Loek van Kooten, ๐จ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ต
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MA Japanology | 30 yrs JP/ZH/EN to NL translator | Main Dutch translation provider for EA since 2009 | National Japanese Speech Contest Winner | Judo Black Belt
Leiden, The Netherlands
Joined January 2017
The Word Wars: How a Single Mistranslation Can Start a Real One RAND Corporation, the Pentagon's own think tank, just issued a rare self-reflection: America's China strategy has been shaped by mistranslation. From Xi's "sharp struggle" to Hu's "first move," words of vigilance
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How language was weaponized, and why even RAND is now quietly admitting it An absolutely extraordinary new paper by RAND Corporation (the main think tank of the U.S. militaryโindustrial complex) has just been released. RAND doesn't do idealism; it does hard realism. So when it
Yes, Kit is right, that part is rather extraordinary https://t.co/oaoBz8UcBY They have a whole section in the report (see screenshot) where they detail how key Chinese expressions have been systematically mistranslated by US and policymakers in the US (including in the Foreign
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่ถใ (KOSU): The Japanese Verb That Breaks Every Wall Ever felt like life keeps throwing walls at you? The Japanese verb ่ถใ (kosu) doesn't just cross them, it obliterates them. From ninja leaping castle walls to escaping city noise, from being outpaced by rivals to
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Why Laughter Is Basically Slender Bamboozlement Today's kanji is ็ฌ (warau), and yes: it literally means to laugh. But this isn't just any laugh. This is the elegant, bamboo-skinny, haute couture of kanji giggles. Let's dissect this visual punchline. Up top we have ็ซน (take):
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GermanyโChina relations: not a snub, but signaling The cancellation of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's planned trip to China isn't the "humiliation" some headlines suggest. Officially, the visit was postponed because only one meeting (with Wang Yi, China's top diplomat
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After reports that Pastor Ezra Jin of Beijing's Zion Church was detained in China's latest crackdown on unregistered churches, many rushed to call it pure persecution. But the truth is more complicated. China doesn't ban Christianity. It regulates it. It builds official,
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A viral video by a foreign YouTuber claimed Japan is "falling apart," pointing to graffiti and trash as proof of national decline. @AbroadInJapan Chris Broad responded: Japan isn't cooked. And he's right. The real story is smaller, harsher, and truer: localized graffiti,
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Meet ๅ
(hikari or kล), the kanji that asks: โWhat if a personโฆ but on fireโฆ and fabulous?โ Structurally, itโs ็ซ (fire) sitting on top of ๅฟ (a walking person), making this kanji the spiritual cousin of Ghost Rider: except instead of vengeance, it spreads radiant joy in all
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ๅฟฝ: The Kanji That Disappears Mid-Sentence and Takes Your Beer (and Mongolia) Say hello to ๅฟฝ (kotsu), the kanji that disappears so fast, you're still apologizing to it hours after it's gone. It's what happens when your heart spaces out and the world keeps moving: tachimachi.
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Beijing's official response (Ministry of Commerce, Oct 21) is far milder than many outlets portray (straight from the website of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, see screenshot): Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Minister Wang Wentao Holds Phone Call with
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Did you know that these days, game companies ban you for cheating on your partner? Who needs human translators when AI can ruin your marriage and your gaming career in one sentence? Indeed: cheating here was translated to *that* cheating by AI. And that's exactly why you still
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Throwing Sake and Shade: The Divine Bureaucracy of ้ญ ้ญ (tei, if you're feeling fancy) is that kanji that didn't make the cut for JLPT, doesn't get taught in Japanese schools, yet still crashes the party: usually hidden inside names of Chinese scholars, generals, and the
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Hi, Iโm Eugene. I finished my first game, Katanaut. It hit 52k wishlists in 10 monthsโฆ and I released it between Silksong and Hades 2. Average peak players: 11. AMA.
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Dutch economy & Chinese commerce minister call "We discussed further steps toward a solution that serves interests of Nexperia, European economy, and Chinese economy... we remain in contact with Chinese authorities to work toward a constructive solutionโ https://t.co/Ou4wii7XWI
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When we found Yankumi on the street, he almost got hit by a car right in front of our house. He was just a fragile shadow of life. Bones, sores, and fear. Covered in fleas and fighting infections everywhere. We rushed him to the vet, who placed him straight into a disinfectant
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Was Bach the first AI? When people talk about AI in art, the conversation often becomes emotional. And rightly so. Art is art precisely because it's human. I would never put AI-generated music on my playlist, no matter how sophisticated it might sound. For me, there's a world of
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