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Anthropologist of Japan @ Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. 立命館大学国際関係学部准教授。Writing/research on rightwing movements/politics/culture, US-Japan relations, and urban studies.

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sign my petition for more 7-11s in Japan to maintain greeter pooches

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holy smokes the Dulles immigration line is astounding

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departing Itami, somehow felt like a necessary buy

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three cheers for Bernie youtu.be/rKBM2kS6B8o?...

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(periodic lament about bogus tree pruning practices)

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arrests several years after the fact -- Kyoto U/Kumano dorm festival www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kyoto/...

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FLW in Kobe

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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Michael Burawoy was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Oakland www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/04/o...

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the Japanese right-wingers were onto something with the concept of 憂国 -- not simple performative patriotism (愛国), but a deep sense of worry/sadness/anxiety for the nation my diagnosis and ideal remedies differ, but the stricken kernel of gloom and gut-punch disappointment -- yup, there it be

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嵯峨

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a less healthy breakfast, just diluted beans 🥲

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a healthy dinner of vegetable, fruit, and seeds

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couple I snapped at the anti-Iraq war redux protest in Shibuya way back in 2002

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neighborhood nightwalks

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Yoyogi Park's shanty town of yore (twenty years ago) after people were pushed from the Shibuya/jinnan side, deeper toward the west/Yoyogi side

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gosh I love sumo

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ain’t never seen fresher inuyarai

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nabbed my final 七福神 yesterday

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Japan alps trekking.... one hundred years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4cU...

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this mealy-mouthed framing just gets us there quicker www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

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edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/w...

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Moving reportage from Jabalia on.ft.com/3WkXEPa

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hey Japan people, starting this week (limited time/quieter winter tourist season) you can go inside the massive pagoda at Toji …only to the first level, but it was really neat! wide array of art — also a window to peek at the earthquake-resistant footing below the structure

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been a bit over five years since I cut all alcohol from my diet Xwould recommend!X started as a temporary leave of absence (an early 'dry January') but I don't really feel much motivation to start up again

sign my petition for more 7-11s in Japan to maintain greeter pooches

holy smokes the Dulles immigration line is astounding

departing Itami, somehow felt like a necessary buy

three cheers for Bernie youtu.be/rKBM2kS6B8o?...

(periodic lament about bogus tree pruning practices)

arrests several years after the fact -- Kyoto U/Kumano dorm festival www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kyoto/...

FLW in Kobe

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Michael Burawoy was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in Oakland www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/04/o...

the Japanese right-wingers were onto something with the concept of 憂国 -- not simple performative patriotism (愛国), but a deep sense of worry/sadness/anxiety for the nation my diagnosis and ideal remedies differ, but the stricken kernel of gloom and gut-punch disappointment -- yup, there it be

嵯峨

a less healthy breakfast, just diluted beans 🥲

a healthy dinner of vegetable, fruit, and seeds

couple I snapped at the anti-Iraq war redux protest in Shibuya way back in 2002

neighborhood nightwalks

Yoyogi Park's shanty town of yore (twenty years ago) after people were pushed from the Shibuya/jinnan side, deeper toward the west/Yoyogi side

gosh I love sumo

ain’t never seen fresher inuyarai

nabbed my final 七福神 yesterday

Japan alps trekking.... one hundred years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4cU...

this mealy-mouthed framing just gets us there quicker www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/w...

Moving reportage from Jabalia on.ft.com/3WkXEPa

hey Japan people, starting this week (limited time/quieter winter tourist season) you can go inside the massive pagoda at Toji …only to the first level, but it was really neat! wide array of art — also a window to peek at the earthquake-resistant footing below the structure

been a bit over five years since I cut all alcohol from my diet Xwould recommend!X started as a temporary leave of absence (an early 'dry January') but I don't really feel much motivation to start up again

the Niōmon at Daigoji (on such a winter’s day)

happy new year! (@Kitano Tenmangu)