten or were not around for the early Netscape days of the internet. (This is still more usable than many modern websites.)
May 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In case you've forgotten or were not around for the early Netscape days of the internet. (This is still more usable than many modern websites.)
Uni (sea urchin) is at its cheapest in a long time and I've been working hard with no end in sight, so tonight I splurged. (That's my almost-namesake sake in the background.)
April 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Uni (sea urchin) is at its cheapest in a long time and I've been working hard with no end in sight, so tonight I splurged. (That's my almost-namesake sake in the background.)
Bringing back manufacturing to the US? LOL
April 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Bringing back manufacturing to the US? LOL
In 2012, we were given the 旭山桜 (Asahiyamazakura) bonsai on the right. Later my wife decided to plant it in a corner of our garden. It has grown up to be full-blown cherry tree (left)
April 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In 2012, we were given the 旭山桜 (Asahiyamazakura) bonsai on the right. Later my wife decided to plant it in a corner of our garden. It has grown up to be full-blown cherry tree (left)
Sakurajima just now, and it's still growing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF9P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF9P...
April 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Sakurajima just now, and it's still growing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF9P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF9P...
Continuing with the news telops on cooking programs series, this was April 23, 2009, when SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi was arrested for public nudity in a Tokyo park. He famously asked, "Why is being nude a crime?" He has since enjoyed a busy career, including narration work for NHK's "Buratamori."
March 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Continuing with the news telops on cooking programs series, this was April 23, 2009, when SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi was arrested for public nudity in a Tokyo park. He famously asked, "Why is being nude a crime?" He has since enjoyed a busy career, including narration work for NHK's "Buratamori."
From the Thai Enquirer, about the steel used in the Bangkok building that collapsed in the Myanmar quake 1000km away
March 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
From the Thai Enquirer, about the steel used in the Bangkok building that collapsed in the Myanmar quake 1000km away
Yesterday (the 29th) was the fifth anniversary of the death of Shimura Ken, from an early, deadly strain of Covid-19
March 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Yesterday (the 29th) was the fifth anniversary of the death of Shimura Ken, from an early, deadly strain of Covid-19