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Japan. Kyoto. Writers in Kyoto. Lectures on the culture and history of Kyoto. Kyoto Guide
Fantastic podcast from the amazing Rachel Maddow. New insights into the completely illegal incarceration of the Japanese community on the west coast. Very moving podcast as well as a call for all to resist fascism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
History Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Fantastic podcast from the amazing Rachel Maddow. New insights into the completely illegal incarceration of the Japanese community on the west coast. Very moving podcast as well as a call for all to resist fascism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Harada was bilingual, and moved easily between Japan and America. Thus red carpet interview at the premiere of "The Last Samurai" gives a taste of the man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjp4...
Masato Harada Interview - The Last Samurai
YouTube video by Showbiz Junkies
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Harada was bilingual, and moved easily between Japan and America. Thus red carpet interview at the premiere of "The Last Samurai" gives a taste of the man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjp4...
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Wiping out Oracle's IP--all of it--with a quick Congressional bill at the start of a new admin--would more than suffice to make everyone realize that liberals, when sufficiently angry, are scarier than reactionaries.
And it would destroy a parasitic copyright troll of negative economic value.
And it would destroy a parasitic copyright troll of negative economic value.
this will only change when democrats punish or threaten to punish
Also, I get why the networks caved and agreed to air a clearly political speech not related to breaking news: They're scared, it's his first year back, and it's not worth the blowback. But the same networks refused to run Biden's Democracy speech and Obama speeches on health care + immigration.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Wiping out Oracle's IP--all of it--with a quick Congressional bill at the start of a new admin--would more than suffice to make everyone realize that liberals, when sufficiently angry, are scarier than reactionaries.
And it would destroy a parasitic copyright troll of negative economic value.
And it would destroy a parasitic copyright troll of negative economic value.
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Looking for a great Christmasy read? Look no further!
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
Christmas in Japanese Literature - Read Japanese Literature
images/Book-ListChristmas-in-Japanese-literature.png Christmas originated as a Christian holiday, but it’s still celebrated in Japan—a country where somewhere between one and two percent of the count…
readjapaneseliterature.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Looking for a great Christmasy read? Look no further!
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
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😇THE TEMPLE OF THE 2 BUDDHAS😇
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
December 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
😇THE TEMPLE OF THE 2 BUDDHAS😇
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
Nison-in (二尊院) is named after its two statues: Shaka Nyorai (釈迦如来 Buddha) blesses the world's newborns, and Amida Nyorai (阿弥陀如来) greets the dead.
It's unusual for a temple to have two principal images.
#Nisonin #二尊院 #Arashiyama #嵐山
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🍂NENBUTSU FALL🍁
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
🍂NENBUTSU FALL🍁
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
Even the stoniest of hearts cannot help but enjoy autumn in Arashiyama.
#otaginenbutsuji #愛宕念仏寺 #arashiyama #嵐山 #Kyoto #京都 #羅漢 #rakan #nenbutsuji #mtatago #愛宕山 #autumn #紅葉
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🐁🐶🐄🐰🐒🐍THE ZODIAC PILGRIMAGE🐅🐉🐗🐎🐓🐐
In the Chinese Zodiac 2026 will be the 'Year of the Fire Horse' (written as '馬', '马' or '午'), aka the 'Red Horse Year' (赤馬年).
Kyōto has a special pilgrimage made up of 12 religious sites dedicated to the 12 animals found in the zodiac.
#Kyoto #京都 #zodiac
In the Chinese Zodiac 2026 will be the 'Year of the Fire Horse' (written as '馬', '马' or '午'), aka the 'Red Horse Year' (赤馬年).
Kyōto has a special pilgrimage made up of 12 religious sites dedicated to the 12 animals found in the zodiac.
#Kyoto #京都 #zodiac
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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🌳📏BONSAI BONANZA✂️🤏
Kyōto hosts 2 major exhibitions of bonsai each year at the Miyako Messe: the 'Nihon Bonsai Taikanten' (日本盆栽大観展) in autumn, and the 'Gafūten Shōhin' (小品盆栽 雅風展) in January, which focuses on bonsai so small they can be held in the palm of your hand.
#bonsai #盆栽 #Kyoto #autumn
Kyōto hosts 2 major exhibitions of bonsai each year at the Miyako Messe: the 'Nihon Bonsai Taikanten' (日本盆栽大観展) in autumn, and the 'Gafūten Shōhin' (小品盆栽 雅風展) in January, which focuses on bonsai so small they can be held in the palm of your hand.
#bonsai #盆栽 #Kyoto #autumn
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Traditional Japanese crafts are facing headwinds with the changing times. Can non-Japanese artists play a part in keeping these lineages alive?
The international artists supporting Japan’s craft legacy
From Kochi to Kamakura, non-Japanese craftspeople are training with local artisans and carving out a niche for themselves.
ebx.sh
August 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Traditional Japanese crafts are facing headwinds with the changing times. Can non-Japanese artists play a part in keeping these lineages alive?
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Fun sustainable Japan short takes - hot travel tips, Japan election, misinformation & cicada-gate shout-out Jake Adelstein @tokyovice.bsky.social
Deep sea minerals projects, Plogging, Ocean treaty & more
www.youtube.com/live/_5luOb-...
Deep sea minerals projects, Plogging, Ocean treaty & more
www.youtube.com/live/_5luOb-...
July 2025 - Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Tove & JJ
YouTube video by Seek Sustainable Japan | JJWalsh
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Fun sustainable Japan short takes - hot travel tips, Japan election, misinformation & cicada-gate shout-out Jake Adelstein @tokyovice.bsky.social
Deep sea minerals projects, Plogging, Ocean treaty & more
www.youtube.com/live/_5luOb-...
Deep sea minerals projects, Plogging, Ocean treaty & more
www.youtube.com/live/_5luOb-...
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FEMA staff telling @marisakabas.bsky.social that "barely any staff" have been deployed to Texas, and that leadership is "nowhere to be found".
A skeleton crew sent to address a vast and deadly disaster. Just another day in the Trump administration.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-respo...
A skeleton crew sent to address a vast and deadly disaster. Just another day in the Trump administration.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-respo...
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
FEMA staff telling @marisakabas.bsky.social that "barely any staff" have been deployed to Texas, and that leadership is "nowhere to be found".
A skeleton crew sent to address a vast and deadly disaster. Just another day in the Trump administration.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-respo...
A skeleton crew sent to address a vast and deadly disaster. Just another day in the Trump administration.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-respo...
1. On Sunday July 13th at 3:00. at Ryukoku University Omiya Campus, Writers in Kyoto have invited Paul Rossiter and Yoko Danno to talk about the life of Lindley Williams Hubbell, writersinkyoto.com/event/presen...
Presentation on American poet Lindley Williams Hubbell by Paul Rossiter
Join us on Sun., July 13 for a presentation by Paul Rossiter, of Isobar Press, on the poet Lindley Williams Hubbell.
writersinkyoto.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
1. On Sunday July 13th at 3:00. at Ryukoku University Omiya Campus, Writers in Kyoto have invited Paul Rossiter and Yoko Danno to talk about the life of Lindley Williams Hubbell, writersinkyoto.com/event/presen...
Not sure if Kyoto needed another museum, but they got one. This digital lab museum will open in the fall of 2025. www.designboom.com/art/teamlab-...
teamLab announces kyoto museum with massless sculptures and interactive light works
www.designboom.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Not sure if Kyoto needed another museum, but they got one. This digital lab museum will open in the fall of 2025. www.designboom.com/art/teamlab-...
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If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
June 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
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From stolen umbrellas to housing mishaps, the YouTube couple’s honest take on everyday life in Japan is a hit with millions.
The Hitobito's Megan and Ben uncover the real Japan, one video at a time
The couple moved to Japan to be teachers. Now, their YouTube clips are viewed by millions.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
From stolen umbrellas to housing mishaps, the YouTube couple’s honest take on everyday life in Japan is a hit with millions.
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The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles is struggling with subsidy cuts by Elon Musk's DOGE.
Japanese American National Museum hit with subsidy cuts
The Japanese American National Museum, or JANM, in Los Angeles is struggling with subsidy cuts by the Elon Musk-led 'Department of Government Efficiency,' also known as DOGE.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles is struggling with subsidy cuts by Elon Musk's DOGE.
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Since you're here, why not watch my video on the assassination of the shogun whose mother's family would eventually found this temple? Sorry, no turtles - but plenty of Kamakura Buddhism. youtu.be/gRIffDGI6Lo
To Kill a Shogun: The Sad Tale of Minamoto no Sanetomo
YouTube video by Unseen Japan
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Since you're here, why not watch my video on the assassination of the shogun whose mother's family would eventually found this temple? Sorry, no turtles - but plenty of Kamakura Buddhism. youtu.be/gRIffDGI6Lo
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On the other site, Conor Lamb had this great idea. Just do it!
April 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
On the other site, Conor Lamb had this great idea. Just do it!
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As Savings Disappear, Social Security is Also Under Threat: A two-pronged attack on Americans' financial security.
(@pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/as-savings...
(@pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/as-savings...
As Savings Disappear, Social Security is Also Under Threat
A two-pronged attack on Americans' financial security
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
As Savings Disappear, Social Security is Also Under Threat: A two-pronged attack on Americans' financial security.
(@pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/as-savings...
(@pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social)
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/as-savings...
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“a researcher who was not involved in the study called the results “remarkable” because they highlight a path to a frustratingly elusive goal in medicine — harnessing a person’s own immune defenses to target common solid tumor cancers.”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are disrupting a breakthrough cancer treatment so they can fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Tell your friends.
Tell your friends.
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“a researcher who was not involved in the study called the results “remarkable” because they highlight a path to a frustratingly elusive goal in medicine — harnessing a person’s own immune defenses to target common solid tumor cancers.”
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Fired Justice Department employee reveals that Trump officials tried to send armed officers to her home to intimidate her and her family:
“I will not be bullied into concealing the ongoing corruption and abuse of power.”
“I will not be bullied into concealing the ongoing corruption and abuse of power.”
April 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fired Justice Department employee reveals that Trump officials tried to send armed officers to her home to intimidate her and her family:
“I will not be bullied into concealing the ongoing corruption and abuse of power.”
“I will not be bullied into concealing the ongoing corruption and abuse of power.”