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AS Oji-kun
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So now the happy couple are united. Here's a cute photo of them from their press conference yesterday.
Mako is now a commoner which just exacerbates concerns over the line of succession in Japan. They are moving to New York where Komuro works in a law firm. She has a degree in art history and museum work so she might try to find a job in New York's art scene. Quote:
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2021-10-26, 19:27 | Link #3782 |
Seishu's Ace
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I have a completely unsubstantiated theory that breaking the line of succession is exactly what the Imperial family wants. They’re ready to be rid of their involvement altogether. Somehow against the run of play they seem to collectively be a fairly sensible and progressive group - to the extent they can given the strong taboos against their involvement in politics, both the retired and current emperor have expressed disapproval over Abe’s nationalism, COVID policy and the Olympic debacle.
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2021-12-15, 11:32 | Link #3784 |
AS Oji-kun
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Japan goes for the gold
The kanji character for kin (金), which means gold or money, has been selected as the character that best summarizes the year, a Kyoto-based academic organization announced Monday.
Japan’s athletes won a record number of gold medals — 27 in all — at the Games, smashing the country’s previous record of 16 set at the 1964 Tokyo Games and again in Athens in 2004. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...in-kanji-2021/ The character was chosen by public vote. Kin won with a mere 10,422 votes out of a total of 223,773. It beat out wa (輪) ("ring") for the top spot by a mere 118 votes. This was the fourth victory for kin since the custom of choosing an annual kanji began in 1995.
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2022-01-13, 11:47 | Link #3785 | |
AS Oji-kun
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WHO says closing borders is ineffective in fighting COVID. Japan says it doesn't care, it's closing them anyway.
https://asiatimes.com/2022/01/no-for...ron-hit-japan/ Quote:
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2022-01-13, 16:38 | Link #3786 | |
You're Hot, Cupcake
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2022-01-13, 16:53 | Link #3787 |
Seishu's Ace
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No they're not. They're only closing borders to foreign nationals (even legal residents and visa holders), not Japanese natives. And comparing the effectiveness of closing international and prefectural borders is pointless, because in pandemic terms it's apples and oranges.
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2022-01-14, 06:30 | Link #3788 | |
You're Hot, Cupcake
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2022-01-15, 00:00 | Link #3789 |
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Something I've been wondering for a long time: is there a specific cutoff date for grades in Japan, or does it differ year to year. Like, is there a specific set date where if you were born on X day of Y month you're put in one grade, but if you were born one day later you're in the lower grade? I know that grades are based on your age by the end of the school term (enter first year when you'll turn 7 by that time) but I've never seen anything more specific. All I know is that it's not April 1 (or at least not all years if it differs) since there are characters that're specifically noted as being youngest in their class due to being born on that day.
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2022-03-02, 15:58 | Link #3791 |
AS Oji-kun
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From the BBC: How the Japanese dance form Butoh has expanded across the world.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1499118736846082051
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2022-07-03, 06:01 | Link #3792 |
AS Oji-kun
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How social conformity rather than government mandates helped keep Japan's rate of COVID infections below the rest of the industrialized world. (Article is "gifted" and free to read.)
Japan’s Secret to Taming the Coronavirus: Peer Pressure https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/w...DzgID60HiXMP3g
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2022-11-06, 19:59 | Link #3796 |
AS Oji-kun
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There are only two Japanese universities in the top 200 worldwide as ranked by thr Times of London. Here's some possible reasons why.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/With...ion-is-sinking
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2022-11-06, 23:23 | Link #3797 | |
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2023-01-19, 13:57 | Link #3798 | |
AS Oji-kun
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https://twitter.com/Colin_P_A_Jones/...54247295471618
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2023-06-25, 20:55 | Link #3799 |
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Japan's 'evaporated': Why do some people choose
to disappear? "Every year, around 90,000 people are reported missing in Japan. Most of them are found or return home, but thousands of others simply vanish. It seems they don't want to be found. There is even a Japanese word for the phenomenon: "johatsu", or evaporation. Many make meticulous plans for their disappearance and cut all ties with their families to build new lives elsewhere. But why do they do it? And where do they end up? Our reporters spoke to investigators, experts and left-behind families to try to shed light on Japan's "evaporated" people." See: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows...e-to-disappear |
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AS Oji-kun
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Can the Matsuri survive?
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