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atomicker.bsky.social
@atomicker.bsky.social
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Interests include shin-hanga + sosaku-hanga, art movements during the Taisho + Showa eras of 20th century Japan (shared mostly on https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker these days). Sustainability 🌱 + Canadian 🍁 topics too.
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2023 was #Canada's worst year for #wilfdires; 2025 was our 2nd worst.

Yet #Budget2025 fails to meet the moment, only promising "to lease four new fire-fighting aircraft - a tiny contribution to what needs to be a major nationwide effort"

www.greenparty.ca/en/news/prim...

#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis
A press release from the Green Party, with a headline reading: "The Prime Minister said Canadians should be prepared for sacrifice - Greens ask: Who sacrifices? And who profits?"
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Title: Dotonbori (1928)

Artist: Uehara Konen

tabimaniajapan.com/japan-trip/o... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #UeharaKonen #Dotonbori #DotonboriRiver #Osaka #Japan
A pair of wiry, leafless trees screen an evening view of Osaka's Dotonbori River. Across the water, hanging lanterns and warm lights glow in the windows of a multi-story building; below, reflected light is scattered on the surface of the river. Above, the starless evening sky is a dim purple.
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Title: Fujiyama (1988)

Artist: Clifton Karhu

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #CliftonKarhu #Autumn #MtFuji #Fuji #MountFuji #Japan #Mood
In the foreground, the modern buildings of Fuji City seem tiny and insignificant, dwarfed by the blocky shape of a towering Mount Fuji rising just beyond. The landscape is gray and still, while the sky at the horizon is an ominous deep red bleeding away into darkness above.
October 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Title: Remaining Light at Joshu, Minakami (1958)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

matcha-jp.com/en/4040 #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Autumn #Sunset #Minakami #Gunma #Japan
An autumn sunset at Minakami, a hot springs resort in Gunma, Japan. In the foreground, tall trees screen our view of the narrow Tone River; the tree branches are almost bare, having already shed most of their leaves. Beyond, on the far side of the river, lights are coming on in village houses tucked in under the forested mountainside. Above, the sky burns yellow and orange with the lateness of the day, while below, the Tone River is a strip of gold among gray stones, reflecting the sunset.
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Title: Mount Fuji From Ohito, Autumn (1962)

Artist: Toshi Yoshida

www.explore-izu.com/destinations... #ToshiYoshida #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #MtFuji #MountFuji #Ohito #Izunokuni #Shizuoka #Japan
An autumn afternoon in rural Japan. In the foreground, the crops have been harvested and the fields are flat and gold-coloured, with a few farmhouses scattered over the plain. Just beyond, a river draws a thin blue line between the farms and foothills covered in trees turning gold, orange and brown with the season. Further on, Mount Fuji rises above the foothills, details of the mountain's base lost in bluish haze, its snowy peak standing out cold and white against the warm gold and orange hues of the sky.
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Title: Lake Towada (1952)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.japan.travel/en/destinati... #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Autumn #LakeTowada #Aomori #Akita #Tohoku #Japan
A little wooden lug-rigged sailboat navigates between rocky outcrops on Lake Towada. The rocks are covered with trees rusting red, yellow, and orange with the season. Beyond, on the far side of the lake, low hills are covered in yellowing foliage. The surface of the lake is calm, reflecting the boat and the rocks; above, a few puffy clouds hug the horizon as they cross the bright blue sky.
October 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Title: Kanago Village, Ibaraki (1954)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.azureroad.io/organic-rice... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #HasuiKawase #RiceHarvest #Ibaraki #Japan
A bright autumn day on a farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. In the foreground, a pair of figures in broad straw hats stoop and work at some unseen task; nearby, harvested sheaves of rice are hung up on simple wooden racks to dry. Beyond, the farm house and buildings are tucked in beneath tall trees full of leaves rusting red with the season. Above, tattered white clouds slide across a bright blue sky.
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Title: Signal (1962)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

www.dw.com/en/crunch-ti... #ShinHanga #Art #SosakuHanga #Showa #KiyoshiSaito #Japan #Mood
Railway tracks depicted as slim white lines intersect and weave amongst each other across dirty gray earth. In the foreground, a signal light is showing us a steady red. Beyond, overlapping utility poles and industrial gridwork structures screen the shadowy shapes of blocky city buildings. Everything is still: there are no trains on the tracks, no life in the image, no lights in the distant buildings. Above, the sky is dingy and dark.
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Title: Rising Moon at Katase River (1953)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

www.kanpai-japan.com/tsukimi-moon... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Autumn #Moon #FullMoon #Tsukimi #Japan
A bright yellow full moon rises over a stretch of the Katase River. Tall grasses line the riverbank on our side of the water; on the opposite bank, houses stand along stone embankments and a short pier. A single pilot steers a little boat along the river with a pole, while another small boat is tied up alongside the dock. Beyond the houses, past a shadowy tree-lined silhouette of a nearby hill, the full moon shines in a clear, starless night sky. The light of the moon and the lights shining in the windows of the houses reflect and scatter along the surface of the river.
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Title: Hirakawa Bridge (1929)

Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HiroshiYoshida #Autumn #Moon #FullMoon #MidAutumnMoon #Tsukimi #Tokyo #Japan
A full moon shines down on Tokyo's Hirakawa Bridge. The traditional wooden bridge spans the inner moat at Edo Castle in a graceful arc; the water below is calm and still, while beyond, the shadows of trees obscure the horizon. The bridge is deserted at this time of night. Above, a bright full moon shines in a starless night sky, illuminating tattered clouds as they slide by.
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Title: Autumn in Hakone Museum (1954)

Artist: Toshi Yoshida

hakone-japan.com/discover/his... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #ToshiYoshida #Autumn #Hakone #Japan
A bright autumn day in the gardens at Hakone Museum. In the foreground, a narrow path curves and divides: one branch leads toward an archway on the right, while the other leads toward a small pond enclosed by a steep banks up ahead. Trees and shrubs of various kinds populate the landscape, all turning yellow and orange and red with the season. Beyond, dramatic mountains dominate the view; a trail of white smoke rises from a valley somewhere among them, drifting off into the clear blue sky.
October 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Title: Deep Autumn (1979)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #KasamatsuShiro #Fuji #MtFuji #MountFuji #Japan
A clear autumn day, looking toward a snow-capped Mount Fuji. In the foreground, a slow-moving river flows past; on the opposite bank, a high wall conceals all but the upper floor of a traditional thatched-roof house. Nearby, trees and grasses are golden yellow with the turning season. Further on, Mount Fuji dominates the view, its snowy peak reflected in the river below.
October 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Title: Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in, Uji (1933)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.byodoin.or.jp/en/around/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Autumn #Uji #Kyoto #Japan
Dusk falls at the the Phoenix Hall, part of the Byodo-in Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. In the foreground, the surface of the Aji-ike pond is still and calm; just beyond, one wing of the Phoenix Hall stands backed by tall trees, their leaves turning colour with the season. No people are visible, and everything seems peaceful and quiet. Above, the sky glows burnt orange and coral, with deeper evening beginning to colour the horizon.
October 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Title: Strewn Colours (1963)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

birdwatchinghq.com/birds-of-Jap... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #KasamatsuShiro #Art #Showa #Autumn ##AutumnLeaves #Birds #DaurianRedstart #Japan
Japanese maple leaves in red, orange and yellow are scattered across the ground where a rough stone path and an area of mossy-green turf meet. A small black and orange bird - a Daurian Redstart - stands on a stone in the path, looking up over his shoulder at the viewer.
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Title: Ohara in Autumn (1963)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

www.insidekyoto.com/a-day-trip-t... #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Autumn #RiceHarvest #Kyoto #Japan
A bright autumn day on a farm in Ohara, near Kyoto, Japan. In the foreground, layers of farming terraces separated by stone retaining walls are filled with golden rice; the sheaves closest to us have been cut and hung to dry on racks, while just beyond, a trio of farm workers continues to harvest the crop. Further on, a group of buildings including traditional thatched-roof houses stands sheltered by a dark forest marching up the mountainside and out of view.
September 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Title: Mount Fuji from Hara, on the Tokaido (1942)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

wattention.com/traditional-... #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Autumn #MountFuji #MtFuji #Fuji #RiceHarvest #Japan
An autumn day on a farm somewhere in Hara, Japan. In the foreground, a lone farm worker stoops to tend to a field of golden rice. Just beyond, a group of farmhouses stands amongst tall trees; further on, low tree-covered mountains cross the horizon. In the distance, dominating the view, the snow-capped Mount Fuji rises into a hazy sky.
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Title: Rice Harvesting (1953)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

mainichi.jp/english/arti... #ShinHanga #Showa #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Autumn #FirstDayOfAutumn #AutumnEquinox #RiceHarvest #Japan
A bright autumn day on a farm somewhere in rural Japan. In the foreground, the rice paddies have been drained, and workers cut down golden sheaves of rice. On our right, a cow pauses by a cleared paddy, observing the humans' progress. Beyond, a cluster of traditional thatched-roof buildings stands next to a small lake; further on, a line of evergreens underscores the hazy shapes of mountains in the distance. Above, a few puffy while clouds cross a bright blue sky.
September 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Title: Fuji from Kawaguchi-ko (1933)

Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #KoitsuTsuchiya #Fuji #MountFuji #LakeKawaguchi #KawaguchiKo #Fujikawaguchiko #Yamanashi #Japan
An early morning view looking over Lake Kawaguchi, toward a snow-capped Mount Fuji beyond. In the foreground, a pair of wiry pine trees screen our view of the calm lake; on the far side of the water, Mount Fuji rises from a skirt of mist and a few puffy clouds, its eastern-facing flank tinted rose with the dawn.
September 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Title: Sacred Bridge, Nikko (1942)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

www.visitnikko.jp/en/spots/shi... #ShinHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Rain #NikkoShinkyo #FutarasanJinja #DaiyaRiver #Nikko #Japan
A rainy day in Nikko, looking toward the famous Shinkyo bridge. On our right, our view is framed by tall pine trees growing on top of a solid stone embankment; up ahead, a lone pedestrian carrying an umbrella approaches the red-lacqured bridge crossing the gorge. Beyond, healthy looking trees cover the the steep hillsides leading down toward the Daiya River below. Rain continues to fall across the scene.
September 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Title: Sanshu Tadotsu (1936)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.japan-guide.com/list/e1233.h... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Sunset #Lighthouse #SetoInlandSea #Kagawa #Japan
Sunset by the water in what was once Sanshu Province, now modern-day Kagawa Prefecture. A small stone lantern stands at the end of a solid stone pier, serving as a lighthouse; sunset warms the lantern, and colours the sky above with pale blue fading into yellow and deeper orange. Further on, another lantern stands on a similar pier. Beyond, the Seto Inland Sea is calm; further on, tall mountains cross the horizon in the distance. The lanterns are not yet lit for the evening.
September 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Title: Nikko Futatsu-do (1929)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.visitnikko.jp/en/spots/nik... #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Summer #Rain #NikkoToshogu #Nikko #Japan
A rainy day at Futatsu-do (or, the second hall) at Nikko's Toshogu shrine. In the foreground, a lone figure wearing a broad straw hat and a straw cape crosses the muddy ground; just beyond, the red-lacquered buildings of the shrine are empty and quiet. Further on, tall green trees rise high up above the rooftops of the shrine buildings. Rain continues to fall from an overcast sky.
September 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Title: Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano (1946)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.go-nagano.net/en/history-a... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Rain #Summer #Nagano #Japan
A rainy afternoon in a mountain village in Nagano Prefecture. Traditional thatched-roof houses stand by a slow-moving river; a lone pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks between the houses and the water. Green plants line the riverbank, and healthy-looking green trees grow next to and around the houses. Beyond, low clouds pass among forested mountains; above, rainclouds fill the sky. The calm surface of the river reflects the scene.
September 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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On EVs, government should "introduce policies to incentivise EV purchases, such as reduced road tax rates for EVs anc EV-only parking or motorway lanes, or regulation that mandates EV sales by a specific date."

- Mark Carney, 'Value(s)', p299

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis
A quote from Mark Carney's book 'Value(s)', reading (in part): 'in electric vehicles governments could help to build the charging infrastructure necessary to increase adoption and introduce policies to incentivise EV purchases, such as reduced road tax rates for EVs anc EV-only parking or motorway lanes, or regulation that mandates EV sales by a specific date'
September 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Title: Cloudy Day at Mizuki, Ibaraki (1946)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Summer #Ibaraki #Japan
A cloudy day in a seaside village in Ibaraki Prefecture. In the foreground, houses and wooden buildings line a path down toward the shore. The house on the left has opened its sliding doors wide to let in the sea air; its front yard is cluttered with firewood, buckets, boxes and a bicycle propped up against a bin of wood. Beyond, a pair of figures - one youth and one adult - pause on the path, talking. Further on, the Pacific Ocean stretches out to the horizon, rolling waves crashing on the shore. Above, the sky is steely and overcast, promising rain.
September 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Attn PM Mark Carney: austerity in an economic downturn makes things worse. So why are you promising austerity cuts for #Canada, in the middle of Trump's trade war?

cepr.org/voxeu/column...

#CDNPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #ElbowsUp
A headline from the Centre for Economic Policy Research, reading: "Austerity in the aftermath of the Great Recession", with an opening paragraph which starts: "Austerity policies implemented during the Great Recession have been blamed for the slow recovery in several European countries"
September 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM