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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 12h

Takaichi Sanae may (or may not) be Japan's first female prime minister. Either way, her ascension isn't sitting well with Japanese feminists, who've taken to social media to christen her an "honorary man." Find out why below.

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“Honorary Man”: Takaichi Sanae Scorned, Shunned by Japanese Feminists - Unseen Japan

The woman who may be Japan's first prime minister is under fire for her "fossil-like thinking" on women's rights.

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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 2d

“Very few people here in America have the balls to do what anime does,” a veteran Hollywood animation director told me.

blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/why-hollyw...

Why Hollywood stars are saying “F*** anime”

And why they’re right to be scared

blog.pureinventionbook.com

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 20h

I'll keep this in mind on my next trip to Tokyo.

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King of the Pumpkins Tom @finalfuryk.bsky.social · 11d

So, if you want to see more World Masterpiece Theater released in the US, you need to support Romeo's Blue Skies now. It needs help. www.mediaocd.com/product-page...

Romeo's Blue Skies - Complete Collection Blu-ray | mediaocd

Order from MediaOCD directly and get an exclusive cardboard slipcover with art on the front and back! Today only comes once in a lifetime. Don't waste it by feeling down. Romeo, a poor kid living in a...

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 1d

24 Hours Outside ICE | 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. - Live look at Portland, Oregon ICE Facility for full day

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24 Hours Outside ICE | 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. - Live look at Portland, Oregon ICE Facility for full day

YouTube video by KATU News

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad my preordered before the tariffs were set copy of The Resurrection Of The Golden Wolf Blu-ray Collector's Edition crossed the border just fine. This is only available from the Australian publisher
I'm adding several subbed movies that are not avail in the US to my list for when I'm in Japan

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K.G. Anderson @kganderson.bsky.social · 1d

Shipping to/from overseas? Be aware:

Andrea Phillips @andrea.bsky.social · 1d

Heyyyyy finally some reporting on this www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

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Rainy Studios (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭) – Art🎨, BL🌈 & 📝Queer Studies @samaburime.bsky.social · 1d

🌈My peer-reviewed articles on anti-fans & anti-BL attitudes are available to read publicly for free at independent.academia.edu/SamanthaAbur...

(below screenshots are a sample from 'The influence of transphobia, homonationalism & anti-Asian prejudice: Anti-BL attitudes in English-speaking fandoms')

screenshot from 'The influence of transphobia, homonationalism and anti-Asian prejudice: Anti-BL attitudes in English-speaking fandoms' discussing homonationalism

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 1d

www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...

Shinto References in Silent Hill F

Konami's new installment of the Silent Hill horror game series has Japanese culture and Shinto references at the core of its identity.

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 2d

Folks need to fly some Straw Hat Pirate flags.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 2d

fiction is a safe space to think of unsafe things

if you feel it's messing you up, step away. don't assume it's messing everyone up and you need to eradicate it because you caught a case of the feel-bads from something. go sit with that and think about why instead of pissing in everyone else's cheerios.

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 2d

A San Francisco Event that will also be streaming.

"Pictures Run Riot: Exhibiting Manga at the British Museum and at the de Young Museum"

www.usfca.edu/event/pictur...

Pictures Run Riot: Exhibiting Manga at the British Museum and at the de Young Museum | University of San Francisco

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 3d

Met friends at the 12th Street BART station in Oakland and we headed to San Francisco to check out the manga exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. This is one massive exhibit covering the medium and a series of creators. More than worth attending.
www.famsf.org/exhibitions/...

Art of Manga

Manga — Japanese comics and graphic novels — have become a global phenomenon. Art of Manga showcases the world of manga from the 1970s to today.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 3d

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“Demon Slayer” Tops Manga Poll Among Japanese High Schoolers

A survey of young Japanese found that their favorite manga include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and The Apothecary Diaries.

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 4d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 4d

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Full Count jeans maker embodies craft and value of Japanese denim | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

When Mikiharu Tsujita launched Full Count in 1992, he did so with a singular, almost romantic ambition: to re-create the jeans he revered most—the Levi’s 501s of the 1940s and ’50s, the bedrock of blu...

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 4d

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NANA Celebrates 25 Years With Special Vivienne Westwood Cover

The exclusive collector's volume of Nana is a dream come true for fans of Ai Yazawa’s iconic Vivienne Westwood fashion illustrations.

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 5d

Not only that many of the others will be Edo specific.

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Gilles Poitras @gillespoitras.bsky.social · 5d

Looks like a tacky Hollywood movie set designed by someone with minimal knowledge of Japan.

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Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 5d

A report from a Korean government official stated last week that takedown requests of pirated Korean webtoons overseas has risen 8-fold from 2020-2024, but last year 91․2% of takedown requests failed.

Korean Gov't Official: Webtoon Piracy Cases Surge Eightfold in 4 Years, but 91% of Takedown Requests Fail

Webtoon category now accounts for 77% of all content-related takedown requests

www.animenewsnetwork.com

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 5d

#MythologyMonday today is all about favourite mythology-themed books, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to share some of my favourite books about #JapaneseFolklore and #yokai. Here's a section of my bookshelf to get started. I'll share my recommendations in separate posts.

A bookshelf with a collection of books about Japanese folklore, mythology and yokai.

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 5d

My first book recommendation for #MythologyMonday is anything by Matthew Meyer (@yokai.com). His books are absolutely amazing and they feature his full page illustrations and information about each yokai. Matthew is continuously illustrating new yokai and translating the folklore into English.
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Five books by author Matthew Meyer, each in the same style but with different coloured covers. Books are listed on his website yokai.com

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 6d

It’s Banned Books Week (October 5-11), a celebration of the freedom to read. We’re proud to have exhibited original art from numerous challenged and banned comics and graphic novels throughout our 40 years. Thanks for your support in helping us showcase these works for all to (re)discover and enjoy.

Cover of the graphic novel 'The Best We Could Do' by Thi Bui

Cover of the graphic novel 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe

Cover of the graphic novel 'Out From Boneville' by Jeff Smith

Cover of the graphic novel 'The Prince and the Dressmaker' by Jen Wang

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 6d

I fucking HATE the speed that lies travel faster than the truth. Before reskeeting something, ask "Is this real?"

Then confirm that it is.

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