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salyavin
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An engineer who cannot even drive trains properly. Fukuoka, #Nagasaki, #Colorado, #Gentoo, #Linux, #FOSS, bicycles, renewable energy, environment, #AWS #hpc #hiking […]

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I posted this because I didn't see anything about it on Bluesky. Kan Naoto, PM at the time of the 2011 tsunami and meltdown, no longer remembers that time
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Interesting mixed medium approach to this Asahi feature on opium and Japanese occupied Manchuria: https://www.asahi.com/special/manchukuo-opium/en/
December 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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The view from Yanaka Ginza Yūyake Dandan ("sunset starircase") is now largely blocked by apartment blocks under construction. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi”
★★★★☆

This is a gloriously nerdy book. Shuichiro Yamanouchi - considered to be one of the founding forces behind Japan's "Bullet Train" system - takes us behind the scenes of its development. It's a mixture of […]
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November 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Three Chinese astronauts who have been living on China's Tiangong space station since April 24 were set to return to Earth Wednesday when a piece of suspected “space junk” struck their return capsule — just hours ahead of departure. Looks like they’re going to be there for a while. Read more […]
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November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Aside from being an excellent channel, also fascinating to see @sendaiben.org go on his naturalization journey

Why I'm Giving Up My Passport to Become a Japanese Citizen youtu.be/prTGhI-2FGk?...
Why I'm Giving Up My Passport to Become a Japanese Citizen
YouTube video by RetireJapan – Personal Finance in Japan
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November 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Seven & i Holdings announces the sale of subsidiaries to US private equity firm Bain Capital has been completed. The stores involved include Denny's, Loft, Akachan Honpo, and Ito Yokado supermarket brands. www.47news.jp/13092571.html
【速報】セブンがヨーカ堂売却、グループ再編完了
セブン&アイ・ホールディングスは1日、祖業のスーパー、イトーヨーカ堂を含む約30社を米投資ファンドのベインキャピタルに売却したと発表した。業績低迷が続いたスーパーを切り離し、巨大流通グループの事業再 ...
www.47news.jp
September 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Rie Onishi, 4th generation proprietress of a Kyoto fan shop, has passed away at 35. The family have shared no further details. She came to national attention a couple of years ago, after appearing in a campaign poking fun at Kyoto's double-edged politeness. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
August 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Crazy graphs here

Japan’s Population Falls Again in 2024 www.nippon.com/en/japan-dat...
Japan’s Population Falls Again in 2024
The number of Japanese citizens fell by 910,000 in 2024, and is set to drop below 120 million in 2025.
www.nippon.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Century-old Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed in wildfire. Arizona’s governor demands an inquiry. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2025/07/13/hobbs-inquiry-north-rim-fire/85145940007/
July 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
From the people who brought you the term ATM machine we pring you PR request
July 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
July 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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This move poses a serious threat to the industry of fake priests and karaoke parlor style wedding chappels in Japan...

South Korean-style photo-only weddings gain popularity in Japan mainichi.jp/english/arti...
South Korean-style photo-only weddings gain popularity in Japan - The Mainichi
TOKYO --
mainichi.jp
June 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Across the road from Takadanobaba Station, next to the Seibu Shinjuku line running overhead, a row of shops, bars and restaurants has been demolished. They have been there illegally since after the war. takadanobaba.keizai.biz/headline/1478/
June 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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From a friend, and tangentially (barely) related, this gave me a helluva laugh: https://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/prompt-injection
Three Panel Soul
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June 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
May 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Supply and Demand still not working in the job market

Japan's real wages fall 0.5% in FY 2024, down for 3rd straight year mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan's real wages fall 0.5% in FY 2024, down for 3rd straight year - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's monthly average real wages fell 0.5 percent in the fiscal year ended March, marking the third consecutive yearly decline, gov
mainichi.jp
May 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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(@threemaapp ist #europäisch, aus der […]

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April 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Check out the fault move back right during Myanmar earthquake. https://youtu.be/77ubC4bcgRM
May 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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How it feels to be American these days.
April 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM