thejapantimes, to Japan
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A 59-year-old former employee of Bandai Namco Entertainment has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling ¥54 million ($345,300) in company assets meant for game development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/crime-legal/bandai-namco-entertainment-employee-arrested-over-embezzlement/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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An advisory panel to the education ministry is set to review the Japanese romanization system for the first time in 70 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/romanization-review-first-time-in-70-years/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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With bankruptcies and voluntary business closures showing no signs of slowing down, the tofu industry is striving to overcome surging soybean prices, escalating utility bills, and rising labor costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/society/tofu-shops-struggle-with-rising-costs/ #japan #society #food #tofu #japanesecuisine

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Pasona plans to use cartilage conduction technology for headsets for staff and guide earphones for visitors in its exhibition at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/society/pasona-cartilage-conduction-technology/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Police are hunting for a group of men who robbed a woman at her home in a remote mountainous area in Fukushima Prefecture on Tuesday, and probing connections to a spate of similar incidents that occurred recently in neighboring prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/crime-legal/police-search-for-men-who-allegedly-robbed-a-house/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fukushima

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan is increasingly concerned about a series of recent remarks by U.S. officials justifying the August 1945 atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/politics/japan-us-atomic-bomb-remark-concern/

mikako6, to Birds
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A commander above the lights in the convenience store.

#crow #sky #birds #japan #wednesday

unseenjapan, to Japan
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ICYMI: What do you get as a souvenir when you travel to Japan? Recently, more inbound tourists are treating themselves to a uniquely Japanese gift: hanko, or seals, engraved with their names.

https://unseen-japan.com/hanko-japan-travel-souvenir/

#japan #unseenjapan #ujwebsite #travel

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zhhz, to Tokyo
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thejapantimes, to Japan
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Discussions are ongoing to create a more responsive U.S.-Japan command structure, addressing issues such as command authority, integration and rapid decision-making capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/14/japan/japan-defense-modernization/

TheMetalDog, to Japan
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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Release 'Dreaming Japanese' Autobiography In December
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will release his autobiography, "Dreaming Japanese", on December 3 via Permuted Press. The 61-year-old musician, who has lived in Japan since 2003, announced the completion of the book in a social media post on Monday (May 13). He wrote: "After an...

https://blabbermouth.net/news/marty-friedman-to-release-dreaming-japanese-autobiography-in-december

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Nippon Ishin no Kai’s hopes of becoming Japan’s largest opposition party after the next general election has taken a hit from last month’s losses in two by-elections and a mayoral campaign in its home base of Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-defeat/

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Kajū-ji or Kanshū-ji (勸修寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kyōto founded in 900 by Emperor Daigo. It is near Daigo-ji and was built where the Emperor's wife lived as a tribute to her. The Imperial family traditionally provided the head priests.

I go there mainly for the garden and pond, which are also historic. Wisteria blossoms are over, and now there are yellow, purple, and white irises in the pond along with pink and white water lilies. I've also noticed big herons nesting in the treetops, but they are too far for a mobile phone to capture a clear picture. By the pond I did startle a young egret, to my regret 😅 .

@religion

Yellow irises were clearest to photograph; the white and purple ones were more elusive.
Pink water lilies close up
Ever red, green, and light green maple leaves, long before the celebrated changing leaves of autumn.

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Even a slightly high blood pressure raises the risk of strokes and other diseases, according to a Yokohama City University study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/science-health/japan-blood-pressure-study/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A total of 21,716 people in Japan died alone at home from January through March, nearly 80% of whom were 65 or older, the National Police Agency said in releasing an official tally on solitary deaths for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/society/japan-solitary-deaths/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan has lodged a formal protest after a South Korean opposition party leader made a trip to disputed islets, stoking a long-standing territorial spat ahead of an expected three-way summit with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/japan-takeshima-protest/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A male employee of Otsuka Foods has filed a ¥2.2 million lawsuit against the company for developing depression due to unfair treatment after making a whistleblower report over the company’s alleged wrongdoing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/crime-legal/japan-whistleblower-lawsuit/

mikako6, to Bloomscrolling
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Hypx, to Hydrogen
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nogajun, to RedHat Japanese
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えー、redhatってそんなに給料いいんだ #redhat #linux #japan

https://www.threads.net/@nikkei/post/C68EXbQL6lH

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The government and ruling parties are considering a labor law revision to strengthen measures against "customer harassment." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/japan-harassment-law-revision/

appassionato, to Japan
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🌌天上世界の夜 Night in the heaven
🌐くじゅう花公園
🗓️2024/5/9 - 5/10

https://www.instagram.com/astrailor_jp/p/C63T_vRv26q/?img_index=1

@photography



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cpi, to random
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thread of my posts, starting with my latest:
exploring the arcade in the 1978 movie 鬼畜 / Kichiku (The Demon)

each blog entry features an arcade in a movie (mostly from ) and tries to identify all of the machines.
This is an exceptionally difficult task because:

  1. I'm focused on movies from the 1930s-1970s
  2. Japanese arcade machines were not well documented until I got fed up and started my eremeka site

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/04/exploring-arcade-in-1978-movie-kichiku.html

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cpi,
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I have compiled all of my research on SEGA in the 1960s into a single post.

  1. Sega's corporate history summary
  2. the lineages of Sega's early games
  3. documenting the machines offered in the 1966 price list
  4. tracking Sega through trade publications articles

#pinball #arcade #sega #retroarcade #japan

1961-04-15 Cash Box https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/05/exploring-arcade-in-this-1961-gun.html
1967-12 VT Music and Games
1968-07 VT Music and Games - part 1 pinball machines

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