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I’ve been in Japan since Friday and I have been able to convince every taxi I’ve ridden in I’m fluent in Japanese. I am surviving the conversations off vibes but it’s working
May 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I’ve been in Japan since Friday and I have been able to convince every taxi I’ve ridden in I’m fluent in Japanese. I am surviving the conversations off vibes but it’s working
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Today, Japan officially dissolved the Unification Church.
Why? It all started with the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe—by a man known online as “Japan’s Luigi.”
This story has cults, corruption, and revenge. Buckle up.
open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...
Why? It all started with the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe—by a man known online as “Japan’s Luigi.”
This story has cults, corruption, and revenge. Buckle up.
open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...
Mangione: Man from Japan
Was Luigi inspired by Japan's most recent folk hero assassin? (Or was it the public healthcare system?)
open.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, Japan officially dissolved the Unification Church.
Why? It all started with the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe—by a man known online as “Japan’s Luigi.”
This story has cults, corruption, and revenge. Buckle up.
open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...
Why? It all started with the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe—by a man known online as “Japan’s Luigi.”
This story has cults, corruption, and revenge. Buckle up.
open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...
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Hey, don’t forget to sign up for Nationals! We only have a few days left until the registration deadline. You won’t want to miss out on the biggest tournament of the year with over 100 competitors from all over the US.
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hey, don’t forget to sign up for Nationals! We only have a few days left until the registration deadline. You won’t want to miss out on the biggest tournament of the year with over 100 competitors from all over the US.
A little over two months until I’m back in Japan.
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A little over two months until I’m back in Japan.
I love Tokyo however. I am really looking forwards to spending some time with my uncle out inaka in Kochi. The older I’m getting the more appealing non big cities look in Japan
February 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I love Tokyo however. I am really looking forwards to spending some time with my uncle out inaka in Kochi. The older I’m getting the more appealing non big cities look in Japan
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Tremendous new addition to the Louvre
February 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tremendous new addition to the Louvre
It’s the birthday of the two most influential hip hop/ Jazzhop producers rest in beats
February 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It’s the birthday of the two most influential hip hop/ Jazzhop producers rest in beats
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- racist DOGE guy (redundant) canned
- federal judge upholds birthright citizenship
- another judge blocks voluntary resignation
- NY state going to court over treasury business
- patel put on ice for at least a week
- federal judge upholds birthright citizenship
- another judge blocks voluntary resignation
- NY state going to court over treasury business
- patel put on ice for at least a week
trump and musk have been taking big L’s all day and it’s important you celebrate them because these people can be beaten
February 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
- racist DOGE guy (redundant) canned
- federal judge upholds birthright citizenship
- another judge blocks voluntary resignation
- NY state going to court over treasury business
- patel put on ice for at least a week
- federal judge upholds birthright citizenship
- another judge blocks voluntary resignation
- NY state going to court over treasury business
- patel put on ice for at least a week
We are so fucking cooked
Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that could abolish the Department of Education. (via CNN)
February 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We are so fucking cooked
When seeing someone you know on tinder is it the nice thing to swipe right on them or left? I’ve just been swiping right this whole time
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
When seeing someone you know on tinder is it the nice thing to swipe right on them or left? I’ve just been swiping right this whole time
Cut off all my hair. Now you can see my shoulders I’ve worked so hard to build up
February 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Cut off all my hair. Now you can see my shoulders I’ve worked so hard to build up
Love is freedom not possession
February 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Love is freedom not possession
Failed my JLPT test and it wasn’t even close to passing. It’s never been so over
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Failed my JLPT test and it wasn’t even close to passing. It’s never been so over
Once I get to hootin you best believe I’ll be hollering soon after
January 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Once I get to hootin you best believe I’ll be hollering soon after
I have a lot of thoughts and feelings. Several of which would get me in trouble. It’s actually insane we’re watching the Fourth Reich. Oppression must be met with resistance. By force if need be.
January 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I have a lot of thoughts and feelings. Several of which would get me in trouble. It’s actually insane we’re watching the Fourth Reich. Oppression must be met with resistance. By force if need be.
Didn’t go band for band, but went tattoo for tattoo with a member of the Yakuza. Needless to say he won
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Didn’t go band for band, but went tattoo for tattoo with a member of the Yakuza. Needless to say he won
Another series I loved ended. Been reading this one since I was 19
January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Another series I loved ended. Been reading this one since I was 19
I’m not ready for the football season to end. August until February are the happiest months of my life because of the NFL and College football.
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I’m not ready for the football season to end. August until February are the happiest months of my life because of the NFL and College football.
Know your history or be doomed to repeat it.
January 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Know your history or be doomed to repeat it.
Watching The Bachelor and doing my own version of it where I swipe on tinder
January 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Watching The Bachelor and doing my own version of it where I swipe on tinder
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Why do people, and it is disproportionately older people, insist on watching TikTok or Reels or YouTube on their phones at full volume in public places at airports? Like, use some headphones it’s not hard!
January 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Why do people, and it is disproportionately older people, insist on watching TikTok or Reels or YouTube on their phones at full volume in public places at airports? Like, use some headphones it’s not hard!
You gotta fight like it’s the last chair in musical chairs. And brother the music is about to stop
January 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
You gotta fight like it’s the last chair in musical chairs. And brother the music is about to stop
Mentally affirming to myself I’m gonna make it and I have less than 4 months until I return to Japan so that way I don’t crash out
January 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Mentally affirming to myself I’m gonna make it and I have less than 4 months until I return to Japan so that way I don’t crash out
I hated my life and then I remembered I’m goated
January 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I hated my life and then I remembered I’m goated
