Will Yale
@wayale.bsky.social
Surface Warfare Officer (U.S. Navy) in DC. Six years in Japan, two years in China. Episcopalian, Niebuhrian, Communitarian, Social Democrat. Johns Hopkins SAIS/Hopkins-Nanjing Center alum. 中文/日本語 🏳️🌈🇺🇦
On a separate note, one of my favorite epitaphs that I have ever encountered belongs to Samuel Seabury, from St James’ Church, New London, and reproduced below:
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
On a separate note, one of my favorite epitaphs that I have ever encountered belongs to Samuel Seabury, from St James’ Church, New London, and reproduced below:
Today the Episcopal Church commemorates the consecration of Samuel Seabury as its first bishop in 1784. Seabury was consecrated in Aberdeen by Scottish bishops and, upon his return to the U.S., was recognized as Bishop of Connecticut. prayer.forwardmovement.org/calendar/sam...
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Today the Episcopal Church commemorates the consecration of Samuel Seabury as its first bishop in 1784. Seabury was consecrated in Aberdeen by Scottish bishops and, upon his return to the U.S., was recognized as Bishop of Connecticut. prayer.forwardmovement.org/calendar/sam...
Fun fact: there is at least one place in the Pentagon where you can find Mark Milley’s portrait hanging: the dry cleaners!
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Fun fact: there is at least one place in the Pentagon where you can find Mark Milley’s portrait hanging: the dry cleaners!
This is hilarious! www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is hilarious! www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
They found the one JAG in the fleet who qualified OOD on a carrier and made her the literal poster child for the entire JAG Corps, lol.
July 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
They found the one JAG in the fleet who qualified OOD on a carrier and made her the literal poster child for the entire JAG Corps, lol.
I found it intriguing that the new product the Navy is providing in support of our renewed emphasis on rust prevention is shipped in boxes proudly stating, “Made in Canada.”
May 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I found it intriguing that the new product the Navy is providing in support of our renewed emphasis on rust prevention is shipped in boxes proudly stating, “Made in Canada.”
My first time ever encountering a Christian “kami-dana,” at a champon restaurant in Sasebo.
May 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
My first time ever encountering a Christian “kami-dana,” at a champon restaurant in Sasebo.
Racism is rarely this explicit in Japan. One might think being a Japanese-speaking gaijin might help, but no, the Japanese says exactly the same thing as the English (in the most polite register possible). (1/2)
April 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Racism is rarely this explicit in Japan. One might think being a Japanese-speaking gaijin might help, but no, the Japanese says exactly the same thing as the English (in the most polite register possible). (1/2)
Japanese far-right/ultranationalist gaisensha (sound truck) driving through Sasebo.
April 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Japanese far-right/ultranationalist gaisensha (sound truck) driving through Sasebo.
It was a pleasure to host @prchovanec.bsky.social in Sasebo on behalf of @ycaps.bsky.social!
April 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It was a pleasure to host @prchovanec.bsky.social in Sasebo on behalf of @ycaps.bsky.social!
What a fascinating ship (in Sasebo harbor right now) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiky%C...
March 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What a fascinating ship (in Sasebo harbor right now) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiky%C...
USS Rushmore (LSD 47) launches CRRCs (Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft) manned by Japanese marines from the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, 1st Company, off the coast of Okinawa during Iron Fist 2025.
March 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
USS Rushmore (LSD 47) launches CRRCs (Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft) manned by Japanese marines from the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, 1st Company, off the coast of Okinawa during Iron Fist 2025.
Japanese marines from the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, 1st Company, “hype themselves up” before launching CRRCs (Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft) from USS Rushmore (LSD 47) off the coast of Okinawa during Iron Fist 2025.
March 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Japanese marines from the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, 1st Company, “hype themselves up” before launching CRRCs (Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft) from USS Rushmore (LSD 47) off the coast of Okinawa during Iron Fist 2025.
OMG a bunch of Japanese ultranationalist far-right propaganda vehicles just drove through the center of Sasebo. First time I’ve ever seen that here.
December 15, 2024 at 4:19 AM
OMG a bunch of Japanese ultranationalist far-right propaganda vehicles just drove through the center of Sasebo. First time I’ve ever seen that here.
The “okame dance” (おかめ舞) and the “lion dance” (獅子舞). My dictionary defines “okame” as a “homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman.”
November 17, 2024 at 7:26 AM
The “okame dance” (おかめ舞) and the “lion dance” (獅子舞). My dictionary defines “okame” as a “homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman.”
Scenes from this year’s Tori-no-Ichi (酉の市) festival at Ōtori Shrine (鷲神社) in Taitō-ku, Tokyo.
November 17, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Scenes from this year’s Tori-no-Ichi (酉の市) festival at Ōtori Shrine (鷲神社) in Taitō-ku, Tokyo.
Delicious mixed tempura set meal.
天ぷらお盛り合わせ定食
天ぷらお盛り合わせ定食
November 17, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Delicious mixed tempura set meal.
天ぷらお盛り合わせ定食
天ぷらお盛り合わせ定食
Chicken stew
Chicken sashimi
Chicken grilled on a “lava-plate”
煮込み
鳥刺
溶岩プレート焼
Chicken sashimi
Chicken grilled on a “lava-plate”
煮込み
鳥刺
溶岩プレート焼
November 16, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Chicken stew
Chicken sashimi
Chicken grilled on a “lava-plate”
煮込み
鳥刺
溶岩プレート焼
Chicken sashimi
Chicken grilled on a “lava-plate”
煮込み
鳥刺
溶岩プレート焼
Kōyo-themed tofu multi-course meal at the base of Mt. Ōyama.
November 16, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Kōyo-themed tofu multi-course meal at the base of Mt. Ōyama.
Civilization, at last!
October 26, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Civilization, at last!