Pernille Rudlin
@pernillerudlin.bsky.social
Insights on Japanese business in UK, Europe, EMEA.
www.rudlinconsulting.com also www.japanintercultural.com
Also occasional art, cats, Japanese acrobats #TOTP
www.rudlinconsulting.com also www.japanintercultural.com
Also occasional art, cats, Japanese acrobats #TOTP
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The importance of accepting the possibility that a person can have plural identities and loyalties, from Nobel Prize winning Amartya Sen.
I'm a Fire Horse and as I will be in Japan in February 2026, I'm thinking of tracking down the Japanese Fire Horse women who were my school friends when I lived in Japan in the 1970s, and see if they ended up devouring their husbands (mine is still alive, undevoured) asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-pic...
Japan's Fire Horse women are saddled by superstition
Set to turn 60, a demographic cohort reckons with an unfair reputation
asia.nikkei.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I'm a Fire Horse and as I will be in Japan in February 2026, I'm thinking of tracking down the Japanese Fire Horse women who were my school friends when I lived in Japan in the 1970s, and see if they ended up devouring their husbands (mine is still alive, undevoured) asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-pic...
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Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
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Police are investigating former British MEPs who were tasked by Nathan Gill on behalf of his handler
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Police are investigating former British MEPs who were tasked by Nathan Gill on behalf of his handler
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Japan is quintupling foreign residency renewal fees to....
$190!
Application fee for permanent residency is around £50
Current fees are still "low when compared with overseas," says a Japanese official.
Indefinite Leave to Remain in UK = £3,0000++
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/ja...
$190!
Application fee for permanent residency is around £50
Current fees are still "low when compared with overseas," says a Japanese official.
Indefinite Leave to Remain in UK = £3,0000++
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/ja...
Japan eyes quintupling foreign residency renewal fees to $190 range
Latest hike in fiscal 2026 will cover extra costs for immigration oversight
asia.nikkei.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Japan is quintupling foreign residency renewal fees to....
$190!
Application fee for permanent residency is around £50
Current fees are still "low when compared with overseas," says a Japanese official.
Indefinite Leave to Remain in UK = £3,0000++
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/ja...
$190!
Application fee for permanent residency is around £50
Current fees are still "low when compared with overseas," says a Japanese official.
Indefinite Leave to Remain in UK = £3,0000++
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/ja...
What is it with making small boys at prep schools wear shorts in this weather? Surely it can't be the schools insisting? Do parents think it makes a MAN out of them?
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What is it with making small boys at prep schools wear shorts in this weather? Surely it can't be the schools insisting? Do parents think it makes a MAN out of them?
If you're at the receiving end of discrimination + bullying at school, you have crystal clear recollection, even from 40 or 50 years ago.
“If things like this happened a very, very long time ago, you can’t necessarily recollect what happened” the [Reform] spokesperson claimed tinyurl.com/ym5x25my
“If things like this happened a very, very long time ago, you can’t necessarily recollect what happened” the [Reform] spokesperson claimed tinyurl.com/ym5x25my
No 10 calls on Farage to urgently address ‘disturbing allegations’ of past racist behaviour
Keir Starmer ramps up pressure on Reform leader, who has dismissed claims as ‘one person’s word against another’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you're at the receiving end of discrimination + bullying at school, you have crystal clear recollection, even from 40 or 50 years ago.
“If things like this happened a very, very long time ago, you can’t necessarily recollect what happened” the [Reform] spokesperson claimed tinyurl.com/ym5x25my
“If things like this happened a very, very long time ago, you can’t necessarily recollect what happened” the [Reform] spokesperson claimed tinyurl.com/ym5x25my
Nice (and free) FT article on what Japan is doing to integrate foreign workers - interesting to see that employers are stepping up to help as well as immigrants putting a lot of investment into learning the language + customs because they want to be (+ are wanted) there. on.ft.com/4o7TTrE
Japan searches abroad for workers despite local hostility
Companies are trying to reduce cultural barriers for foreigners, but immigration still remains taboo politically
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Nice (and free) FT article on what Japan is doing to integrate foreign workers - interesting to see that employers are stepping up to help as well as immigrants putting a lot of investment into learning the language + customs because they want to be (+ are wanted) there. on.ft.com/4o7TTrE
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Ah yes, I was just exchanging emails with noted Japan experts -- check notes -- Evan Callister and Devin Flowers.
Love it for Amazon that they apparently think all these women are the same person.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ah yes, I was just exchanging emails with noted Japan experts -- check notes -- Evan Callister and Devin Flowers.
NH Foods UK annual report (NH stands for Nippon Ham) makes sobering reading - their European exports to Japan + Asia are losing market share to cheaper alternatives eg Brazilian pork. Instead, NH are finding success in selling processed chicken + Japanese style sausages in Europe
a woman stands at a podium with the words pork markets written on it
ALT: a woman stands at a podium with the words pork markets written on it
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NH Foods UK annual report (NH stands for Nippon Ham) makes sobering reading - their European exports to Japan + Asia are losing market share to cheaper alternatives eg Brazilian pork. Instead, NH are finding success in selling processed chicken + Japanese style sausages in Europe
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The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
Just looked up Sofonisba Anguissola and she turns out to be wonderfully talented with quite a life story. share.google/ENdQerJoJmp6... not having kids would have helped. No death in childbirth, fewer distractions.
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Just looked up Sofonisba Anguissola and she turns out to be wonderfully talented with quite a life story. share.google/ENdQerJoJmp6... not having kids would have helped. No death in childbirth, fewer distractions.
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She was always THE woman. Looking right at you from 1590: Infanta Catalina Micaela (almost surely), painted by Sofonisba Anguissola (probably). Surely one of the greatest renaissance portraits.
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
She was always THE woman. Looking right at you from 1590: Infanta Catalina Micaela (almost surely), painted by Sofonisba Anguissola (probably). Surely one of the greatest renaissance portraits.
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What will happen to children of asylum seekers born here ? Will they be forcibly removed to a country they don’t know now deemed to be safe ? What will happen to older children who came with parents and doing well in education ? Will refugee parents be removed from British partners and children?
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What will happen to children of asylum seekers born here ? Will they be forcibly removed to a country they don’t know now deemed to be safe ? What will happen to older children who came with parents and doing well in education ? Will refugee parents be removed from British partners and children?
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This policy will lead to even more mental health issues amongst refugees. Human beings want to belong. If you deny them that possibility, they are traumatised. Even after just a couple of years, humans change to fit the culture they are in, it becomes home. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This policy will lead to even more mental health issues amongst refugees. Human beings want to belong. If you deny them that possibility, they are traumatised. Even after just a couple of years, humans change to fit the culture they are in, it becomes home. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
It was entirely predictable from the American cultural perspective that Trump would reject the BBC apology, whatever the legal rights and wrongs, claiming "when you say it's unintentional, I guess if it's unintentional you don't apologise." 1/
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It was entirely predictable from the American cultural perspective that Trump would reject the BBC apology, whatever the legal rights and wrongs, claiming "when you say it's unintentional, I guess if it's unintentional you don't apologise." 1/
Japanese ball bearings manufacturer NSK is in consultation to close both its manufacturing sites in County Durham UK. Around 350 jobs at risk. NSK steel costs doubled due to having to import steel from EU instead of Japan after UK quota limit hit. 1/2 www.nsk.com/company/news...
Notice Regarding Proposed Withdrawal Production from the Peterlee site, UK
www.nsk.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Japanese ball bearings manufacturer NSK is in consultation to close both its manufacturing sites in County Durham UK. Around 350 jobs at risk. NSK steel costs doubled due to having to import steel from EU instead of Japan after UK quota limit hit. 1/2 www.nsk.com/company/news...
Another nice piece from Karen Hill Anton, a Black American who has lived in Japan for fifty years. karenhillanton.substack.com/p/what-racis...
What Racism Is — and Isn’t — in Japan
Reflections from fifty years as a “visible minority” — and why I don’t call it racism
karenhillanton.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Another nice piece from Karen Hill Anton, a Black American who has lived in Japan for fifty years. karenhillanton.substack.com/p/what-racis...
No headline income tax rises as predicted by @oilsheppard.bsky.social a week ago and seconded by me
Dividend tax rises and a myriad other tax twiddles to come.
Dividend tax rises and a myriad other tax twiddles to come.
I think this may be correct + that one of the tax rises that will happen instead is a hike in dividend tax which will mean business owners like me will switch to paying more income tax. Also why NICs being proposed for partnerships to prevent that being used as an escape route. on.ft.com/47xPSGo
Why Rachel Reeves won’t raise income tax
An unpopular government cannot afford to be branded dishonest by the public
on.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
No headline income tax rises as predicted by @oilsheppard.bsky.social a week ago and seconded by me
Dividend tax rises and a myriad other tax twiddles to come.
Dividend tax rises and a myriad other tax twiddles to come.
Really should stop groom scrolling*
*Reading all the analyses and threads of the Epstein emails.
*Reading all the analyses and threads of the Epstein emails.
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Really should stop groom scrolling*
*Reading all the analyses and threads of the Epstein emails.
*Reading all the analyses and threads of the Epstein emails.
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While it would have been soon enough to stop quoting Larry Summers as an expert after his first comment about women while president of Harvard, perhaps this email will be enough to finally do so.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
While it would have been soon enough to stop quoting Larry Summers as an expert after his first comment about women while president of Harvard, perhaps this email will be enough to finally do so.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."