JM
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Was discussing this with my wife & a family friend last night. Only reason we're still on Twitter is b/c jp companies & communities we follow are still there... & it's unlikely that's going to change anytime soon
December 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Was discussing this with my wife & a family friend last night. Only reason we're still on Twitter is b/c jp companies & communities we follow are still there... & it's unlikely that's going to change anytime soon
December 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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TokyoScope News: Shibuya Yokocho is now half empty as locals avoid high prices and tourist heavy crowds. Visitors praise the food, but many say it feels inauthentic. The shift shows how inbound demand is reshaping #Tokyo nightlife more than early hype. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/shibuya-yo...
Shibuya Yokocho Faces Sharp Decline as Locals Step Back and Tourists Dominate
Japanese pop culture news edited by Patrick Macias
www.tokyoscope.blog
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
TokyoScope News: Shibuya Yokocho is now half empty as locals avoid high prices and tourist heavy crowds. Visitors praise the food, but many say it feels inauthentic. The shift shows how inbound demand is reshaping #Tokyo nightlife more than early hype. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/shibuya-yo...
25th sea bass this year since I caught my first one 2 months ago. Urban fishing in Tokyo is a lot of fun
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
25th sea bass this year since I caught my first one 2 months ago. Urban fishing in Tokyo is a lot of fun
"The woman depicted in the image contacted Lumine, claiming the artwork was based on her photograph."
Ad dispute highlights copyright and ethics in Japan's art world - share.google/8jDCVOLcNwZH...
Ad dispute highlights copyright and ethics in Japan's art world - share.google/8jDCVOLcNwZH...
Ad dispute highlights copyright and ethics in Japan's art world - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Renowned illustrator and manga artist Hisashi Eguchi is facing mounting criticism after allegedly using a photograph without permissi
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December 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"The woman depicted in the image contacted Lumine, claiming the artwork was based on her photograph."
Ad dispute highlights copyright and ethics in Japan's art world - share.google/8jDCVOLcNwZH...
Ad dispute highlights copyright and ethics in Japan's art world - share.google/8jDCVOLcNwZH...
In a bid to address overtourism, the Kamakura city government will suspend the issuance of license plates for small motorcycles featuring the popular manga “Slam Dunk.”
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
In a bid to address overtourism, the Kamakura city government will suspend the issuance of license plates for small motorcycles featuring the popular manga “Slam Dunk.”
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/gene...
Rotten luck tonight. Lost 5 lures to snags, but got zero fish to show for it =/
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Rotten luck tonight. Lost 5 lures to snags, but got zero fish to show for it =/
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Found a tree with a night-blooming cat
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Found a tree with a night-blooming cat
“What must it feel like to be the man who took this photograph, if indeed Nick Út didn’t take it?”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo?
A controversial Netflix documentary follows an investigation into the truth behind one of the most important wartime photos ever taken
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“What must it feel like to be the man who took this photograph, if indeed Nick Út didn’t take it?”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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Good morning, sunshine
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Good morning, sunshine
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"What's striking is how much of the internet has had to hide behind Cloudflare infrastructure to avoid denial of service attacks in recent years"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cloudflare apologises for outage which took down X and ChatGPT
"We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"What's striking is how much of the internet has had to hide behind Cloudflare infrastructure to avoid denial of service attacks in recent years"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The use without consent is bad enough, but in this case the scraping is so hyper-aggressive it slows sites or takes them offline, just like a DDoS, and creates huge costs for sites that pay based on data transfer volume.
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The use without consent is bad enough, but in this case the scraping is so hyper-aggressive it slows sites or takes them offline, just like a DDoS, and creates huge costs for sites that pay based on data transfer volume.
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AI scrapers are in general much more aggressive that search engine spiders, and Bytespider has become notorious for being the worst of the bunch by a wide margin.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
AI scrapers are in general much more aggressive that search engine spiders, and Bytespider has become notorious for being the worst of the bunch by a wide margin.
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It is crazy how commonplace it is to find yourself behind a full Back To The Future replica DeLorean in Los Angeles
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It is crazy how commonplace it is to find yourself behind a full Back To The Future replica DeLorean in Los Angeles
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This is one of the newest ones. It was installed a few days ago near Saga Arena to commemorate the release of the movie.
A second one with the show's logo is nearby.
A second one with the show's logo is nearby.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This is one of the newest ones. It was installed a few days ago near Saga Arena to commemorate the release of the movie.
A second one with the show's logo is nearby.
A second one with the show's logo is nearby.
First clear day in weeks
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
First clear day in weeks