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スプタマ編集長。Founder and Editor of @SpoonTamago and @SpoonTamagoShop. Raised in Tokyo, based in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn / Tokyo
Joined January 2009
London’s Royal Albert Hall, which is hosting the sumo tournament right now, has some great merch
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Not sure who did the pixel art for this new McDonald’s Japan ad “Street Burgers” but it’s really good
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This sounds like the beginning of a Murakami novel, but for just $800 usd/month you can live in this Osaka mansion. The catch? You have to look after the home. Oh, and the 2nd floor is off limits. https://t.co/mSA9GfnokM
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Japanese artist Takaoka Tajima’s series “Don’t worry bout me”
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The Tsundoku Holder is available for 5280 yen ($35) from Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake https://t.co/xPjTylXKcY
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The Tsundoku Holder is a new desktop bookstand to help organize and plan your reading material. Note - Tsundoku (積読): a Japanese term for the habit of aquring books and letting them pile up in your home without reading them.
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The big debate in classical music circles in Japan right now: when is the right time to yell “Bravo!” The Nagoya Phil publicly expressed disappointment in a premature bravo, which had quite the reaction:
様々なご意見があるかと思いますが、終演後の早すぎる「ブラヴォー」は、私どもにとってうれしいものではございません。完璧な静寂の方が、はるかにうれしいです。今日は、指揮者も楽員も事務局員も、失望を感じておりますので、あえて投稿いたします。 #名フィル538
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It's the time of year that the chrysanthemum (kiku) comes into bloom: a flower in Japan that's perhaps only 2nd to the cherry blossom, and one with a wide range of associations. Its luxurious petals won it the title of imperial family crest, as well as floral motif on the cover
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According to the ancient Japanese calendar, today kicks off microseason 50: “Chrysanthemums Bloom” This print is by shin-hanga artist Zuigetsu Ikeda (1877 - 1944)
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After 184 days, the Osaka Expo ended today with a drone show featuring Myaku-Myaku
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If you’re planning a trip to Kyoto this fall, take a ride on the Eizan Railway. If you go in the evening, the train conductor switches off the lights as you go through the “momiji tunnel”
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South Korean actress Oh Na-ra explained on TV that she worked in Japan for 3 years and introductions were always a humorous occasion because her name is pronounced オナラ, or "fart" in Japanese https://t.co/OjnYk1Fzjn
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The Sankei sent a reporter to investigate why Yamata no Orochi playground equipment had been built in a Tokyo suburban park in 1990. Spoiler: no one knew (seriously) https://t.co/ExIWLqWjZq
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Hokka Hokka Tei, a bento take-out chain with over 2000 branches throughout Japan, is trying to find the artist who designed their calligraphic logo. According to the founder, a part-time worker drew it by hand close to 50 years ago and they are trying to track them down.
【情報提供望む】 ほっかほっか亭の書体をデザイン・制作した人を探しています。 2026年6月にほっかほっか亭は、埼玉県草加市に第1号店を創業して以来50年を迎えます。 その中で、この独特なほっかほっか亭の書体を50数年前にデザイン化した方を探しています。
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At a press conference, Shibuya mayor unveils their new spooky slogan: STOP TROUBLESOME HALLOWEENS (禁止だよ！迷惑ハロウィン) https://t.co/ZGsAQeRLzJ
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Japan's earthquake investigation panel revised the probability of a megaquake occurring within the next 30 years from 80% to a range of 60-90%. Glad they cleared things up. https://t.co/Ws7LA2OV5t
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The probability of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has been revised from 80 percent to a range of
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Remember when life just felt like this song?
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Japan once again wins the IG Nobel Prize, this year for research showing that painting a cow to look like a zebra decreases bug bites by close to 50% https://t.co/nh9yiFyluZ
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