Why is it that so many houses in Japan (Osaka?) have ㈱ or some other business label on their nameplates when they are clearly a residence? Some have clear business signs like piano lessons or tax office or calligraphy lessons. But others have nothing at all, just the company label.
Hope everyone up north is safe. Apparently you could feel it on high floors here in Osaka.
Dave Mathews in a keffiyeh holding up signs that say STOP THE GENOCIDE and STOP KILLING CHILDREN at a concert
This is not a knock on DMB but if you had told me twenty years ago that Dave Mathews would be this outspoken on an issue that Radiohead completely shat the bed on, well... I would've been surprised!
These kanji look 3D and kinda freak me out.
歴史的な質問🙋
明治中期頃、東京から島根県までに行くなら、どうしたんだろう?汽船で遠回り?汽車で日本海側までで汽船に乗り換え?汽車で神戸までから乗り換え?
こういうって、どう調べればいいのかな。。。
I finally unfollowed Stancil after he started claiming that students aren't protesting because they can't get social points for being edgy against a Republican administration as they could against Biden.
Nearly half of these 100 are from games that were translated into English, btw, and a full half of the top 10 entries were written by translators. Sadly, some of them, like Suikoden 2, Yakuza 0, and Metal Gear Solid 4, blanket credit translation companies instead of listing names of individuals.
The San Antonio Spurs were projected to win 44.5 games. They won 62
Which NBA team had the most surprising season?
Anyone change their behavior or plans in the last month?
It is indeed my annual sinus infection.
Japan Post will resume accepting merchandise destined for the USA after an 8-month suspension. Senders will need to prepay the customs duties through a designated app. @EcommerceBytes
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Sausage and bok choy toppogi stir fry. Super quick and tasty recipe. The only complication is that you have to make your own sausage, which I do by mixing salt, ground fennel and paprika with ground pork. But you could probably get away without doing that much. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
At the 耳鼻科. Glad I opted not to drink this weekend. Otherwise I'd probably be feeling worse than I am now. Mondays are always long lines, but nice to get seen without too much hassle.
cc @osutein.bsky.social
It's mind boggling and depressing how automakers and oil companies were able to engineer car dependency so deeply that it spans generations and we pretty much can't fathom a way out of it.
Municipal gyms in Japan are great because they are cheap but they are annoying because they only have one bench press and a guy is using it to do leg lifts and take a nap.
I believe the correct plural is Projects Hail Mary.
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
Hey Japanese whiskey nerds, where would you advise travelers in/around Tokyo to visit in terms of distilleries/bars? Bonus for places that don't need reservations super in advance.
A bowl of udon on a tray with a serving of chicken rice and a hot towel.
Wednesday udon.
I believe this counts as a breakfast TACO.
Impeach Trump.
There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.
Waiting for all the Republicans to complain about their kids hearing the F word from the president. I'm sure they'll be saying something any minute now.
I've been looking for this gif for what feels like years
The pivot to Asia has never been more over.
Summer in Japan isn't far away. I like to buy a box of 500ml bottles of water and keep it by the door to hand out to delivery folks. It's not much, but when it gets hot out, and even when it's not, it seems to be appreciated.
reminder that the number one issue that the press covered in 2016, the one they told voters was THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in the election, was Hillary Clinton's compliance with Presidential Records Act record-keeping
This kind of explicit gutter racism goes beyond what Buckley would have been willing to publish in his pro-Jim Crow days
if you don’t like the process of writing then don’t be a fucking writer, it’s not that complicated