#Japan

Lot's of tweets about a self-centered VA who thinks everyone has the same access to anime as his speck of the world. Well, here's a reminder that some people don't
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Today is the 70th anniversary to the “official” start of the Korean War. Despite agreeing to withdraw troops and sign a peace treaty in the 1953 armistice, the US continues
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On #womeninscience day, here is a shout out to some of the amazing women I've had in my lab. @stmacqua was a phenomenal PDF, now has her own lab in
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OH MY . . . TOYOTA’S LEADERSHIP LOSES THE SCRIPTToyota’s Chief Says “Electric Vehicles Are Overhyped”Toyota President Akio Toyoda said “Japan would run out of electricity in the summer if
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OTD 1945 the Second World War ends with Japan’s surrender with Emperor Hirohito announcing that the country will accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration over the radio. However Japanese
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Re growing calls for sanctions on Myanmar this morning, worth remembering that prior to 2016 the country faced pretty hefty US/EU sanctions. Brief thoughts on past sanctions and their results
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If you have concerns about which wrestlers the Japanese fans are supporting, I would encourage you to submit those concerns to the company where they work. In the last few
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The orientalism and xenophobia in relation to a US-centric fear of Japanese globalism isn't new to Cyberpunk 2077, and isn't new to the Cyberpunk genre at all. 2077 seems really
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1. I have respect for Buddhism, But I really don't understand the hate they have against us.India was under slavery because of the Buddhist thoughts. See what happen to Afghan,
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Dragon Quest content now falls under Japan's equivalence of Fair Use and can be monetised in fan-made content (such as videos) as of today.https://twitter.com/livedoornews/status/1349601865827119104 Or rather, Square Enix decided to
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If Australia is to get to net zero emissions by 2050, transport emissions need to be addressed (they make up ~18% of Australia's total emissions). Here's a thread on how
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Why do you suppose so many who refuse to actually read MMT literature feel compelled to critique it? and why do they insist on waxing on about numeraires like the
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Decline of a nation: A measure of social progress finds that the quality of life has dropped in America over the last decade, even as it has risen almost everywhere
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A pro-Trump #StopTheSteal march is being held right now in Tokyo. Hours before the #January6th march takes place in America, these people are holding their own event supporting the claim
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It took me a while to stop myself from volunteering to serve everyone coffee or tea when we had guests at NYT It thankfully isn’t a thing here, as
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I want to comment on this as another Japanese person because Japanese culture is an odd bird when it comes to the matter of cultural appropriationhttps://twitter.com/mosspond_/status/1330169167161544705 When talking about cultural
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