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  1. Try the quiz with Kiko, see what other 奇 words you can stack. We start with the easy stuff, jump in wherever you are. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapanCulture #Etymology #

  2. Tom’s Hardware: Tokyo court rules movie and anime ‘spoiler articles’ are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison. “In a new landmark ruling, the Tokyo District Court has sentenced 39-year-old Wataru Takeuchi to 1.5 years in prison and imposed a 1 million Yen ($6,300) fine for posting ‘spoiler articles.’ The defendant […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/25/toms-hardware-tokyo-court-rules-movie-and-anime-spoiler-articles-are-copyright-infringement-in-landmark-criminal-case-detailed-monetized-plot-summaries-land-man-in-japanese-prison/
  3. Neuzugang eines meiner Lieblings-Mangaka Junji Ito - Dissolving Classroom / Das schmelzende Klassenzimmer.
    Sehr zu empfehlen!
    #Manga #Mangaka #junjiito #japan #japaneseart #japanculture #Japan #photography #Photographie

  4. Unseen Japan: Japan’s Anime and Manga Industries Are Feeling the AI Squeeze . “In 2024, Japan’s otaku-related industries reached a total market value of $25 billion, in no small part due to an explosion in global popularity. As an IP-driven industry, however, the sudden appearance and expansion of generative AI (GenAI) threw a massive wrench into the works at the height of this anime boom. […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/13/unseen-japan-japans-anime-and-manga-industries-are-feeling-the-ai-squeeze/
  5. "Vom Mond aus gesehen, sind wir
    Nachbarn."

    Antwort eines japanischen Fotofreundes auf meine Sehnsucht einmal nach Japan zu reisen.

    Mir hat die Antwort geholfen...

    #fernweh
    #JapanCulture
    #reise
    #mond

  6. "Vom Mond aus gesehen, sind wir
    Nachbarn."

    Antwort eines japanischen Fotofreundes auf meine Sehnsucht einmal nach Japan zu reisen.

    Mir hat die Antwort geholfen...

    #fernweh
    #JapanCulture
    #reise
    #mond

  7. The fermentation gods have my soybeans. May they kindly return them tomorrow stinky, stringy and slimey 🙏

    #Natto #Nattokinase #JapanCulture #Japan #Cuisine #Soy #Ferment #Fermentation #Food

  8. Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/greater-than-zero-the-anti-ai-pushback-on-gaming-preservation-efforts-makes-no-sense-techdirt/
  9. Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/greater-than-zero-the-anti-ai-pushback-on-gaming-preservation-efforts-makes-no-sense-techdirt/
  10. Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/greater-than-zero-the-anti-ai-pushback-on-gaming-preservation-efforts-makes-no-sense-techdirt/
  11. Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/greater-than-zero-the-anti-ai-pushback-on-gaming-preservation-efforts-makes-no-sense-techdirt/
  12. Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/23/greater-than-zero-the-anti-ai-pushback-on-gaming-preservation-efforts-makes-no-sense-techdirt/
  13. Kiko practices 30,000 words with you on learn.japanology.nl, including gajumaru. We start with the easy stuff, but trees like this are waiting further down the path. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Banyan #Okinawa #Nature #Trees #GajumaruTree #ChineseBanyan #JapanCulture #Folklore

  14. abduzeedo: Utopia Tokyo: Interactive Web Design Meets Japanese Masks. “The core of the site is a collection of 14 Japanese masks — Samurai, Oni, Hannya, Tengu, Kitsune, Kappa, Noh, Kendo, and more. Each mask is rendered as a highly detailed 3D object. They appear in a grid layout with animated frame corners that pulse like targeting reticles. Clicking a mask opens a detail panel with cultural […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/19/utopia-tokyo-interactive-web-design-meets-japanese-masks-abduzeedo/
  15. The Mainichi: Hiroshima City U. launches online digital archive of art and peace research material. “Hiroshima City University here has begun publishing its extensive collection of artworks and academic resources online, digitizing materials held by its art museum and Hiroshima Peace Institute.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/09/the-mainichi-hiroshima-city-u-launches-online-digital-archive-of-art-and-peace-research-material/
  16. UCLA: Thousands of early modern Japanese books from UCLA, Berkeley, UCSF to be digitized in Yanai Initiative project. “An expansive project led by UCLA’s Yanai Initiative is digitizing thousands of early modern Japanese books and manuscripts housed across the University of California system. The project, a collaboration with the Art Research Center at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/ucla-thousands-of-early-modern-japanese-books-from-ucla-berkeley-ucsf-to-be-digitized-in-yanai-initiative-project/
  17. Time Extension: “It Has To Happen Outside Of Japan” – Game Preservation Society Launches Patreon And Opens US Office Following Government Fund Freeze. “In April 2025 we covered how Japan’s Game Preservation Society was on the verge of closing. Since then, a lot has happened, with big changes and even bigger plans. The GPS would again like to thank everyone who rushed to its aid. You won’t have […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/13/time-extension-it-has-to-happen-outside-of-japan-game-preservation-society-launches-patreon-and-opens-us-office-following-government-fund-freeze/
  18. Một công ty diệt côn trùng hàng đầu tại Nhật Bản gây chú ý khi trong hơn 40 năm qua, đều tổ chức lễ cầu siêu tưởng niệm các loài côn trùng đã bị tiêu diệt trong quá trình nghiên cứu và xử lý dịch hại. Lễ được thực hiện như một nét văn hóa đặc biệt, thể hiện sự tôn trọng sự sống dù nhỏ bé, phản ánh triết lý sống "kính thiên địa, trọng vạn vật" trong văn hóa Nhật Bản.

    #InsectControl #JapanCulture #RespectForLife #CônTrùng #VănHóaNhậtBản #TônGiáo #ĐạoĐứcSinhHọc #PestControl #TriếtLýSống

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  19. Một công ty diệt côn trùng hàng đầu tại Nhật Bản gây chú ý khi trong hơn 40 năm qua, đều tổ chức lễ cầu siêu tưởng niệm các loài côn trùng đã bị tiêu diệt trong quá trình nghiên cứu và xử lý dịch hại. Lễ được thực hiện như một nét văn hóa đặc biệt, thể hiện sự tôn trọng sự sống dù nhỏ bé, phản ánh triết lý sống "kính thiên địa, trọng vạn vật" trong văn hóa Nhật Bản.

    #InsectControl #JapanCulture #RespectForLife #CônTrùng #VănHóaNhậtBản #TônGiáo #ĐạoĐứcSinhHọc #PestControl #TriếtLýSống

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  20. 🎉🎎Experience the vibrant culture of Japan at the Hinokuni Festival in Kumamoto! Immerse yourself in traditional dances, delicious food, and stunning fireworks. Don't miss this unforgettable celebration! #HinokuniFestival #Kumamoto #JapanCulture #TraditionalDance #FoodieHeaven #FireworksSpectacular japantripideas.com/en/kyushu/k

  21. 🎉🎎Experience the vibrant culture of Japan at the Hinokuni Festival in Kumamoto! Immerse yourself in traditional dances, delicious food, and stunning fireworks. Don't miss this unforgettable celebration! #HinokuniFestival #Kumamoto #JapanCulture #TraditionalDance #FoodieHeaven #FireworksSpectacular japantripideas.com/en/kyushu/k

  22. 📷 From the top of the castle the town seemed to have been poured into its valley, where it flowed gently.

    My book, Shu Ha Ri: The Japanese Way of Learning, for Artists and Fighters, is out now. Please check it out.

    #Matsumoto #Photography #JapanCulture #ShuHaRi #Learning #Nonfiction #JapanTravel writingslowly.com/shuhari-book/

  23. 📷 Outside Matsumoto Castle it was raining gently.

    My book, Shu Ha Ri: The Japanese Way of Learning, for Artists and Fighters, is out now. Please check it out.

    #MatsumotoCastle #Photography #JapanCulture #ShuHaRi #Learning #MartialArts #Nonfiction #JapanTravel writingslowly.com/shuhari-book/

  24. University of Hawaii News: Okinawan songs uncover centuries of climate, geological history. “The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (now called Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), according to a new study by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Earth scientist and fellow Ryukyuan music practitioners.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/19/university-of-hawaii-okinawan-songs-uncover-centuries-of-climate-geological-history/

  25. No wonder so many Americans are interested in

  26. Something I knew for decades and now I can confirm from that quote. Fans finds those CDs less valuable when finds some ticket or something to keep, then throw the CD away.
    Japan is Japan \m/

    #Japan #JapaneseMusic #IdolJapan #JPop #JapaneseIdol #Books #JapanCulture #LindsayNelson

  27. Something I knew for decades and now I can confirm from that quote. Fans finds those CDs less valuable when finds some ticket or something to keep, then throw the CD away.
    Japan is Japan \m/

    #Japan #JapaneseMusic #IdolJapan #JPop #JapaneseIdol #Books #JapanCulture #LindsayNelson

  28. alojapan.com/1381472/why-japan Why Japan is talking about smell harassment, or ‘Sumehara’, at work #BodyOdor #CorporateAwareness #Japan #JapanCulture #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #OfficeHarmony #PersonalHygiene #PublicTransportScent #SmellHarassment #SmellSensitivity #Sumehara #WorkplaceEtiquette In Japan, a unique workplace concern has gained attention in recent years ‘Sumehara’, short for smell harassment. The term refers to situations where an individual’s strong body