Dr. Wes Robertson
@scriptingjapan.bsky.social
Chair of Languages & Cultures @ Macquarie University. Sociolinguist of Japanese. Lingua Brutallica co-host. Studies Japanese script, media, language, and metal. 日本語の文字やメタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him.
https://wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
https://wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
I got chu fam
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I got chu fam
This kanji may, just perhaps, have too many variants.
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This kanji may, just perhaps, have too many variants.
Original comment:
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Original comment:
This edit of Sohei Kamiya saying the government needs to reduce wheat-based products (don't ask) has been going viral on Japanese twitter
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This edit of Sohei Kamiya saying the government needs to reduce wheat-based products (don't ask) has been going viral on Japanese twitter
179k views in 24 hours for a 7 second video really keeps up the motivation to make long form content 😢😭
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
179k views in 24 hours for a 7 second video really keeps up the motivation to make long form content 😢😭
Ever been so annoyed you made a video?
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ever been so annoyed you made a video?
While the kanji in this book are sometimes painful (get it? yuk yuk yuk) this is a fascinating read if you're a kanji マニアック
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
While the kanji in this book are sometimes painful (get it? yuk yuk yuk) this is a fascinating read if you're a kanji マニアック
Gunna scream gunna cry
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Gunna scream gunna cry
Person involved with a game spelled Cthulhu complains about the Japanese writing system
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Person involved with a game spelled Cthulhu complains about the Japanese writing system
No way I don't believe it
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
No way I don't believe it
For eight years now, I keep being surprised at how students will just assume a Japanese person's gender based on last name alone.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
For eight years now, I keep being surprised at how students will just assume a Japanese person's gender based on last name alone.
15k on YouTube! Wheeee
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
15k on YouTube! Wheeee
My book comes out today! And it's reasonably priced! Whoooooooooooo! It's about linguistics! It's about extreme metal! It's about the Asia Pacific and flows of global subcultures! I'm really proud of it and I hope you all enjoy.
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My book comes out today! And it's reasonably priced! Whoooooooooooo! It's about linguistics! It's about extreme metal! It's about the Asia Pacific and flows of global subcultures! I'm really proud of it and I hope you all enjoy.
Took me a second to read this 焼 because the right dot in fire attached to the right radical. Never seen that before.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Took me a second to read this 焼 because the right dot in fire attached to the right radical. Never seen that before.
Come on guys just use the robot, pay money to use the robot. You can trust the robot, just believe what the robot says. Nothing could go wrong, just give money to the people who make the robot work so they can fire you it'll be fine nothing could go wrong.
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Come on guys just use the robot, pay money to use the robot. You can trust the robot, just believe what the robot says. Nothing could go wrong, just give money to the people who make the robot work so they can fire you it'll be fine nothing could go wrong.
This is a new one. Welcome back gyarumoji, your fundamentals will survive the test of time.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is a new one. Welcome back gyarumoji, your fundamentals will survive the test of time.
Sometimes the first frame of a video is the best frame
October 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Sometimes the first frame of a video is the best frame
New article out, and Open Access! Check out my co-authored piece with Dr. Mie Hiramoto analyzing intimate hair removal advertisements aimed at Japanese men, and contrasting this with Japanese online discourse around men's grooming practices!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
New article out, and Open Access! Check out my co-authored piece with Dr. Mie Hiramoto analyzing intimate hair removal advertisements aimed at Japanese men, and contrasting this with Japanese online discourse around men's grooming practices!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
Love these new Kojien advertisments
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Love these new Kojien advertisments
Merry Christmas to me
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Merry Christmas to me
Watch this video up close to improve the experience
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Watch this video up close to improve the experience
Hello @superlinguo.bsky.social I've been told to send you this video
October 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Hello @superlinguo.bsky.social I've been told to send you this video