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Anthropology and linguistics of Japanese character culture, regionality, Pokémon tourism | qual research | consulting | 日本語OK

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Mar 27

It’s finally here

www.nhk.jp/p/ts/PG7NRXY...

キャラクター文化を知りたい - 最深日本研究〜外国人博士の目〜

アメリカ人言語人類学者のデボラ・オチが研究するのは、日本にあふれるキャラクター文化▽なぜ日本では企業や行政のＰＲなど、子ども向け以外の場面でもかわいいキャラクターマスコットが活躍しているか！？▽世界的に見ても独特というこの現象にはネーミングにも秘密が？▽「音」の響きに着目したデボラが語る“サウンドシンボリズム”とは？▽ご当地ヒーローのアクションにも「音」の秘密が隠されていた！？　▽語り：石田彰

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · 1d

Gusto has those

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ギリセイフ！😆
Overall I wonder if it’s getting tinged with 義理、like I ought to be happy about X

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · 13d

Filet-o-fish 🐟🤦‍♀️

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · 13d

It’d probably be better for me to get back from the field more than a week before the paper is due 😅 #acasky

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · 21d

What’s your sign?

A sign for the Lucky park in Koriyama with several pink Pokemon on it, and a decorated swing set in the background

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · 24d

Will DM you even if only for a laugh; no one comes here

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Sep 7

Totality of the lunar #Eclipse

Total lunar eclipse still looks round but the top part is dark orange

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’d be pretty weird to have a yeti attack! I’d only expect that from an unofficial mascot

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Sep 3

If my panel on bad Japanese food and drink gets into the 2026 AAAS, I will definitely talk about it

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Sep 3

I need to get some details, but I read that basically the stockpile normally gets diminished by use in school lunches and the ‘kodomo no shokudo’ soup kitchens

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Sep 1

You know that goes to school lunches right?

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · Aug 27

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.

As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how

Part 1: is your work in Libgen?

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Aug 20

The ajillo & aqua pazza nabe in Yuru Camp S2:11 #ゆるキャン△

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m on NHK next week with the heroes and local mascots www.nhk.jp/p/ts/PG7NRXY...

最深日本研究〜外国人博士の目〜

食やアニメ、伝統芸能だけではない。いまや日本のあらゆる分野に外国人の研究者の目が注がれている！　なぜそんなことまで？という驚くべき研究を取り上げ、日本人も気づかなかった日本の姿を取り上げるこの番組。研究者の日本での調査研究などにも密着して、日本の何が彼ら彼女らを惹きつけるのかを解き明かす！

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Aug 10

Cuuute! We had pancakes 🥞

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Aug 9

Reposting because wth

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Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 @kerim.one · Aug 9

A new bill introduced in the U.S. House on August 1 threatens to block overseas Americans from voting in federal elections.

H.R. 4851 - New Threat to Overseas Voting Rights Introduced in Congress

A new bill, HR 4851, introduced in the U.S. House on August 1 threatens to block overseas Americans from voting in federal elections.

www.democratsabroad.org

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Aug 6

Stoked about the publication of my co-authored book chapter on Aggretsuko and the characters’ relationships with tech 🤘

The Future of Humans and Emotional Machines: Narratives from Japanese Culture in the 21st Century

This book explores human‑machine interaction in Japan, providing a new focus on how and in what form people build affective bonds to new technologies. To gain insights into the feelings, identities, f...

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Aug 4

If anyone deserves a bestseller from this, it’s the original author who did the hard work and not someone who parasitizes it

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Dr Susan D Blum @susandblum.bsky.social · Aug 1

I turned off all AI features in DuckDuckGo, and apparently you can now do that in Google search as well. You can hide the AI-generated images, too! (They all look terrible to me, kinda like autotuned voices, but worse.)

www.devx.com/daily-news/h...

How to Disable AI Features in Popular Search Engines - DevX

Users concerned about AI influencing their web search results now have options to disable AI features in Google and DuckDuckGo.

www.devx.com

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Jul 31

We’re fine in Miyazaki, but we did a disaster drill car camp overnight anyway just to get away from the coast 🚙

Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Jul 31

There’s been plenty of q-anon sentiment among the hippies in inaka Kyushu since at least 2020, and their antivax movement continues along with Sanseito alignment

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Jul 30

Coastal friends on the ring of fire take care 🌊

M8.8 quake off Russia prompts Japan tsunami warning, 50 cm detected

Japan on Wednesday issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the morning, with waves of up to 50 centimeters ...

english.kyodonews.net

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Jul 16

They’re a classic akudama trio

View of Facing One’s Villains | Semiotic Review

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Debra Occhi is @debraocchi.bsky.social · Jul 15

Anchor baby