Matthew Turner
@thewalkingfool.bsky.social
Author of the novel SWEDEN (2018), translator, traveller on foot, Japan lover, jazz buff, albatross watcher, Ōtautahi resident. *Not* a photographer.
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The Midwest Book Review called it "a moving, multifaceted story that cements its plot with strong characterization, astute cultural insights and social inspection". Get your copy of SWEDEN now!
#Japan #books #booksky 💙📚
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Beautiful writing as always from Martin Edmond
Yoshie’s Funeral
I Yoshie died on All Saint’s Day, at one in the morning, in the short stay nursing home in Tokyo where she’d been in care for the previous two weeks. She was ninety years old and suffering from unt…
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November 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Beautiful writing as always from Martin Edmond
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Good morning. Fairly chilled Sunday so far. But need to sort out stuff on the balcony later. Our building is now covered in scaffolding and they're preparing to start renovating the tiles exterior. So, all sorts of annoying.
Anyway, here's some pics from yesterday. Details in the ALT.
Luv&peace
🙏❤️
Anyway, here's some pics from yesterday. Details in the ALT.
Luv&peace
🙏❤️
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Good morning. Fairly chilled Sunday so far. But need to sort out stuff on the balcony later. Our building is now covered in scaffolding and they're preparing to start renovating the tiles exterior. So, all sorts of annoying.
Anyway, here's some pics from yesterday. Details in the ALT.
Luv&peace
🙏❤️
Anyway, here's some pics from yesterday. Details in the ALT.
Luv&peace
🙏❤️
Absolute scenes in the little park behind our house as the local small dog group holds it Xmas get-together
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Absolute scenes in the little park behind our house as the local small dog group holds it Xmas get-together
Introduce yourself with five concerts:
Split Enz (Christchurch, 1984)
U2 with BB King (Christchurch, 1989)
Keith Jarrett (Osaka, 2005)
Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Wellington, 2009)
Keith Jarrett Trio (Tokyo, 2010)
Split Enz (Christchurch, 1984)
U2 with BB King (Christchurch, 1989)
Keith Jarrett (Osaka, 2005)
Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Wellington, 2009)
Keith Jarrett Trio (Tokyo, 2010)
Introduce yourself with five concerts:
Violent Femmes
The Magnetic Fields
Nina Simone
Leonard Cohen
Iris Dement
Violent Femmes
The Magnetic Fields
Nina Simone
Leonard Cohen
Iris Dement
introduce yourself with five concerts
einstürzende neubauten
The Cure
Blonde Redhead
Tribe Called Red
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
einstürzende neubauten
The Cure
Blonde Redhead
Tribe Called Red
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts:
Split Enz (Christchurch, 1984)
U2 with BB King (Christchurch, 1989)
Keith Jarrett (Osaka, 2005)
Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Wellington, 2009)
Keith Jarrett Trio (Tokyo, 2010)
Split Enz (Christchurch, 1984)
U2 with BB King (Christchurch, 1989)
Keith Jarrett (Osaka, 2005)
Tomasz Stanko Quartet (Wellington, 2009)
Keith Jarrett Trio (Tokyo, 2010)
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To visit a cozy bookstore today is probably more fun, but you can pre-order my book and support a small press from the cozy comfort of your own bed:
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November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
To visit a cozy bookstore today is probably more fun, but you can pre-order my book and support a small press from the cozy comfort of your own bed:
secure.payconex.net/paymentpage/...
secure.payconex.net/paymentpage/...
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"Every life is many days, day after day."
— James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922.
The Museum of Literature Ireland in Dublin displays Copy No. 1 of the first edition of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.
📷 Literary Journeys | Existential Literature, Art, Music and Film
— James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922.
The Museum of Literature Ireland in Dublin displays Copy No. 1 of the first edition of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.
📷 Literary Journeys | Existential Literature, Art, Music and Film
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"Every life is many days, day after day."
— James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922.
The Museum of Literature Ireland in Dublin displays Copy No. 1 of the first edition of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.
📷 Literary Journeys | Existential Literature, Art, Music and Film
— James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922.
The Museum of Literature Ireland in Dublin displays Copy No. 1 of the first edition of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.
📷 Literary Journeys | Existential Literature, Art, Music and Film
Bought a new fridge the other day. Took about ten minutes to unbox and install...and about thirty minutes to peel/scrape off the energy rating sticker.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bought a new fridge the other day. Took about ten minutes to unbox and install...and about thirty minutes to peel/scrape off the energy rating sticker.
Often pass this place. Have never gone inside.
Behold! The Burgeriffic glory of the Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant, ファミリーレストラン キャメロン, on Main South Road, Hornby. #canterburystories
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Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant: Picturing Canterbury
Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant, ファミリーレストラン キャメロン, on Main South Road, Hornby. An image from Canterbury Stories.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Often pass this place. Have never gone inside.
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And there we have it. After 22 years, the record for the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time is beaten!
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
映画「国宝」実写日本映画の興行収入で歴代1位に、22年ぶり新記録 「踊る2」超え
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/649441?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#国宝
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/649441?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#国宝
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
And there we have it. After 22 years, the record for the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time is beaten!
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
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still need to follow the path of twenty-six martyrs from kyoto to nagasaki, but this will be good to do too.
www.ucanews.com/news/catholi...
www.ucanews.com/news/catholi...
Catholics plan new pilgrimage route to honor Japan's ‘hidden Christians’- UCA News
Japan's Catholic Church, with European partners, is establishing The Way of the Gospel, a new pilgrimage route in southern Japan (Kagoshima to Nagasaki) to honor early missionaries and the 'Kakure Kir...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
still need to follow the path of twenty-six martyrs from kyoto to nagasaki, but this will be good to do too.
www.ucanews.com/news/catholi...
www.ucanews.com/news/catholi...
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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
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Owl plushes are live on Poshmark.
Each owl is hand and machine sewn. These are great for any age. Get your own to squeeze ☺️
I will have more listed by Monday.
www.poshmark.com/closet/teresaspyra
Each owl is hand and machine sewn. These are great for any age. Get your own to squeeze ☺️
I will have more listed by Monday.
www.poshmark.com/closet/teresaspyra
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Owl plushes are live on Poshmark.
Each owl is hand and machine sewn. These are great for any age. Get your own to squeeze ☺️
I will have more listed by Monday.
www.poshmark.com/closet/teresaspyra
Each owl is hand and machine sewn. These are great for any age. Get your own to squeeze ☺️
I will have more listed by Monday.
www.poshmark.com/closet/teresaspyra
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Thatcherite going the full Truss?
Lettuce hope so.
Lettuce hope so.
(Bloomberg) - Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans have sent Japan’s bonds and currency tumbling, raising the specter of an unruly capital flight reminiscent of the turmoil that nearly broke the UK bond market in 2022, according to Deutsche ..
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Deutsche Bank Warns of Japan Capital Flight in Echo of UK Crisis
Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans have sent Japan’s bonds and currency tumbling, raising the specter of an unruly capital flight reminiscent of the turmoil that nearly broke the UK bond market in 2022, ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Thatcherite going the full Truss?
Lettuce hope so.
Lettuce hope so.
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More detail on the covers that disqualified their books
How two AI book covers forced the publishing industry to reckon with its future
How two AI book covers forced the publishing industry to reckon with its future
A design studio’s use of AI has disqualified two books from the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2026....
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November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
More detail on the covers that disqualified their books
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The big literary news that doesn't involve cats with teeth!
Dublin Literary Award nominated titles are out!
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The big literary news that doesn't involve cats with teeth!
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BLANK SPACE: A Cultural History of the 21st Century
OUT TODAY 11/18/25
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OUT TODAY 11/18/25
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My New Book, Blank Space, is Out Today
I wrote — perhaps “inadvisably” — a cultural history of the first 24.5 years of the 21st century
My third book, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century, is out today from Viking Books. (I...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
BLANK SPACE: A Cultural History of the 21st Century
OUT TODAY 11/18/25
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OUT TODAY 11/18/25
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Groundhog Day
What's a movie you can watch over & over again?
2001 and The Shining
All Tarkovsky
Children of Men
All Jonathan Glazer
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now (director's cut not Redux)
Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ
Most Malick
2001 and The Shining
All Tarkovsky
Children of Men
All Jonathan Glazer
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now (director's cut not Redux)
Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ
Most Malick
What's a movie you can watch over & over again?
A Knight's Tale
The English Patient
Love, Actually
The Princess Bride
Friends with Benefits
A Room with a View
Atonement
A Knight's Tale
The English Patient
Love, Actually
The Princess Bride
Friends with Benefits
A Room with a View
Atonement
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Groundhog Day
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Gosh: "Two books by distinguished New Zealand authors have been ejected from the Ockham Book Awards because their covers were generated by AI." newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/17/o...
Ockhams dump AI books from awards
A new ruling on AI means the Ockhams are in the strange position of judging a book by its cover
newsroom.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Gosh: "Two books by distinguished New Zealand authors have been ejected from the Ockham Book Awards because their covers were generated by AI." newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/17/o...
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Test flight of this Japanese machine. earlier this week. Very cool.
#aviation
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#aviation
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Sekiyado testflight 2025/11/08_2
YouTube video by kazuhiko hachiya
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November 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Test flight of this Japanese machine. earlier this week. Very cool.
#aviation
youtu.be/DXUuExL8Cac?...
#aviation
youtu.be/DXUuExL8Cac?...
Currently reading LONG JOURNEY TO THE BORDER: A LIFE OF JOHN MULGAN by Vincent O’Sullivan
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Currently reading LONG JOURNEY TO THE BORDER: A LIFE OF JOHN MULGAN by Vincent O’Sullivan
My first of the season. I don't usually succumb to temptation so early. I blame the post below by @zaichishka.bsky.social for my weakness!
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My first of the season. I don't usually succumb to temptation so early. I blame the post below by @zaichishka.bsky.social for my weakness!
Chuffed to come across this statue of me in Tokyo’s Tennozu Isle district last month.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Chuffed to come across this statue of me in Tokyo’s Tennozu Isle district last month.
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