Daniel Kaihatsu (開発 妥仁得)
@kaihat.su
Videomaker, scholar, type designer in Osaka.
在阪タイプデザイナー、動画制作者と学者。
English／日本語／Español／العربية
Aynu'itak ponno k=eraman.
Videos: kaih.at/youtube
Writing: afkary.ae
Views = my own. 内容は私個人の見解。
在阪タイプデザイナー、動画制作者と学者。
English／日本語／Español／العربية
Aynu'itak ponno k=eraman.
Videos: kaih.at/youtube
Writing: afkary.ae
Views = my own. 内容は私個人の見解。
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Daniel Kaihatsu (開発 妥仁得)
@kaihat.su
· Nov 10
I guess I should pin an intro here.
I’m Kaihatsu, a UAE-born Scot working in Osaka as a type designer!
I also spend a lot of time in Hokkaido visiting Ainu communities with the Japan Society of Scotland.
I post about Ainu culture, Japanese & Ainu culture in games, type design, travel - all sorts!
I’m Kaihatsu, a UAE-born Scot working in Osaka as a type designer!
I also spend a lot of time in Hokkaido visiting Ainu communities with the Japan Society of Scotland.
I post about Ainu culture, Japanese & Ainu culture in games, type design, travel - all sorts!
Twitter went wild over this so I might as well share it here too.
Though it's more accurate to say that the Century part is in TT-JTCウインM9P which probably bootlegged its Latin glyphs from Century (which used to happen a lot with Japanese typefaces).
Though it's more accurate to say that the Century part is in TT-JTCウインM9P which probably bootlegged its Latin glyphs from Century (which used to happen a lot with Japanese typefaces).
November 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Twitter went wild over this so I might as well share it here too.
Though it's more accurate to say that the Century part is in TT-JTCウインM9P which probably bootlegged its Latin glyphs from Century (which used to happen a lot with Japanese typefaces).
Though it's more accurate to say that the Century part is in TT-JTCウインM9P which probably bootlegged its Latin glyphs from Century (which used to happen a lot with Japanese typefaces).
The Hokkaido Museum in Sapporo is hosting an exhibition of newly acquired materials, including items related to Ainu language researcher Mashiho Chiri (1909–1961). Also on display is a New Year's card sent to Chiri in 1956 by Ainu poet and fabric artist Shizue Ukaji (92) from Shiraoi.
知里真志保の交友 書簡でたどる 北海道博物館で企画展 宇梶静江さん年賀状も：北海道新聞デジタル
北海道博物館（札幌市厚別区）が近年寄贈を受けたアイヌ語研究者知里真志保（1909～61年）ゆかりの資料などを展示する新着資料・研究成果展が、同館で開かれている。アイヌ民族の詩人で古布絵作家の宇梶静江さ...
www.hokkaido-np.co.jp
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Hokkaido Museum in Sapporo is hosting an exhibition of newly acquired materials, including items related to Ainu language researcher Mashiho Chiri (1909–1961). Also on display is a New Year's card sent to Chiri in 1956 by Ainu poet and fabric artist Shizue Ukaji (92) from Shiraoi.
Twitter just added the ability to see where people are based, so the obvious has finally been confirmed: This idiot is not Japanese, and is LARPing out of the UK.
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Twitter just added the ability to see where people are based, so the obvious has finally been confirmed: This idiot is not Japanese, and is LARPing out of the UK.
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
Reposted by Daniel Kaihatsu (開発 妥仁得)
This year, a total of four new Ainu artisans from Biratori were officially certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts for carving Nibutani Ita, wooden trays with Ainu patterns registered as one of two traditional Japanese crafts from Hokkaido.
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
In 2025, Four Nibutani Ita Woodcarving Artisans Certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts | NIBUTANI AINU CRAFT
n February 2025, four Nibutani Ita woodcarving artisans were officially certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts, a qualification gra...
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This year, a total of four new Ainu artisans from Biratori were officially certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts for carving Nibutani Ita, wooden trays with Ainu patterns registered as one of two traditional Japanese crafts from Hokkaido.
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
This year, a total of four new Ainu artisans from Biratori were officially certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts for carving Nibutani Ita, wooden trays with Ainu patterns registered as one of two traditional Japanese crafts from Hokkaido.
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
In 2025, Four Nibutani Ita Woodcarving Artisans Certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts | NIBUTANI AINU CRAFT
n February 2025, four Nibutani Ita woodcarving artisans were officially certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts, a qualification gra...
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This year, a total of four new Ainu artisans from Biratori were officially certified as Masters of Traditional Crafts for carving Nibutani Ita, wooden trays with Ainu patterns registered as one of two traditional Japanese crafts from Hokkaido.
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
www.nibutani-ainucraft.com/en/informati...
I'll be honest I'm getting a bit tired of social media. That's why I've not been as active recently.
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'll be honest I'm getting a bit tired of social media. That's why I've not been as active recently.
I’m confused as to why a post I made four months ago is getting attention, but sure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m confused as to why a post I made four months ago is getting attention, but sure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Here’s a new one. Got a message from a Japanese person recently who knew I spoke English, Japanese & Arabic but instead of writing in Japanese or English they… tried to use machine translated Arabic.
Guessing this is another weird manifestation of Japanese attempts at politeness but come on 🤣
Guessing this is another weird manifestation of Japanese attempts at politeness but come on 🤣
There’s times in Japan when you have to pick your battles.
> Fill out a company’s contact form in Japanese
> Reply in broken English
> I reply in Japanese
> They reply in English again
More convenient to speak Japanese as I’m pretty sure my Japanese is better than your English, but if you insist 🫠
> Fill out a company’s contact form in Japanese
> Reply in broken English
> I reply in Japanese
> They reply in English again
More convenient to speak Japanese as I’m pretty sure my Japanese is better than your English, but if you insist 🫠
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Here’s a new one. Got a message from a Japanese person recently who knew I spoke English, Japanese & Arabic but instead of writing in Japanese or English they… tried to use machine translated Arabic.
Guessing this is another weird manifestation of Japanese attempts at politeness but come on 🤣
Guessing this is another weird manifestation of Japanese attempts at politeness but come on 🤣
Reposted by Daniel Kaihatsu (開発 妥仁得)
Ainu on UK TV: Traditional Ainu medicine was featured on the most recent episode of "Worlds Apart", a British reality series on Channel 4 that pairs young people with pensioners for a treasure hunt across Japan.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Ainu on UK TV: Traditional Ainu medicine was featured on the most recent episode of "Worlds Apart", a British reality series on Channel 4 that pairs young people with pensioners for a treasure hunt across Japan.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
Ainu on UK TV: Traditional Ainu medicine was featured on the most recent episode of "Worlds Apart", a British reality series on Channel 4 that pairs young people with pensioners for a treasure hunt across Japan.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Ainu on UK TV: Traditional Ainu medicine was featured on the most recent episode of "Worlds Apart", a British reality series on Channel 4 that pairs young people with pensioners for a treasure hunt across Japan.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
In the episode, one pair learns about traditional remedies from an Ainu individual.
Reposted by Daniel Kaihatsu (開発 妥仁得)
US-Japan research team finds suggestive similarities between pre-Clovis stone-tool styles in North America and 20K-yr-old tools in north Japan--hinting that the ppl in Hokkaido may have been the origins of the ppl who were all over North America by ~16K yrs ago.
Characterizing the American Upper Paleolithic
Tool similarities link Late Pleistocene American and Northeast Asian lithic traditions.
www.science.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
US-Japan research team finds suggestive similarities between pre-Clovis stone-tool styles in North America and 20K-yr-old tools in north Japan--hinting that the ppl in Hokkaido may have been the origins of the ppl who were all over North America by ~16K yrs ago.
Was a pleasure to finally meet UK-based Japanese type designer Toshi Omagari and have a chat over dinner!
His book Arcade Game Typography is definitely worth getting if you’re interested in fonts in games (and I got mine signed tonight!)
His book Arcade Game Typography is definitely worth getting if you’re interested in fonts in games (and I got mine signed tonight!)
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Was a pleasure to finally meet UK-based Japanese type designer Toshi Omagari and have a chat over dinner!
His book Arcade Game Typography is definitely worth getting if you’re interested in fonts in games (and I got mine signed tonight!)
His book Arcade Game Typography is definitely worth getting if you’re interested in fonts in games (and I got mine signed tonight!)
The Mitsuishi Ainu Society is holding an Ainu Music Festival on Sunday at the Hamanasu Hall in Shinhidaka. Free entry, doors open at 12pm and performances start at 1pm.
Ainu artists Oki & Rekpo, Marewrew, Nin Cup and Kapiw & Apappo are among those performing.
More info: kaih.at/iEHLM
Ainu artists Oki & Rekpo, Marewrew, Nin Cup and Kapiw & Apappo are among those performing.
More info: kaih.at/iEHLM
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The Mitsuishi Ainu Society is holding an Ainu Music Festival on Sunday at the Hamanasu Hall in Shinhidaka. Free entry, doors open at 12pm and performances start at 1pm.
Ainu artists Oki & Rekpo, Marewrew, Nin Cup and Kapiw & Apappo are among those performing.
More info: kaih.at/iEHLM
Ainu artists Oki & Rekpo, Marewrew, Nin Cup and Kapiw & Apappo are among those performing.
More info: kaih.at/iEHLM
Back in Japan!
Brought some things that I can’t easily find here too.
Brought some things that I can’t easily find here too.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Back in Japan!
Brought some things that I can’t easily find here too.
Brought some things that I can’t easily find here too.
Very early tomorrow morning I will be leaving the UAE again to come back to Japan.
While I enjoyed visiting my parents, I don’t think I could come back and live here. I found myself missing Japan - probably because I’ve built up a good life for myself there.
While I enjoyed visiting my parents, I don’t think I could come back and live here. I found myself missing Japan - probably because I’ve built up a good life for myself there.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very early tomorrow morning I will be leaving the UAE again to come back to Japan.
While I enjoyed visiting my parents, I don’t think I could come back and live here. I found myself missing Japan - probably because I’ve built up a good life for myself there.
While I enjoyed visiting my parents, I don’t think I could come back and live here. I found myself missing Japan - probably because I’ve built up a good life for myself there.
Every time I come back to Dubai I try to visit one particular place I used to eat at every Friday morning - a “Japanese” fast food place called “Fujiyama”. I would always have their teppanyaki chicken.
Sadly not many branches are open now so it took a while to find one.
Sadly not many branches are open now so it took a while to find one.
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Every time I come back to Dubai I try to visit one particular place I used to eat at every Friday morning - a “Japanese” fast food place called “Fujiyama”. I would always have their teppanyaki chicken.
Sadly not many branches are open now so it took a while to find one.
Sadly not many branches are open now so it took a while to find one.
عودة إلى الصحراء التي أنتمي إليها 🇦🇪
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
عودة إلى الصحراء التي أنتمي إليها 🇦🇪
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Today I visited the Qasr Al Zabaa ruins in Ras Al Khaimah. Also known as “Queen of Sheba’s Palace” - local legend ties it to the famous queen said to have ruled the Marib Kingdom in Yemen around 1000 BC.
However, there’s no basis for this. It’s likely a fort from 1300-1600 AD.
However, there’s no basis for this. It’s likely a fort from 1300-1600 AD.
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today I visited the Qasr Al Zabaa ruins in Ras Al Khaimah. Also known as “Queen of Sheba’s Palace” - local legend ties it to the famous queen said to have ruled the Marib Kingdom in Yemen around 1000 BC.
However, there’s no basis for this. It’s likely a fort from 1300-1600 AD.
However, there’s no basis for this. It’s likely a fort from 1300-1600 AD.
Going to bring this up again seeing as today is Godzilla Day 🦖
Slight tangent, but Godzilla’s roots connect to Ainu culture alongside Japan's nuclear history - something rarely mentioned. Composer Akira Ifukube, from Kushiro, spent lots of time around Ainu. Learned this when visiting Akan Ainu woodcarver Ushijima Takahiro who showed me a wood Godzilla he made.
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Going to bring this up again seeing as today is Godzilla Day 🦖
First up on my agenda today in Dubai was visiting my tailor.
I had to fix a tarboosh, the tassel which you find on kandura - traditional Emirati dress.
I had it brushed out and trimmed, before buying a spare one as a backup.
I had to fix a tarboosh, the tassel which you find on kandura - traditional Emirati dress.
I had it brushed out and trimmed, before buying a spare one as a backup.
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
First up on my agenda today in Dubai was visiting my tailor.
I had to fix a tarboosh, the tassel which you find on kandura - traditional Emirati dress.
I had it brushed out and trimmed, before buying a spare one as a backup.
I had to fix a tarboosh, the tassel which you find on kandura - traditional Emirati dress.
I had it brushed out and trimmed, before buying a spare one as a backup.
In Dubai for a few days. Was wandering through a clothes store when I came across this… “imitation Japanese” lettering on a bunch of t-shirts.
November 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In Dubai for a few days. Was wandering through a clothes store when I came across this… “imitation Japanese” lettering on a bunch of t-shirts.
More kanji. Doing some of the simple ones first to get a feel for the direction I should go in.
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
More kanji. Doing some of the simple ones first to get a feel for the direction I should go in.
Finally downloaded the Nintendo Music app.
- Quality sound
- Not a huge selection but that doesn’t bother me much
- Some tracks have issues (e.g NSMB boss theme is slower than in-game)
- Extend feature is nice, but…
- Lots of the extensions are very badly stitched
3.5⭐️ (4+ if the loops get fixed)
- Quality sound
- Not a huge selection but that doesn’t bother me much
- Some tracks have issues (e.g NSMB boss theme is slower than in-game)
- Extend feature is nice, but…
- Lots of the extensions are very badly stitched
3.5⭐️ (4+ if the loops get fixed)
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Finally downloaded the Nintendo Music app.
- Quality sound
- Not a huge selection but that doesn’t bother me much
- Some tracks have issues (e.g NSMB boss theme is slower than in-game)
- Extend feature is nice, but…
- Lots of the extensions are very badly stitched
3.5⭐️ (4+ if the loops get fixed)
- Quality sound
- Not a huge selection but that doesn’t bother me much
- Some tracks have issues (e.g NSMB boss theme is slower than in-game)
- Extend feature is nice, but…
- Lots of the extensions are very badly stitched
3.5⭐️ (4+ if the loops get fixed)