Thomas Kyhn Rovsing Hjørnet
@thomaskyhnbskysoc.bsky.social
Music, film, literature, photography, architecture, Denmark/Scandinavia, Japan, China, etc.
http://soundcloud.com/th-kyhn
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"Good news"?
"Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITE) […] on Dec. 5 rejected a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate international trade in all species of eels."
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"Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITE) […] on Dec. 5 rejected a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate international trade in all species of eels."
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
VOX POPULI: International ruling on eel trade is good news for Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Food was the subject of many “tanka” poems penned by Mokichi Saito (1882-1953).
www.asahi.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
"Good news"?
"Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITE) […] on Dec. 5 rejected a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate international trade in all species of eels."
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
"Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITE) […] on Dec. 5 rejected a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate international trade in all species of eels."
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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#LGBTI* in russisch besetzten Gebieten. Die LGBTI*-Community wird in #Russland staatlich verfolgt. In den besetzten Gebieten der #Ukraine inhaftieren russische Soldaten queere Menschen und traktieren sie mit Folter und sexualisierter Gewalt.
www.amnesty.ch/de/ueber-amn... #LSBTIQ
www.amnesty.ch/de/ueber-amn... #LSBTIQ
LGBTI* in russisch besetzten Gebieten: Gedemütigt und verfolgt
Die LGBTI*-Community wird in Russland staatlich verfolgt. In den besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine inhaftieren russische Soldaten queere Menschen und traktieren sie mit Folter und sexualisierter Gewalt.
www.amnesty.ch
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
#LGBTI* in russisch besetzten Gebieten. Die LGBTI*-Community wird in #Russland staatlich verfolgt. In den besetzten Gebieten der #Ukraine inhaftieren russische Soldaten queere Menschen und traktieren sie mit Folter und sexualisierter Gewalt.
www.amnesty.ch/de/ueber-amn... #LSBTIQ
www.amnesty.ch/de/ueber-amn... #LSBTIQ
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How do we understand Japan’s wartime past through the words and silences of its emperor? David McNeill speaks with historian Ryuichi Kitano about his new book, 側近が見た昭和天皇 (The Showa Emperor as Seen by His Close Aides). #Japan #History #APJJF apjjf.org/2025/10/mcne...
“The Showa Emperor repeatedly advocated for the necessity of rearmament”: Interview with Ryuichi Kitano by David McNeill - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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apjjf.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How do we understand Japan’s wartime past through the words and silences of its emperor? David McNeill speaks with historian Ryuichi Kitano about his new book, 側近が見た昭和天皇 (The Showa Emperor as Seen by His Close Aides). #Japan #History #APJJF apjjf.org/2025/10/mcne...
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This number has caused confusion, earlier data suggested the foreigners commit crimes less than Japanese. It's precisely because of that earlier number, that Tsutomu Ohtsu of Sanseito posed the police a different question, to get a different answer.
The National Police Agency told a cabinet committee that the crime rate of foreigners in Japan, excluding short term visitors, is 1.72x that of Japanese residents. www.sankei.com/article/2025...
外国人の犯罪率は日本人の1.72倍 警察庁が短期滞在者除いた数字を参院内閣委で答弁
昨年の外国人の犯罪率は日本人の1.72倍だったという数字を、警察庁が20日の参院内閣委員会で明らかにした。観光などの短期滞在者を除いた検挙（摘発）人数を比較し…
www.sankei.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This number has caused confusion, earlier data suggested the foreigners commit crimes less than Japanese. It's precisely because of that earlier number, that Tsutomu Ohtsu of Sanseito posed the police a different question, to get a different answer.
"Kinas metoder för censur av brittisk forskning och filmfestival i USA"
@magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social i Kinamedia.
kinamedia.se/2025/11/11/k...
@magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social i Kinamedia.
kinamedia.se/2025/11/11/k...
Kinas metoder för censur av brittisk forskning och filmfestival i USA
Nyhetsbevakningen i Sverige är nästan noll om de två senaste kinesiska censurchockerna: Först ett universitet i England, och sedan IndieChina-festivalen i
kinamedia.se
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Kinas metoder för censur av brittisk forskning och filmfestival i USA"
@magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social i Kinamedia.
kinamedia.se/2025/11/11/k...
@magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social i Kinamedia.
kinamedia.se/2025/11/11/k...
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Images from films starring one of the towering figures of Japanese cinema, Tatsuya Nakadai - RIP
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Images from films starring one of the towering figures of Japanese cinema, Tatsuya Nakadai - RIP
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
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I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
Sanseitō and its far-right conspiracy ideology
In July 2025, Sanseitō (a.k.a. The Party of DIY !!) became the first far-right political party in postwar history to establish a stable presence in both Houses of the National Diet. With the party’s f...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
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テッサ・モリスースズキ先生による、ラムザイヤー氏の在日コリアンに関する論文 (Social Capital and the Problems of Opportunistic Leadership: The Example of Koreans in Japan) の徹底的な反論とファクトチェックです。ラムザイヤー氏の元論文はThe European Journal of Law and Economicという学術誌のオンライン版に2021月2月に発表されたものでした。
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Koreans in Japan and Ethics in Scholarly Publishing: A Response to Professor J. Mark Ramseyer
Over the past five years, Harvard Professor J. Mark Ramseyer has published a series of articles focussing on controversial issues in Japanese society and histor
papers.ssrn.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
テッサ・モリスースズキ先生による、ラムザイヤー氏の在日コリアンに関する論文 (Social Capital and the Problems of Opportunistic Leadership: The Example of Koreans in Japan) の徹底的な反論とファクトチェックです。ラムザイヤー氏の元論文はThe European Journal of Law and Economicという学術誌のオンライン版に2021月2月に発表されたものでした。
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"The … movie “Together” launched in China on September 19. Some viewers noted, alongside cuts to sex scenes, a less familiar and overt form of alteration: one male character in a scene originally depicting a same-sex wedding was digitally replaced with a woman."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/09/neti...
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/09/neti...
Netizen Voices: AI Straight-washes Gay Couple in Imported Horror Movie “Together” [Updated: Film Withdrawn]
The critically acclaimed U.S.-Australian body-horror movie “Together” launched in China on September 19. Some viewers noted, alongside cuts to sex scenes, a less familiar and overt form of alteration:...
chinadigitaltimes.net
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"The … movie “Together” launched in China on September 19. Some viewers noted, alongside cuts to sex scenes, a less familiar and overt form of alteration: one male character in a scene originally depicting a same-sex wedding was digitally replaced with a woman."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/09/neti...
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/09/neti...
October 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Sigh. I know the situation is very difficult for Canada and for Europe, but please, the way out is not to run into Beijing's arms. Don't sell the CCP the rope with which it will hang you.
Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US.
And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sigh. I know the situation is very difficult for Canada and for Europe, but please, the way out is not to run into Beijing's arms. Don't sell the CCP the rope with which it will hang you.
“Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the 1937-38 "Nanjing Massacre," in which the Imperial Japanese Army killed Chinese POWs and civilians and committed rape …”
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan's new education minister Matsumoto supported Nanjing Massacre-denial film - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the 1937-38
mainichi.jp
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the 1937-38 "Nanjing Massacre," in which the Imperial Japanese Army killed Chinese POWs and civilians and committed rape …”
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp/english/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Svenska regeringen hävdar gång på gång att man ”fortsätter arbetet” för Gui Minhais frigivning. Men vad innebär det? Tyst diplomati har misslyckats. Sverige måste kräva att journalister får träffa den svenska förläggaren vars ”brott” var att kämpa för pressfrihet"
www.gp.se/kultur/kultu...
www.gp.se/kultur/kultu...
Kulturdebatt: Låt pressen få träffa Gui Minhai!
Svenska regeringen hävdar gång på gång att man ”fortsätter arbetet” för Gui Minhais frigivning. Men vad innebär det? Tyst diplomati har misslyckats. Sverige måste kräva att journalister får träffa den...
www.gp.se
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Svenska regeringen hävdar gång på gång att man ”fortsätter arbetet” för Gui Minhais frigivning. Men vad innebär det? Tyst diplomati har misslyckats. Sverige måste kräva att journalister får träffa den svenska förläggaren vars ”brott” var att kämpa för pressfrihet"
www.gp.se/kultur/kultu...
www.gp.se/kultur/kultu...
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30 years after the #UN Conference on Women in #Beijing, the #China gov’t claims to be a champion for women’s rights. The truth? Feminists are persecuted, not celebrated.
CHRD Co-Executive Director @reneexia.bsky.social on the real fight for women in 🇨🇳.
👉 www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...
CHRD Co-Executive Director @reneexia.bsky.social on the real fight for women in 🇨🇳.
👉 www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...
October 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
30 years after the #UN Conference on Women in #Beijing, the #China gov’t claims to be a champion for women’s rights. The truth? Feminists are persecuted, not celebrated.
CHRD Co-Executive Director @reneexia.bsky.social on the real fight for women in 🇨🇳.
👉 www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...
CHRD Co-Executive Director @reneexia.bsky.social on the real fight for women in 🇨🇳.
👉 www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...
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International efforts to secure #GuiMinhai ’s release have yet to shed light on his whereabouts. Most recently, the European Parliament passed a resolution last week, but #Beijing appears to have simply ignored these calls.
www.nchrd.org/2025/10/chin...
www.nchrd.org/2025/10/chin...
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
International efforts to secure #GuiMinhai ’s release have yet to shed light on his whereabouts. Most recently, the European Parliament passed a resolution last week, but #Beijing appears to have simply ignored these calls.
www.nchrd.org/2025/10/chin...
www.nchrd.org/2025/10/chin...
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The European Parliament has called on China to release Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, ten years after he went missing in Thailand. In full: buff.ly/UDWB6Cy
EU parliament urges China to release Swedish bookseller, 10 years on
The European Parliament has called on China to release Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, ten years after he went missing in Thailand.
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The European Parliament has called on China to release Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, ten years after he went missing in Thailand. In full: buff.ly/UDWB6Cy
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Many people are saying that Trump has called an emergency meeting at the newly renamed Department of War to see if there’s anything our warriors, trained to exact maximum lethality against our many enemies without and within, can do to respond to this vicious attack on America.
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Many people are saying that Trump has called an emergency meeting at the newly renamed Department of War to see if there’s anything our warriors, trained to exact maximum lethality against our many enemies without and within, can do to respond to this vicious attack on America.
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Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."
(It doesn't work like that lol)
(It doesn't work like that lol)
October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."
(It doesn't work like that lol)
(It doesn't work like that lol)
LDP's first honorary male leader.
Takaichi wins, with Koizumi falling surprisingly short in the lawmaker votes - he didn't even win all of Hayashi's votes.
Probably in part down to lawmakers not wanting to ignore the constituency votes, but also a pretty clear sign of a party running scared of populist challenges from its right.
Probably in part down to lawmakers not wanting to ignore the constituency votes, but also a pretty clear sign of a party running scared of populist challenges from its right.
October 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
LDP's first honorary male leader.