thejapantimes, to Japan
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The mayors of two towns in central Japan each announced their resignations Thursday over their respective harassment scandals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/26/japan/two-mayors-resign-over-harassment/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The town of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture is aiming to sell two giant pieces of rock salt for ¥300,000 each on the flea market app Mercari, with the items to be posted on Thursday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/aichi-town-salt-blocks-mercari/

thejapantimes, to business
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typodermic, to Japan
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A geometric waltz against a sky sliced by power line staves, composing an urban symphony of light and shadow—that sort of thing. 🏠🎶

名古屋の空には、屋根の角度のダンスが繰り広げられていますー光と影の都市交響曲を作り出す、電線が描く幾何学的なワルツ。🌆🎵

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Aichi police have arrested two former employees of Toyota on charges of defrauding the company out of ¥11.5 million ($78,000) by inflating expenses and placing questionable orders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/13/japan/crime-legal/toyota-group-workers-fraud/

typodermic, to Japan
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This metal gate in Nagoya isn't just a barrier; it's a radial piece of art, saying "stay back" to would-be adventurers. 🚫🌊

この金属製のゲートは名古屋の単なる障害物ではありません。🔰💢

typodermic, to Japan
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A solitary ladder awaits its next climb against a backdrop of functional beauty: a symphony of pipes, ducts, and corrugated metal. 🛠️🏠

機能美の背景に対して次の登りを待つ孤独なはしご。パイプ、ダクト、波形の金属が、よく使われた家の物語を語っています。🔩🖤

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Police have arrested three teenagers for allegedly stealing liquor and other valuables from houses in Ishikawa Prefecture that were damaged by the New Year's Day earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/06/japan/crime-legal/ishikawa-burglary-arrests/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Police in Japan's Aichi Prefecture have arrested five individuals for opening bank accounts using forged driver's licenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-drivers-license-forgery/

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Title: Shinkawabata, Handa, Bishu (1935)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q79i50CnqTo #ShinHanga #HasuiKawase #Showa #Art #Snow #Winter #Handa #Aichi #Japan

thejapantimes, to business
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Ghibli Park has announced its new "Valley of Witches" area, the park's biggest area yet. The launch is scheduled for March 16 and will mark the full opening of the theme park. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/28/companies/ghibli-park-valley-of-witches-area/

typodermic, to streetphotography
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The silhouette of a bygone era's balcony, where rust whispers secrets to the sky, and the laundry bar awaits its next chapter in the mundane. 🕵️‍♂️🛠️

錆が空に秘密を囁き、洗濯バーが日常の次章を待つ、過ぎ去りし時代のバルコニーのシルエット。👁️‍🗨️👖

typodermic, to streetphotography
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A concrete cascade frozen in time: the geometric dance of apartment stairs against a backdrop of corrugated nostalgia. 🏢📖

時間に凍てついたコンクリートの滝:波板のノスタルジアを背景にしたアパートの階段の幾何学的な舞。🔲🔳

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Sunlight plays peekaboo through a shop awning, the very essence of "open-air" marketing. Even the rain might pause, pondering where to fall. ☀️🤔

太陽の光が店の日よけを通してこっくり - まさに「屋外」マーケティングの本質。雨でさえも、どこに降るべきか一時停止して考えるかもしれない。☔👀

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Past its prime yet standing with grace, the shop's shutters are drawn like curtains after the final act. The awning, in its tastefully dull repose, mumbles tales of sunnier days. 🏚️🍂

全盛期を過ぎながらも優雅に立つ、店のシャッターは最後の幕が閉じた後のカーテンのよう。味わい深いくすんだ日よけは、より晴れた日々の話を小さな声で語る。🚪🌥️

typodermic, to streetphotography
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A tale of textures and times gone by: Above, remnants of a sign’s past glory; below, a window dressed in swirly secrecy. This is the haiku of urban decay, framed in monochrome. 📜🖤

過去の栄光の名残と、渦巻き秘密に包まれた窓。これは都市の衰退の俳句、モノクロームでフレームされている。🏚️🌀

typodermic, to streetphotography
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A symphony of the mundane: air conditioners holding the fort, ladders queued up like diligent soldiers, and power meters keeping the beat. The still life of urban efficiency, where even the air breathes balance. 🎼⚖️

日常のシンフォニー:要塞を守るエアコン、几帳面な兵士のように並んだ梯子、リズムを刻む電力メーター。都市の効率性の静物画で、空気さえもバランスを呼吸している。🌬️🔋

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Sun-kissed rays caress a crimson abode, as a garden hose, perhaps resigned from its duties, dangles lazily from a kitchen window. The structure itself, an enigmatic addition to the domestic landscape, playfully tosses aside the rules of Euclidean geometry. 🌞

太陽の光が赤い家に優しく触れ、庭のホースがキッチンの窓からだらりと垂れています。この家の構造は、ユークリッド幾何学のルールを楽しく無視しているかのようです。 🏠

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Once a trove of treasures, now a silent tableau, this shop mutters tales of commerce past from behind its still window. 🚫🏪

かつての宝物の宝庫が、今では静かな情景となり、静止した窓の向こうから過ぎ去りし商いの話を小さな声で語ります。🔒🖼️

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Geometric living: a tapestry of tidy apartments rises behind a lush hedge, reaching for the clarity of the blue sky. 🏢💠🌳

幾何学的な生活:整然としたアパートのタペストリーが、青空の澄んだ空に手を伸ばすように、繁った生け垣の後ろにそびえ立っています。🌲🏙️

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Brand: not just a name, but a tale, perched on a shelf by a window that whispers the secrets of its textured past. 📦🪟

ブランド:名前だけでなく、歴史を語る一箱。テクスチャーのあるガラスの古い窓際の棚に置かれています。🔍🏚️

typodermic, to streetphotography
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An old shop named Suzuki stands resolute against the march of time, with stories as numerous as the cars whizzing by on the freeway above. 🛣️🏬

時の流れに抗って立つ古い「鈴木」商店は、その上を疾走する高速道路の車の数だけ物語を持っています。🚗💨

thejapantimes, to Japan
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typodermic, to streetphotography
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Shadowed retreat: a bicycle with basket covers stands as a quiet sentinel next to a home that wears its stories on its sleeve. 🚲🏚️

影の隠れ家:布で覆われたかごを持つ自転車が、物語を纏う家の隣で静かな番人として存在します。🛖🚴

typodermic, to streetphotography
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Neighborhood go-to: where microwave rice and pantry staples line the shelves alongside life's little luxuries. 🍚🛍️

ご近所さんの強い味方:電子レンジ用ご飯やパントリーの必需品が、生活の小さな贅沢品と並んでいます。🏪🥢

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