This will lead you to Matsuyo Hanakawa, a 22 year old woman from Nagasaki Japan who was living in Malahide. Perhaps the only Buddhist in the Census - but maybe others have found more?

Earthquake up here. Sendai wobbled, but the real tsunami danger is to the north: wishing safety to all on land and sea.

Returned from a quick trip to a now cashless London to now notice how card-friendly Japan actually has become, despite the stories. Even the hanami food stalls at the weekend had card readers.

If you like Sean Durkin, then his debut Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene (2011) is also a great film.

Something about the Murdoch take over of news media and the rise of globalisation IIRC

I don’t think it is simply grift: she has had some sort of psychotic episode (like David Ike) and now humiliates herself by describing what she thinks is reality.

Badenoch: Starmer’s Iran stance is appeasement of ‘sectarian’ vote - The Jewish Chronicle The Conservative Party leader added: ‘we should be looking after the British national interest, not particular constituency interest’

Every day a new low is reached. No, Jonathan, a Gails is not a provocation. No, Janice, “MENAPT” immigrants are not inherently inferior. No, Kemi…honestly where does one even start with this?!

Did you ever see the weird 1980s ITV drama “The One Game” which had a similar scenario?

Shame can be a destructive emotion, but this is what a culture without shame looks like.

And it's consistently rewarded and indulged.

Professional analytic philosopher who is now op-ed for hire.

The most psychedelic sequence in the film: I sought out their album after seeing this.

Lindsay Anderson’s film “If”: as a 17 year old, Malcolm McDowell’s gang were bold young rebels; now, everybody in the film is an English public school caricature ( and maybe that was the whole point).

There seems to be a pop music baseline across the media of about 1966 ( at least for now) so Elvis and Buddy Holly are out.

Country Joe and the Fish - Section 23 - Monterey Pop Festival - 1967 YouTube video by cp03

Country Joe MacDonald: the son of American communists who rebelled by joining the US Navy but came back with the pioneering SF group The Fish. My favourite band moment is the lysergic first album, captured in the 1967 Monterey Festival film with this modal instrumental.

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Oxford’s Very Short Introduction imprint is a good example of concise non-fiction, I think.

And irritating when on Sky News The Wrap tonight, a well-known liberal journalist tells us we should support the US as always regardless of the law because they know best.

Maybe, but at the time of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident in north east Japan, there were no plans to assist those of us UK Nationals living in the region, and I don’t think tax would have changed that.

A Labour leadership with both says "you must listen to these voters who don't share your values and take them seriously" and "you must NOT listen to *these* votes who *do* share your values - their preferred party should be dismissed as extremist" is headed for electoral disaster, and deservedly so.

So Wolt closes up in Japan by next week? Thats a pain

That’s grim: A racist law also intended to keep East Asian immigrants out of the US. Hoping Godwin crashes out this week.

What especially aggravates me is that he had a perfectly decent university track record, just not the Russell Group elitism that has taken over the HE sector

Trump overstepped executive power by imposing tariffs, supreme court rules Ruling is blow to Trump’s bold assertions of authority and topples key pillar of aggressive economic agenda

Hilarious

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

What do you mean it’s a bank holiday, Wednesday? Oh, it is

The Higher Education sector has to get out there and defend itself, on the front foot, fighting fire with fire. Its enemies are coming at it. But it's just asleep at the wheel.

Japan makes their list ( the far right have a soft spot for Japan)

Another sobering result for left-of-centre politics.

The disintegration of the LDP has been long predicted, but then they bounce back ( 316 seats this as of this morning). From what I could see, the centre opposition were hopeless at campaigning.