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Imagine you're in a bonsai garden. There's a gardener (calm, deliberate) pressing a sapling into soil, shaping it with both hands until it bends to their vision. That's the original heart of 勢 (sei): 埶 (to form, to shape) plus 力 (power).
August 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Imagine you're in a bonsai garden. There's a gardener (calm, deliberate) pressing a sapling into soil, shaping it with both hands until it bends to their vision. That's the original heart of 勢 (sei): 埶 (to form, to shape) plus 力 (power).
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Jyorin-chan, a flying fig, is the mascot for Joyo City in Kyoto.
July 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Jyorin-chan, a flying fig, is the mascot for Joyo City in Kyoto.
Stop it
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
The boom is having to contend with a declining number of tea plantations in Japan and the threat of tariffs from the United States.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Stop it
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TV Tokyo characters gathered today to celebrate the birthday of the station’s mascot, Nanana (the banana on the left).
July 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
TV Tokyo characters gathered today to celebrate the birthday of the station’s mascot, Nanana (the banana on the left).
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King Charles visits Canada to help send a message to Trump about its sovereignty
King Charles visits Canada to help send a message to Trump about its sovereignty
U.S. President Donald Trump has made repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
King Charles visits Canada to help send a message to Trump about its sovereignty
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Garage meets and sleepless flights: How Nippon Steel's negotiator stuck at U.S. merger
Garage meets and sleepless flights: How Nippon Steel's negotiator stuck at U.S. merger
With Biden's incoming successor Donald Trump also voicing opposition to the planned purchase, the outlook was bleak.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Garage meets and sleepless flights: How Nippon Steel's negotiator stuck at U.S. merger
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The Japanese media is reporting that Trump's proposed 100% tariff on foreign films could limit Americans' access to anime films: mainichi.jp/articles/202...
May 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The Japanese media is reporting that Trump's proposed 100% tariff on foreign films could limit Americans' access to anime films: mainichi.jp/articles/202...
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tariff otaku is now tariffing movies
May 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
tariff otaku is now tariffing movies
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Tetsuzaemon, the PR character for Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace in Shizuoka, is part traditional karakuri puppet and part modern robot, and he resembles a reverberatory furnace.
May 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Tetsuzaemon, the PR character for Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace in Shizuoka, is part traditional karakuri puppet and part modern robot, and he resembles a reverberatory furnace.
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The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins has laid the groundwork to adapt big events from Books 5 and 6 of the epic fantasy series. It's up to Amazon and Sony now.
The Wheel of Time boss promises a
The Wheel of Time, based on the epic fantasy book series by Robert Jordan, has gotten better and better with each season aired on Prime Video, with the recently
winteriscoming.net
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins has laid the groundwork to adapt big events from Books 5 and 6 of the epic fantasy series. It's up to Amazon and Sony now.
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Hey #WoTSkies, we have a special #TheWheelOfTime guest who will be joining us at The Dusty Wheel for the first time during our #PremiereGaidon livestream! Go watch this quick 2-3 minute announcement for more details!
And then leave your question suggestions!
youtu.be/A2zD0vx-1k4?...
And then leave your question suggestions!
youtu.be/A2zD0vx-1k4?...
BREAKING WHEEL OF TIME NEWS: Special Guest Announcement! Details within!
YouTube video by The Dusty Wheel
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hey #WoTSkies, we have a special #TheWheelOfTime guest who will be joining us at The Dusty Wheel for the first time during our #PremiereGaidon livestream! Go watch this quick 2-3 minute announcement for more details!
And then leave your question suggestions!
youtu.be/A2zD0vx-1k4?...
And then leave your question suggestions!
youtu.be/A2zD0vx-1k4?...
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Hirobo, the mascot for the town of Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture, has a mandarin orange helmet, dragonfly wings, and a waterfall scarf.
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hirobo, the mascot for the town of Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture, has a mandarin orange helmet, dragonfly wings, and a waterfall scarf.
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For both those who told us Neil Gaiman was a special genius when we pointed out his lazy borrowings and for those who called us all sorts of names when we pointed out that Amanda Palmer uses and abuses musicians
Culture, Digested: Neil Gaiman is an Industry Problem
Around twenty years ago, publishing forgot how to sell books.
theculturewedeserve.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For both those who told us Neil Gaiman was a special genius when we pointed out his lazy borrowings and for those who called us all sorts of names when we pointed out that Amanda Palmer uses and abuses musicians
Word
the neil gaiman situation is a reminder that your favorite author should always be someone who’s dead. kurt vonnegut has enough fucked up shit that I have to account for but at least I don’t have to worry about him making a blog post in response to a vulture expose.
January 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Word
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Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.
January 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.
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[P] Performers there never realize until too late: it is, in fact, the wolf who has set a trap for *you*.
If you want to watch me trap a wolf live you will be disappointed. However if you want an evening of me reading cool stuff and answering questions and generally having much too much fun then there are still some tickets available and it is only 3 weeks away.
www.wolftrap.org/calendar/per...
January 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Too meta
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N5 Kanji Book! Come get your N5 Kanji Book! It's got kanji! It's got useful vocab! It's got bizarre example sentences! And an answer key! And also, it's got a low low cost of free. Check it out @:
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/n...
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N5 Kanji Book Released!
Hello everyone! I’m happy to announce that I’ve completed my N5 kanji practice workbook. It’s got everything you need to review for N5, including a Table of 漢tents! Haha, ha, haha…
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:12 AM
N5 Kanji Book! Come get your N5 Kanji Book! It's got kanji! It's got useful vocab! It's got bizarre example sentences! And an answer key! And also, it's got a low low cost of free. Check it out @:
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/n...
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/n...
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If you're studying a language (at school or on your own) and are interested in a career in translation, then it's good to think about the skills you need to start training so you can hit the ground running.
j-entranslations.com/top-tips-for...
j-entranslations.com/top-tips-for...
Top Tips for Language Students Interested in Translation
You need to know more than just two languages to become a translator, but you can learn how if you're a student interested in translation.
j-entranslations.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:26 AM
If you're studying a language (at school or on your own) and are interested in a career in translation, then it's good to think about the skills you need to start training so you can hit the ground running.
j-entranslations.com/top-tips-for...
j-entranslations.com/top-tips-for...
