Aya Homei (保明綾)

Zack Polanski saying what every politician should be saying,

"It's problematic to weaponise the synagogue attack to silence protest in this country against the genocide in Gaza"

"These are separate things and we should condemn them both"

Enjoying the last moment in Zurich after another memorable workshop here.

Workshopping in Zurich!

Also: x.com/AmbJapanUK/s...

Ambassador Suzuki almost downing the Manchester beer - heralding ever-stronger Manchester-Japan connections: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

The average American simply has no idea how quickly the infrastructure that keeps us safe and healthy is collapsing. These systems run in the background thanks to government employees who quietly do critical work. Those employees are being purged and systems are being destroyed.

The C.D.C.’s Vaccine Chief on Why Quitting Was His Only Option

Oh wow so powerful and made me emotional. A must listen piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/p...

DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England An unrelated pair of people buried in cemeteries in 7th-century Britain probably had grandparents from West Africa

This is an extraordinarily cool study:

Two unrelated young people buried in cemeteries in Anglo-Saxon times in England probably had grandparents who came from West Africa.

It was a joy to cover this for @newscientist.com #science #archaeology #history 🧪

www.newscientist.com/article/2492...

Really lovely to have you in Manchester, Xiaoyue & Erchen! Good luck with writing up the theses!

@asanoshioko.bsky.social in Mcr!

I'm spending July and August in Manchester as a visiting scholar at Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester. Grateful for the opportunity to pursue my research here.

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A brief stopover in SG - hunting for the city’s heritage with medical history and of course good food!

Oh wow, thought summer had just started there...

Confronting and archiving the eugenic past in Japan According to Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger, reproductive justice “demands sexual autonomy and gender freedom for every human being”. Proponents of reproductive justice in Anglophone countries have ...

This is finally out! Thanks to co-authors Prof. Yoko Matsubara, Dr Motoyuki Goto & Mr. Yuki Funatsu. My sincere thanks also go to Benedict Ipgrave of the From Small Beginnings anti-eugenic project for introducing me to Janna and to Janna for her superb editorship!

Accreditation is absolutely a pressure point they are going to exploit

Amber: The hidden cost of Myanmar’s gem trade - The Mancunion Blood amber from Myanmar has yielded endless discoveries and taken the world by storm; the name seems fitting after the human rights atrocities tied to its trade.

Fascinating article on amber from Myanmar, which @manchester.ac.uk student Lauren Smith originally wrote as a blog post assignment for Dr Amelia Bonea's course unit on Fossils: Global Histories of Natural Heritage, Science and Empire.

mancunion.com/2025/05/22/a...

Dr James Sumner and a young boy with colourful headphones interacting with a robot toy at Dr Sumner's Electric Dreams stall. Photo by Dr Erin Beeston.

Photo of stall with vintage computer equipment and posters.

A couple of photos from Dr James Sumner's 'Electric Dreams' stall at last weekend's Universally Manchester festival.
universallymanchester.com #scicomm

In Indonesia, fears grow that new history books may rewrite dark past The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric narrative and aims 'to reinvent the Indonesian identity,' Culture Minister Fadli Zon said.

An interesting newspaper has been introduced note that I’m in indonesia: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05...

Too cute.

This library cat knows how to appreciate Japanese Studies, Indonesian way. @ Pusat Studi Jepang, Universitas Indonesia

Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique Fujimoto, Homei, and Nakamura bring together the perspectives of women engaging in professional medical work across the expanse of the modern Japanese Empire (1868–1945). Through translations of prima...

Out now - Hiro Fujimoto, Aya Homei and Ellen G. Nakamura eds. Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique (Routledge, 2025).
www.routledge.com/Medical-Wome...

Now out! Hope it will be used for teaching (as well as research).

Medical Women in the Japanese Empire: Sources and Critique Fujimoto, Homei, and Nakamura bring together the perspectives of women engaging in professional medical work across the expanse of the modern Japanese Empire (1868–1945). Through translations of prima...

Out soon! It's been such a rewarding experience. Thanks to co-editors and contributors!
www.routledge.com/9781032744582

Thanks in part to @olegb.bsky.social. It was lovely to meet Reza ☺️

Followed by a research seminar at the History Department 😌

Collecting materials at Universitas Indonesia!

Having a lot of fun at the BKKBN Library in Jakarta!

Having a lot of fun at the BKKBN Library in Jakarta!