To celebrate its 20th anniversary, "Paprika" will be re-released in Japanese theaters on January 2, 2026 (nationwide).
The other films by the late Satoshi Kon will also be screened in January at the Cine Quinto theater (Tokyo).
HIDDEN KYOTO: Himukai Daijingu Shrine & Ama no Iwato Cave, Kyoto
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This film is amazing!
A note to anyone who wants to learn Japanese and actually enjoy most of the process - tadoku.org has a *huge* library of free books organized by difficulty that provide an amazingly smooth on-ramp to easier native content. Pair this with some flash cards and you're golden. tadoku.org/japanese/en/...
Check out my article on The Real Japan travel website! 😀🇯🇵👺
"Supernatural Japan - A Beginner's Guide to Ghosts, Demons and Yokai Folklore"
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Bring back art deco trains. I had to take an Amtrak across country and was devastated to find it a glorified bus. No richly upholstered interiors, no first-class dining cars. I did not solve a single murder. How far we have fallen.
In 2014, at today’s prices, the equivalent of $53,000,000,000 of Bitcoin (600,000) vanished from a bitcoin exchange in Tokyo—Mt.Gox.
It was at the time the largest heist of cryptocurrency in history.
And for me, it was the start of a story that I would follow for almost a decade
#TheDevilTakesBTC
Writing in IT Media, Masaki Kubota criticizes recent media reports which portray overseas tourists as a scourge on local areas. He argues foreigners are often being scapegoated for problems endemic to Japanese society. www.itmedia.co.jp/business/art...
Another public history project on our map. Minna de Honkoku (Japan) is a collaborative transcription project that converts historical Japanese cursive scripts into modern readable text.
Thank you @emitozawa.bsky.social
honkoku.org/index_en.html
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#Japan #PublicHistory
Do you know whether the Suica functionality inside Apple Wallet will continue to be supported now that there’s also a “Welcome Suica Mobile app”? I love the simplicity and ease of use of my iPhone Wallet.
Unregistered SUICA and PASMO cards will go on sale again from the 1st of March. Chip shortages meant all sales were supended in August 2023. Registered cards went back on sale in September last year. travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/16...
Tomoka Shibasaki’s A Hundred Years and a Day delights in the anticapitalist aesthetic of gentle decline, and the 34 stories in this collection express a gorgeously articulated nostalgia for people and places left behind in the past. #Japaneselit #Booksky 📚 My review: japaneselit.net/2025/02/15/a...
Statue of Prince Shōtoku surrounded by manuscripts and other objects stuffed inside him.
Close up of manuscript with the signature of a nun.
Some manuscripts are never meant to be read, at least not by human eyes. This 13th-century statue of Prince Shōtoku from Harvard University was filled with manuscripts, including prayers by nuns, that were only discovered 700 years later. #manuscriptmonday
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New book: "Japanese Literary Theories: An Anthology," ed. Irina Holca (Lexington Books). English translation of a volume originally edited by Ōura Yasusuke.
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One of my favourite Japanese writers!
RJL's new/upcoming list is updated through Feb, adding 3 titles, inc Michiko Ishimure's 480pg Spring Castle (trans Bruce Allen)—the epic story of Japan's bloody Shimabara Rebellion.
With a new Musashi AND Semishigure, I still think it may finally be the year samurai* epics make it into English.
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A new RJL booklist about Romance in Japanese Fiction.
Very happy to receive feedback about books that are missing or miscategorized!
Happy everywhere publication day to Osamu Dazai's No One Knows (translated by Ralph McCarthy).
It's a collection of 14 tales. A half-dozen have never before appeared in English. Dazai described them as “soliloquies by female narrators.” The collection includes the novella Schoolgirl.
"Shigeru Mizuki was no ordinary manga artist; he was a storyteller of unparalleled creativity whose works left an indelible mark on Japanese culture and beyond."
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Tokyo Skytree in early evening, top lit up blue. Orange horizon, then pinkish, then blueish, then darker blue sky preparing for night. A couple of rogue pink clouds. I am still house bound with a sick kid and nothing but the bleak af news feeds to keep me company, but I am still allowed out on the roof sometimes, if I promise to be good.
Live through this
with me
In color
Screenshot of the privacy setting on iOS 18.2.1 showing a toggle switched on for "In-App Web Browsing"
A new mysterious location permission option has been added in iOS 18.2:
Privacy & Security ➡️ Location Services ➡️ System Services ➡️ "In-App Web Browsing"
It's on by default. Still figuring out what it's for 🤔
#Apple #Privacy
Happy N American release to Yukio Mishima’s Voices of the Fallen Heroes, ed Stephen Dodd.
(Out Thurs. in the UK+.)
Also, it’s Mishima’s birthday.
Gmail tracks every click you make and feeds into Google's web dominance. Gmail is a great place to find better options. Our 4 Favorite Alternatives:
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RJL's list of Modern Japanese Fiction in English Translation isn't comprehensive, but it's pretty thorough. And I've just updated it for 2024.
(Still working on a backlog of translators, who deserve credit for their work. ☺️)
Decided to something different and share how I was able to build my reading habit and read 56 books in one year.
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🍵🌿 #KYOTO TEA FARM TOUR & TASTING 🍜✨
Explore Wazuka’s stunning tea fields! Tour the terraces, visit a tea factory, and enjoy cha soba lunch. Savor 9 teas, learn brewing secrets, and try Japanese tea sweets. A scenic and flavorful experience!
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Still on my TBR list. Not sure yet which translation I will try.