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I recently visited the ALMA observatory in Chile. While I was poking around the telescopes, ALMA researchers released amazing new views of planet-forming disks around young stars. These are the most detailed images yet of new solar systems being born. 🧪🔭 public.nrao.edu/news/exoalma/

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Random phrase of the day: 豚（ぶた）もおだてりゃ木（き）に登（のぼ）る= "Even a pig can climb a tree with some encouragement." Someone can achieve above their low level of ability if they're properly encouraged. おだてる seems to be often translated as "flatter" but I think "encouragement" works better here.

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New at Observing Japan: Ishiba gives Koizumi a tough assignment: tackle soaring rice prices, but also demonstrate to voters that the Ishiba government is taking cost-of-living increases seriously. open.substack.com/pub/observin...

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@authorsguild.bsky.social is presenting a Zoom webinar on 14 May, 10 am PT/1 pm ET about the basics of literary translation contracts: authorsguild.org/event/transl...

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カワセミペアの給餌シーン。 #野鳥撮影 #野鳥 #カワセミ #photography #birds #nature @bskyphotos.bsky.social

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I would like to recommend some manga for my 6 year old English niece (technically little cousin, but you know). I'm pretty familiar with manga in general, but much less so with stuff for young kids and NO IDEA what's been translated and currently in print and available in the UK. Any suggestions?

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Reminder that there is a ton of free public domain Japanese literature available on the Kindle platform. And you can access it via the Aozora app if you don't want to support Amazon. I checked out an Edogawa Ranpo story today.

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Tech news: NTT used a drone to trigger a lightning strike: group.ntt/en/newsrelea...

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If you can believe it, I have some good news: My translation of "Tumbleweed" by Ao Omae is included in Best Literary Translations 2025 from @deepvellum.bsky.social, which goes on sale April 29 😭🥳 Thank you so much to @kenyonreview.bsky.social for originally publishing the story and submitting it 💖

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I think n-dashes are bullshit, just use a hyphen. If n-dashes are all that, where's the n-dash key on my keyboard? That's right it's not there because no one wants it. If bill gates wanted us to type fancy he would have put those characters on our keyboards.

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I've been reading more about Japanese generally lately, so a book on both Japanese and translation was an obvious pick. Overall, I found the execution a bit messy, but thinking about how translation can change language and impact our views of gender was really interesting for me to think about.

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BREAKING NEWS - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol REMOVED from office by the court's unanimous decision www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

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It's also important to understand the context of some definitions. You might translate one word 2 different ways depending on the context. Just because "fireplace" is translated as いろり, it doesn't necessarily fit the Santa Claus context as いろり refers to a firepit in the middle of the room.

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If you want to get better at translation, get into the habit of looking stuff up. Look up word definitions in JP-JP, JP-EN, and EN-EN dictionaries. Look up images a word might be connected to. Look up weird phrases and word combinations. Don't just assume you're right. Always double check.

submitted 62 days ago • 12 comments

Allosaurus. #art #dinosaurs

submitted 72 days ago • 17 comments

❦ The Great Japan Instant Curry Review Thread 🧵 The instant curry section of a Japanese grocery store is a sacred space of affordability, convenience, & yumminess. As a gourmand in these parts, I will post my brief, unvarnished opinions. ☞ Ratings out of 10. A ⁵⁄₁₀ is good, though not exceptional.

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The expression 首を長くして待つ is so evocative and fantastical. Your neck stretches out further and further, growing longer with every second, as you eagerly seek out the arrival of a hotly anticipated someone or something until you are some kind of mythical snake creature.

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"Wait. She put the hamburger in blood??" I ask myself and wonder if I unknowingly picked up a horror novel. One of these days I will stop mistaking 血 for 皿, but apparently today is not that day. #AmReading

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

Don't feed the pigeons. エサやり禁止

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Enjoyed spotting this beautiful lemon kanji (檸檬) in the wild on a trip to Onomichi. They love their Setouchi lemons over there.

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ウクライナ公式の寄付サイト「UNITED24」が、「前線でウクライナを守っている人々を救うための装甲医療避難車両に24ドル以上の寄付をすると、抽選で100名にTシャツが当たる！」ってやってて、迷わずに寄付。 Tシャツに入っているのは、「I'll wear the costume when this war is over」戦争が終わったら”コスチューム”（スーツ）を着ますよという、首脳会談でのゼレンスキー大統領の名言！ Tシャツ、すごくいいセンスで欲しいけど、とにかく支援したいとう世界中の人の思いが寄付サイトのコメント欄にあふれてて、こっちまで勇気をもらえる✨

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On the Nene with Harry - a regular guided tour along the river #Nene by Harry the Heron. A very Helpful Heron. Great work by @giorgiopandiani.bsky.social giorgiopandiani.art/on-the-nene-...

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From which flower should I drink nectar? どれにしようかな #ウメジロー #photography #birds @bskyphotos.bsky.social

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Urine luck: Why women in Japan have to wait and men (usually) don't. bit.ly/3D6x8mn #公衆トイレ

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I bought a this book! "I understand bird's talk"(Suzuki Toshitaka) The author is Bird Linguist. He is studying Japanese Tit's talk. This book saids Cinereous Tit use words to make sentences. It's interesting! #book

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Portrayal of Shinagawa Edo era vs. Meiji era (inset), c. 1920, depicting the seaweed industry for which the area was famous. Off-shore nori aqua-culture was established by the first Shogun, Ieyasu, after discovering lush bushes of algae could be harvest from wooden piles driven into the bay.

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A show I was on last year has been translated into English, and will be airing on NHK World! "Fringe Histories: Japonism," traces the global rise of Japan's pop culture. For US folks, 11:10pm tonite PST, or 11:10am Sat PST. Live feed here: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

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Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐯 #embroidery #handembroidery

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editing "agricultural workers" to "farmers" and somehow typed "farters" 🤣 it's the little things #amTranslating

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”This is no ordinary white rice. I worked overtime & came home late, so my oldest boy (11) looked up how to cook rice & made it for me, making it the world's most delicious white rice."

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If I'm translating イノシシ I feel that I have no other option than "wild boar" thanks to the influence of Goscinny and Uderzo. #amTranslating #asterix

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