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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

Mangione: Man from Japan Was Luigi inspired by Japan's most recent folk hero assassin? (Or was it the public healthcare system?)

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.

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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.

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

Tremendous new addition to the Louvre

It’s the birthday of the two most influential hip hop/ Jazzhop producers rest in beats

- 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

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

Cut off all my hair. Now you can see my shoulders I’ve worked so hard to build up

Love is freedom not possession

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

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

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.

Know your history or be doomed to repeat it.

Watching The Bachelor and doing my own version of it where I swipe on tinder

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

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

It might be hard now but in the near future things will be easier and you’ll come out stronger from it. If you need anything don’t hesitate to reach out.

Owning a gun is not a right or a left issue. if you can you should own one. Not because of a nonsensical civil war but of the very real threat of the emboldened psychos that will hurt marginalized groups. Local homies I know how to shoot and I don’t mind teaching you basic use and safety

Can’t sleep yearning for a deep intimate love where we both deeply understand and uplift each other