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Dr. Wes Robertson

@scriptingjapan.bsky.social

Chair of Languages & Cultures @ Macquarie University. Sociolinguist of Japanese. Lingua Brutallica co-host. Studies Japanese script, media, language, and metal. 日本語の文字やメタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him. https://wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com

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Japanese Slang Review – January 2026 And it’s time for the first Japanese slang review of 2026 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook, l…

Japanese Slang Review - January 2026 wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/j... @scriptingjapan.bsky.social

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55 minute video coming soon

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Japanese Slang Review – January 2026 And it’s time for the first Japanese slang review of 2026 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook, l…

Time for the first #Japanese slang post of 2026! Read the article below to learn about:

マル金・マルビ
でこぼこコンビ
推し疲れ
自認レゼ
ゆるされへん
ポイポイナイス
レート高い
開示だな
さつおわ
おいらが行くしかねえな

wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/j...

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Nope! Fancy website but never seen the book itself.

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イスエヌしている

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20k in two years not bad

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The far-right Sanseito party got Community Noted on Twitter for posting a pledge to raise Japan's food self-sufficiency rate from 38% to 100%.
The note points out that it's simply unrealistic to expect that such a pledge could be achieved.

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Straight up been a while since I've read a socling book that's this interesting. Also, yes, my legs are pale thanks for noticing.

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I will be having a better evening than you

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Look what came in the mail!

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【告知】LINEスタンプにて「ねこぉひ~」のスタンプを作りました。是非使ってみてください!! store.line.me/stickershop/...

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Using a comprehensive dataset of posts from a major platform for anime- and manga-style artwork to study the impact of the launch of a prominent text-to-image generative AI, from Sueyoul Kim, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Eungik Lee www.nber.org/papers/w34733

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2026年のBluesky予測 - Bluesky 今年人々がオンラインでどのような行動をとるかについての予測と、それに応えるために私たちがどのようにBlueskyを構築しているか、その一部を共有したいと思います。

変化の激しかった2025年を経て、2026年の展望と、理想のオンラインの未来を作るためにできることは何かについて考えてみました。
私たちの予測をいくつかご紹介します。皆さんの考えもぜひ教えてください! bsky.social/about/blog/0...

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It's just how my computer renders the font in unicode. Probably a setting issue. It's a Chinese variant though yes.

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I got bad news for this guy

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You're not even going to remove the katakana? Come on mate.

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Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

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My Japanese friend had Mexican food for breakfast today. It was a 今朝ディーヤ

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自動字幕が私の日本語をすべて「楽天」にした。

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I'll check that feed thanks

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...I did not...

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Is there a trick for getting more Japanese content in my feed on this website?

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Researching Japanese Using Online Data
YouTube video by Scripting Japan Researching Japanese Using Online Data

Made a video about researching Japanese online

youtu.be/J30oaok94mg?...

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Incredible

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に゛

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全ア
YouTube video by Scripting Japan 全ア

This video is all about ア

youtu.be/_wcjxzmlGW0?...

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I can't agree no

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Dark mode my beloved

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The demons are simply an obstacle. They could be rabid bears. It doesn't really matter, nor are they the only threat. It's about the journey.

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If you trust me at all you will put all that aside and just watch it. The antagonists of the show are not demons. The antagonist is the passage of time, and the fleeting moments that are available for us to make connections with others.

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