Jeffrey J. Hall ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ๐ธ
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PhD. Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. Specialty: Japan's Politics/Nationalism/Pop Culture. Views my own. RT/Likes โ endorsements
Joined August 2008
I have uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel: "Is Donald Trump popular in Japan?" .I examined Japanese public opinion polls about Trump from 2016 to 2025.
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"Free User Ojisan" (็ก่ชฒ้ใใใใ) is trending in Japan as netizens react to 51-year-old Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec winning a silver medal without fancy eye gear. They're describing him like a gamer who wins without spending any money on freemium games.
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A viral meme summarizing decades of U.S. complaints about Japan not buying enough American cars (while not making the kind of cars Japanese consumers actually want):
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A Japanese journalist who covered the first Trump Administration claimed on Kansai TV that Donald Trump says, "I wish I could see Shinzo," when he's feeling down. This information was said to have come from "people close to Trump."
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Video: a Japanese Buddhist monk played Super Mario and chanted a sutra every time he killed an enemy. [From the YouTube channel of Buddhist entertainment group The Namazu].
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Uchino Airi, a candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial race, stripped during her official public television speech, asking viewers if they thought she was sexy. She asked them to add her as a friend on messaging app LINE and pledged to respond to everyone.
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Japanese Twitter users are noting that the decision to replace the iconic Twitter brand name with the letter "X" could turn Twitter Japan into "X Japan." It's a name that has been used for decades by one of Japan's most famous rock bands.
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Video: A Japanese mouthwash brand made this commercial parodying The Exit 8 (with official permission from the creators of the PC game).
This is the preview for The Exit 8, an upcoming PC game about being trapped in a Japanese metro station and having no idea how to find an exit: ."You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape."
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Aerial footage of Japanese police engaging in crowd control to limit the flow of people at Shibuya crossing last night. The news report notes that 350 officers had been deployed to keep order during Halloween festivities.
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The Tokyo governor race is off to a crazy start: Sakurai Miu, who calls herself "the world's most adventurous gyaru," will be on risquรฉ campaign posters promoting joker candidate Kawai Yusuke. This poster calls for an end to laws that censor nudity.
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Palestine was supposed to have a section at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, but could not get permission from Israel to ship items. The Palestine area now empty display cases and signs that say "Shipping was delayed by the Israeli military occupation."
ไธๅใฎใใใชใชใณๅฑ็คบใๆณจ็ฎๆ ชใ็พใใใชโฆ
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Video: It appears that a wild tanuki (Japanese racoon dog) was spotted at Tokyo's Shimokitazawa station last night. This viral video has already received nearly 3 million views.
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The Japanese people are very sympathetic towards Ukraine and view it as the victim of Russian a war of aggression. When this clip of Zelensky being berated at the White House is shown on Japanese TV, I expect many will question the reliability of US promises to protect Japan.
This is utterly repulsive!. Trump and Vance just tried to humiliate Zelensky live on American TV, smugly demanding gratitude while openly mocking him like playground bullies counting favors. My respect for Zelenskyโand my embarrassment as an Americanโjust surged off the charts.
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Kabashima Ikuo served 4 terms as governor of Kumamoto prefecture (from 2008 to 2024). In 2010 his government created Kumamon, a mascot character that has become internationally famous. Here is a video of Kumamon saying goodbye to the retiring governor.
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"Gracias, Akira!".Dragon Ball fans gathered at the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina today to perform a Genki Dama to honor Akira Toriyama. Some social media accounts sharing videos of the event claim that 20,000-30,000 people participated.
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America's newest high speed rail line has opened in Florida. It travels at a speed of up to 120 mph (201 km/h), slightly slower than the 130mph (210km/h) operating speed of the earliest series of Japanese bullet trains that went into service 59 years ago.
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In 1985 Hanshin Tigers fans threw a statue of Colonel Sanders into the Dotonbori River, creating the Curse of the Colonel. Today they won the Series and lifted the curse. A fan dressed like Colonel Sanders was thrown into the river in celebration:
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Ichiro went to Hokkaido's Asahikawa Higashi High School to give its baseball team some pointers. One of his demonstration hits went over a protective net and into a classroom window, 130 meters (426 feet) away.
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Thread: Political posters in Tokyo's crazy gubernatorial election. (1) Let's start with one of the posters for Kawai Yusuke, a perennial candidate known for cosplaying as the Joker. Here he's cosplaying as the Mask and advocating polygamy to solve Japan's declining birthrate.
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A guy cosplaying as Yamagami Testuya showed up today at the site of former Abe Shinzo's assassination. Today is the one year anniversary of Abe's death and a lot of people have come to offer flowers at a temporary memorial.
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Content creators Mizkif and Tokyo Sims are drawing criticism for doing pull-ups and gymnastic tricks on a Japanese cherry tree. One Japanese language post about it has already received over 200k views.
I saw a video of content creators I've met before doing pull-ups and gymnastic tricks on a sakura tree's branches, inevitably shaking cherry-blossom petals off. It just broke my heart to see someone I actually know doing such things in Japan; it's always been unknown people on.
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This very negative interpretation of Trump's note to Ishiba has received over 14 million views. From my perspective as a native English speaker, it is very clear that Trump was directly complimenting Ishiba. He is wishing Ishiba, who just recently became PM, a bright future.
ๅๅใๆธใใใซMr PMโฆใใใใๅๅคงใช้ฆ็ธใงใฏใชใใๅๅคงใชไบบใ
ใฎ้ฆ็ธใซใชใใ ใใใใจๆชๆฅๅฝขใงๆธใใใใจใฏโฆใใใฉใณใใฏใๆฅๆฌๅฝใฏๅฅฝใใ ใจ่จใใใใ็งใชใใจใฆใๅ
ฌ้ใงใใชใใ.
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Prime Minister Ishiba brought a special gift to Trump: the "Eternal Helmet" - a gold samurai helmet created by a company in the PM's hometown. Japanese government officials commented that such helmets are currently popular in the US, thanks to Ohtani and the Shogun TV series.
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Video: Japan is playing a soccer match against China tonight, and the home audience in China was booing during the Japanese national anthem. If this match were taking place in Japan, it's very unlikely you'd hear booing during the Chinese anthem.
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Video: a Japanese driver stopped their car during today's earthquake and observed river water swaying back and forth.
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I was interviewed for a CNN article about @LudwigAhgren's wholesome motorcycle journey across Japan, which "strikes a stark contrast" to nuisance YouTubers who have gained attention in recent years for their bad behavior.
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This is what it is like to drive a huge American SUV in a Japanese city. This clip is being shared in response to the Trump administration's claims that Japanese aren't buying enough American cars because of unfair trade barriers.
A viral meme summarizing decades of U.S. complaints about Japan not buying enough American cars (while not making the kind of cars Japanese consumers actually want):
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Video: Today's earthquake filmed by somebody on a train platform at Kanzawa Station.
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At this year's Kyoto University graduation ceremony one graduating student dressed up as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It took him three months to grow the beard, but he pulled it off very well:
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A Thai nurse who was travelling in Japan performed CPR on an elderly person who lost consciousness and collapsed at Tokyo's Asakusa subway station, helping save his life.
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Popular YouTuber Fidias (2.37 million subscribers) has uploaded a "I Travelled Across Japan For Free" video. How'd he do it? Simple: by illegally boarding trains without a ticket, hiding in the train toilet, and running when conductors tried to detain him.
ๅคงไบบๆฐๅคๅฝไบบYouTuberใๆฅๆฌๅๅณถใ็กๆ๏ผ็ก่ณไน่ป๏ผใง็ธฆๆญใใฆใฟใใโๅ
ฌ้ๆฐๆ้ใง16ไธๅ็wwwww
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The Nara city government considered building a monument at the spot where former Prime Minister Abe was assassinated, but some residents didn't want one. In the end, Abe got this unmarked flowerbed.
Site of Japanese ex-PM Abe's assassination turned into road with nearby flowerbed .
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A Japanese woman who participated in a peaceful "Free Palestine" demonstration in Kobe says she was assaulted by an English-speaking man wearing a Trump hat. Participants recorded the incident and filed a report with local police, who are treating her as the victim.
ไธๆจๆฅใฏ่ขซๅฎณๅฑใๅบใใใ่ญฆๅฏ็ฝฒใซใใฆๅธฐๅฎ
ใๅคใซใชใฃใใๆจๆฅใไธก่
ใฎ็บใใ็ใฟใฎใใใซ็
้ขใซ่กใ่จบๆญๆธใใใใใๅคใซใชใฃใใ.ใใใจ๏ผๆญณใฎๅญใฉใใใใใใใใใใฆใใณใใใฃใใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใใใใใใญใใจๅญใฉใใๆฑใไธใใใใจใใ่ชๅใฎไธก่
ใ็ใใฆใๆใใๆใใใ.ๆดๅใซใฏๅฑใใชใใ
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Minamiuonuma has unveiled new Gundam-themed manholes featuring a mobile suit next to the city's famous Koshihikari rice. It is hoped that this anime collaboration will boost tourism.
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Video: 16-year-old sumo wrestler Kosei defeated 39-year-old Amamidake, a wrestler more than twice his size. This kind of match-up is possible because there are no weight class divisions in professional sumo.
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This is the preview for The Exit 8, an upcoming PC game about being trapped in a Japanese metro station and having no idea how to find an exit: ."You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape."
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The Gundam drone show in Yokohama included a recreation of the famous scene in which Amuro Ray and Char Aznable bumped helmets. Some fans are interpreting this as a nod to fujoshi who have created so much "Charmuro" fan fiction over the years.
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Welcome to the Future of Esports: NHK reported on this 76-year-old woman who is training up her Taiko no Tatsujin skills for an over-60 Esports tournament that is going to be held for the first time this year.
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ANN's nightly news included international reactions to Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama's death. Fans in Japan, China, Korea, France, Thailand, and the US reacted with sadness to the passing of a legend whose works were enjoyed by millions.
It is very sad to hear about the passing of Akira Toriyama, an absolute legend in the world of manga, anime, and video games. I will always treasure my childhood memories of playing Chrono Trigger on SNES.
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Poland's Foreign Minister shared a video of himself speaking from the deck of the Japanese battleship Mikasa, the flagship of the fleet that defeated Russia's Baltic fleet in the 1905 Battle of Tsushima.
Wraz z Wiceministrem Obrony Narodowej @ZalewskiPawel wizytowaliลmy bazฤ wojskowฤ
Yokosuka i zwiedzaliลmy legendarny pancernik Mikasa.
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Japan won. You may have laughed at this photo, but the otter was right. The otter was right.
An otter has predicted victory for Japan in their upcoming World Cup match against Germany (via @mrjeffu)
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Thread: Japanese historian Hirayama Yu, who has written over a dozen books on the Sengoku period and served as historical advisor for movies and dramas set in that time period, is going viral after weighing in on the Yasuke controversy, arguing that Yasuke was a samurai. 1/3
ใชใใใ็น็ฐไฟก้ทใซไปใใ้ปไบบใฎๅผฅๅฉใฎ่ฉฑ้กใซใชใฃใฆใใใฟใใใๅฝผใซ้ขใใๅฒๆใฏใใชใไนใใใใไฟก้ทใซไปใใใไพใ่บซๅใงใใฃใใใจใฏใพใกใใใชใใใใๅบ่บซใฎ่บซๅใใฉใใงใใใไธปไบบใใไพใๅใซๅใ็ซใฆใใฐใใใใชใใใฎใไธญไธ๏ผๆฆๅฝ๏ผ็คพไผใใชใใงใใใชใใจใ่จใใใใจใใใฐใโ ไฟก้ทใใใ.
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A pro-Trump #StopTheSteal march is being held right now in Tokyo. Hours before the #January6th march takes place in America, these people are holding their own event supporting the claim that Trump actually won the 2020 election.
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The earthquake that hit Ishikawa today was so strong that it apparently knocked over the stone lantern at the Sanjoso Hachimangu Shrine up the coast in Niigata prefecture. (Niigata recorded an earthquake intensity of 5+ on the JMA scale)
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This is definitely not the kind of news you want to see on your screen in front of you while you're on an airplane. (Uploaded by somebody on a different flight)
Video: a JAL plane caught fire while landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport this evening. Fire crews are on scene trying to extinguish the blaze.
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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba, gathering with other LDP leaders, coincidentally ended up seated in order of receding hairline:
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A viral video shows Japanese police demanding that musician Noda Izaya show ID to prove his visa status (because he looks foreign). Noda, the son of famous Japanese artist Noda Tetsuya, refuses to show ID, insisting that he is a Japanese citizen.
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A word of warning to those on Twitter today: the sun has already gone down for the night in Japan and news media has not broadcast any images of tsunamis causing major damage. if you see tsunami videos on social media, a lot will probably be mislabeled footage from 2011.
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Japanese conservative pundits with very large follower counts claimed that Trump heard Abe Shinzo's voice and moved out of the path of the bullet. They were sharing it like it was real news from the US. It originated from a joke/meme post written in English.
้ๆ็ดๅใซ้ฆใๅใใใใใใ้ๅผพใ่ณใใใใใใ ใใงๆธใใ ใใฉใณใๆฐ.โ.ใใญใตในไบบใ้ๆๅใซโๆฅๆฌใฎๆงๅโใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใใใใ โฆโฆใชใใคใฃใฆ(็ฌ)ใ.โ.ๆฅๆฌไบบใใใฉใณใใ้ๆๅใซๅฎๅๆไธใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใโผๅฎๅๆไธใใใโผๅฎๅๆไธFOREVERโผใ.โ.ใใญใตในไบบใใใโฆๅ่ซใชใใงใใใฉโฆใ(ไปใใ)
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Video: This is 35-year-old retired Japanese gymnast Uchimura Kohei, who won medals in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic games.
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An advanced monkey-based simulation of tonight's Japan vs. Croatia match has determined that Japan will win 3-1 and advance to the next round of the World Cup:
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Beware of misleading tweets about Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba's views on Assassin's Creed Shadows: He was denouncing real life vandalism of shrines. Japan's government has not announced it will take action against historical fiction video games.
โขBeware of headlines or tweets claiming that the Prime Minister of Japan said he "cannot accept" Assassin's Creed Shadows or finds it to be "an insult to the nation." It's very clear from his remarks that Ishiba was referring to real life acts of vandalism against shrines.
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Video: Bruno Mars performed a cover of AKB48's famous 2011 hit song "Heavy Rotation" at a concert in Japan today.
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Thousands of Japanese netizens are watching the Weather News Typhoon Shanshan YouTube livestream of a famous Kagoshima palm tree nicknamed Yasshi (ใคใใทใผ). Hang in there, Yasshi! You can survive this!.
Over 12,000 people are currently watching a YouTube Weather News Typhoon Shanshan livestream from a camera set up outside of a hotel in Kagoshima prefecture. The only thing visible is a blurry palm tree waving around in the wind.
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NHK is reporting that Abe Shinzo was apparently shot in the chest while delivering a campaign speech in Nara. A reporter is saying they heard 2 gunshot sounds and saw him fall over, bleeding from his chest. He has been taken away in an ambulance.
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Famous manga authors have created cover illustrations for the new edition of Shueisha's World History manga for young readers. Some examples:.โขLenin by Noda Satoru (Golden Kamuy) .โขChurchill & Hitler by Endo Tatsuya (Spy ร Family).โขRamses II by Hara Yasuhisa (Kingdom).โขCaesar
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Akita dog owners held a parade in Shibuya today to celebrate the 100th birthday of Hachiko, Japan's most loyal dog. About 40 Akitas participated.
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Today I learned that YouTuber Mr. Beast creates Japanese dubs for his videos and his voice is performed by Takeuchi Junko, famous in Japan as the voice of Naruto.
Mr. Beast's Japanese voice actor is the voice of Naruto?!
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Shohei Ohtani's wife picked his entrance music for tonight's LA Dodgers game. It was il vento d'oro, Giorno's theme from the popular anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. I guess Mamiko is a JoJo fan?.
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How one Japanese netizen made his quiche photos to go viral:
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The Sanja Matsuri is taking place in Tokyo's Asakusa area this weekend. This festival is infamous as a place where one can see yakuza openly participating in a festival and flaunting their elaborate tattoos.
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A company is selling tours to the Iwafuneyama Quarry in Tochigi, where tourists can have their photo taken in front of special effects explosions (for a price of 35,000 yen, or about $250):
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"Block" (ใใญใใฏ) is the #1 trending term on Twitter in Japan by a huge margin this morning as users negatively react to the decision to make it possible for people you block to view your posts. Some are concerned about the very serious problem of cyber harassment/stalking.
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The whole front page of the Asahi Shimbun today features an article about the death of Palestinian journalist Mohammed Mansour. He worked as a correspondent for the Asahi and was killed in an Israeli missile attack at his home in Gaza on March 24.
#StopKillingGaza. ใใใใฏใใฎ่จไบใไธ้ขใในใฆใใใใๅฐฝใใใฆใใใ ใใงใใๆๆฅๆฐ่ใฏๆญปใฌใพใงๅใใซๅคใใๆฐ่ใ ใจไปๆฅๆใฃใใใ
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Endล Tatsuya, creator of the popular Spy ร Family manga series, now has a gold checkmark on Twitter, which is supposed to cost $1,000 a month and be reserved for organizations. According to this tweet, it seems he didn't apply or pay for it.
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Video: a JAL plane caught fire while landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport this evening. Fire crews are on scene trying to extinguish the blaze.
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Osaka's Tennลji Zoo held a training exercise today to prepare staff for the possibility of a lion escape. As you can see from this NHK news video, they put great effort into making it very realistic.
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President Trump claimed he called the leader of Japan to complain about the low valuation of the yen. Prime Minister Ishiba says he received no phone call on the matter from Trump. One Japanese netizen responded with a meme of Abe Shinzo's ghost answering the phone.
ใใฉใณใๅคง็ตฑ้ ใๆฅๆฌใฎๆๅฐ่
ใซ้ป่ฉฑใใฆ่ชๅฝ้่ฒจใๅใไธใ็ถใใฆใฏใชใใชใใจไผใใใ.โ.็ณ็ ด็ท็ใฏใใฉใณใๅคง็ตฑ้ ใจ้ป่ฉฑไผ่ซใใฆใใชใ
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"Colonel Otaku Gatekeeper," who claims to be a Japanese conservative but is actually a British man living in the UK, continues to spread false information about Japan. One recent post presented totally false information about a cultural understanding guidebook in Miyagi. [1/2]
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In Japan there is a tradition to eat pumpkin and soak in a yuzu bath on the day of the winter solstice. The capybaras at Ishikawa Zoo were able to enjoy both.
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Brazil's Vice President shared this "Thank You, Japan!" image to thank Toyota for making large investments in his country. He stands over characters from Dragon Ball, Card Captor Sakura, Naruto, Saint Seiya, and Pokรฉmon. (Unfortunately, the kanji on his kimono are backwards.)
Muito obrigado pela parceria, Toyota! .- Confianรงa: R$ 11 bi de investimentos, atรฉ 2030, sendo R$ 5 bi atรฉ 2026 .- Renda: 2 mil novos empregos diretos e 8 mil indiretos, atรฉ 2030.- Inovaรงรฃo: novos modelos de automรณveis.- Sustentabilidade: veรญculos ainda mais eficientes, inclusive
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Japan's next Prime Minister, Ishiba Shigeru, is a proud otaku who loves putting together model ships, airplanes, and cars.
If Ishiba Shigeru does become Japan's next Prime Minister, I hope he uses his platform to make more railway otaku content like this.
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Early in the video he was briefly detained by the police after refusing to pay a bus fare. It's clear he knows he is breaking the law, and continues to do it anyway. The thumbnail of the video seems to mock Japanese police for being unable to catch him.
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A scene from Nara: Sorry, Mr. Deer, you aren't allowed in this restaurant.
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Here is another frightening video showing what it was like inside Kanazawa station when the earthquake hit today. Many people were probably visiting to see family for the holidays, or visit Ishikawa's tourist attractions.
Video: Today's earthquake filmed by somebody on a train platform at Kanzawa Station.
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Most people in Tokyo were roused from their beds by earthquake alerts at 4:16AM today, but the Kabukicho entertainment district never sleeps. Here is some street footage of the moment the earthquake struck.
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Fox News journalist Charlie Gasparino says Trump lowered the tariffs with "no deals" on the table because "Japan, the biggest holder of bonds, was selling bonds. If you have a mass sale of bonds, it means people are losing confidence in the US Economy.".
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Asahi TV news aired Trump's "these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass" clip, but their Japanese subtitles softened it, removing the vulgarity. Truly unfortunate. Japanese TV viewers deserve a better explanation of his insulting remark.
ใใฌใๆๆฅใฏใใฉใณใใฎ็ก็คผใช่กจ็พkiss my assใ้ๅธธใซใฝใใใช่กจ็พใงๅ่จณใใใ่ฑ่ช้่
ใฏVTRใง่ใๅใใใ
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Another foreign influencer is going viral in Japan for rude behavior: a Chilean Instagrammer with 137k followers is getting a lot of negative attention from Japanese netizens after sharing a video of herself doing pull-ups on the gate of a Shinto shrine.
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Video: Osaka Toin High School's cheering squad played the "Chipi Chipi Chapa Chapa" (Dubidubidu) meme song to support their team at Japan's 96th National Invitational High School Baseball Tournament.
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Video: Kick Streamer DBR6 assaulted a staff member at the Sapporo Snow Festival after asking viewers to purchase subscriptions to his channel. Other foreigners intervened and denounced his actions.
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A repost of a TikTok meme cat video complaining about how Japanese companies deduct income tax and medical insurance fees from workers' monthly salaries has gone viral, with over 11 million views on Twitter.
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A Japanese media outlet has broken the silence and released the name of the religious group that Abe's assassin has a grudge against. It's the Unification Church.
29/ It's out! Gendai Business has reported the suspect's mother was a member of the Unification Church:
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The government of El Salvador made a declaration of national mourning over the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. (I've seen Japanese mainstream media coverage of the French government's reaction, but not much about Latin American countries.)
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One year ago today former Prime Minister Abe was assassinated in front of Nara's Yamato-Saidaiji Station. Japanese conservatives wanted to build an Abe memorial on the site, but local residents opposed the idea. In the end, all Abe got was an unmarked flowerbed.
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Video: passengers escape from a burning JAL flight at Tokyo's Haneda airport today, after it collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane. All the passengers and crew from the JAL flight survived, but several of the coast guard crew are missing.
Video: a JAL plane caught fire while landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport this evening. Fire crews are on scene trying to extinguish the blaze.
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"RUN!".A big yellow block is appearing on the screen telling everyone near the highlighted areas of the coast to immediately flee their homes. Tsunamis are expected soon.
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From TBS: An Indian woman cooked chicken curry for 100 people in Japan's earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula. It looks like many of these elderly residents of Himi City had never eaten Indian-style curry before, but they were very happy and grateful.
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Tezuka Osamu, the father of modern Japanese manga, created this political cartoon opposing the US war in Vietnam for the January 29, 1967 edition of Akahata (Red Flag), the newspaper of the Japan Communist Party. [@Edo_Granpa's tweet shows Tezuka at a JCP meeting]
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A lot of people commented that "The Exit 8" computer game reminded them of their experiences at Shinjuku station. This video shows a journey from Shinjuku-sanchome exit C8 to Nishi-Shinjuku exit E8. It takes 27 minutes, but the video is at 16x speed.
This is the preview for The Exit 8, an upcoming PC game about being trapped in a Japanese metro station and having no idea how to find an exit: ."You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape."
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A local TV news program in Louisiana aired a report on the passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, with their newscaster wearing a Goku-inspired outfit. Does this count as cosplay?.
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Video: A large number of Dragon Ball fans gathered in the center of Mexico City and and performed a Genki Dama to honor Akira Toriyama.
@mrjeffu This focus on Europe has a bias. Anime and Manga culture is huge in Latin America and Hispanics have been mourning Akira Toriyama since the news was released. Fans gathered in downtown Mexico City to do a Genkidama to honor Akira Toriyama.
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A sample of music from Japan's far-right: Heavenese, who describe themselves as a "gospel unit" creating a "brand new genre of music." In this clip one of them is cosplaying as Argentine President Javier Milei and chanting that "there are 2 genders." .
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In case you've ever wondered what the deer in Nara do when there's heavy rain, here's a video:
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Video: an news announcer on NHK is shouting for anyone who is in the tsunami warning area to immediately run. Do not stop for anything. If people stay in front of their TV set, they could be caught up in a tsunami.
"RUN!".A big yellow block is appearing on the screen telling everyone near the highlighted areas of the coast to immediately flee their homes. Tsunamis are expected soon.
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Video: the uploader of this video says they are in the coastal town of Uchinada in Ishikawa, Japan. It looks like the earthquake dealt major damage.
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Yesterday at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament a team from Ishikawa was due to play, but their supporters were not there due to earthquake that had occurred one day earlier. Students from other high schools created a cheering squad for them.
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One of Japan's worst livestreamers is allegedly about to confront with one of America's worst livestreamers. Rengoku Koroaki claims he and his boys are heading to the location of racist American livestreamer "Johnny Somali."
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It is quite possible that Fidias is lying and actually did buy Shinkansen tickets so that he wouldn't have been arrested if police had in fact caught him after this stunt. Even if that were the case, his actions might constitute some form of illegal obstruction of business.
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Yesterday a "Space-Out Competition" was held in Tokyo - based on zoning-out competitions that began in Korea in 2014. It looks like it attracted a sizable number of young people - more than I've seen at many political demonstrations in Tokyo.
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