WILL

this manga is responsible for sparking an interest in japanese history in my boy

a samurai is wearing a helmet and a blue jacket Alt: Date Masamune in Sengoku Basara

Holy shit. I just finished writing a 100,000 word biography.

Now to record these last two chapters in podcast form, and #DragonAscendant will be complete.

my wife encouraged me to learn kanbun the other day. "you gotta stay ten steps ahead of the kids cause they'll have to learn that shit in middle school"

Yes, I am aware Takaichi became PM. Yes, I am very upset. Yes, all of the JAPAN IS PRO-WOMEN, SEE?! takes are driving me mad

And yes, I will be ignoring them all today for my mental health 💖

JICA upset over end of Africa hometown project, stresses need for int'l aid - The Mainichi TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency was disappointed that misunderstanding and rumors spread on social media resul

I can understand the Japan International Cooperation Agency being upset that the Japanese government sided with racist conspiracy theorists over international cooperation.

JICA upset over end of Africa hometown project, stresses need for int'l aid mainichi.jp/english/arti...

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

As the great 16th century transmasculine warrior lord Uesugi Kenshin said:

”Fate is in Heaven's hands. Your armor belongs on your body. Rewards are the result of your deeds.

Never fail to bring the enemy into your grasp and do battle."

I can certainly believe that Trump's physical body is at a golf course this morning. I'm sure golf clothes are on that body. What remains unconfirmed is whether or not it's being propped up by his aides Weekend at Bernie's style.

It's an AI generated picture. Just look at the hands. They're too big

Sekigahara

What a lot of Westerners, even those who live in Japan for *decades* fail to grasp is that Japanese spirituality is pragmatic, situational, and deeply woven into life events.

You don’t have to proclaim belief/devotion to a deity to participate meaningfully in a religious or spiritual worldview.

Oh, also, since I've got you here:

That weird sex thing you're super ashamed of, and have never told a soul that you're into?

Like half of your friends are into it too, and are just as scared of saying anything. You could be having an interesting conversation with them right now.

Just sayin'.

I often wonder whatever happened to Rebecca. She was an erotica artist who'd been active for more than 20 years. I followed her website then twitter until they got taken down. I hope she's doing well. #rebeccahap

Knowledge is power, France is Bacon.

When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatise those who let people die, not those who struggle to live."

- Sarah Kendzior

Cyber attack the competition is exactly how i expect silicon valley to react to viable competition

So I passed the JLPT N1. Not by a big margin but a pass is still a pass

The medium-term goal here, which most of these people openly admit if you ask them, is the repeal of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which restores their ability to segregate by race, bar black people from businesses, and racially discriminate.

The Japanese language is amazing.
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It used to be that the end users of a product or service were the customers. But now the shareholders are. Everything that happens can br explained as happening in service to those customers. That explains the enshittification of everything perfectly

If you need a gun to show how strong you are, you probably aren't that strong

Still not sure what to make of this place yet

Raise your hand if you write in English on social media and you’re tired of people from the U.S. assuming you’re also in the U.S. or that things from the U.S. apply to your situation.

(This is a dig at Threads, mainly)