Shaun McKenna

I was hoping for ブラット

金 just made it into kanji of the year’s five-timer’s club

How do you say “woke” in Japanese? A slight linguistic difference illuminates big cultural ones

The Japanese media has long struggled with how to translate "woke." None of the proposed solutions capture the contentiousness of it in English. So I took a shot at it myself. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/how-do-you...

Saagar Enjeti tweets: "Probably a cold take but IMO Tokyo is the male fashion capital of the world: whether it’s western wear, suits, street wear the aesthetic is refined to the highest possible level From the salaryman to the rebel teen they are impeccably dressed It also helps no one is fat"

Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵

Here we are. Pleased to meet you! 👋

Omar Nok: 'There are good people everywhere' Omar Nok says the hospitality he has received from locals at every stop on his journey from Egypt to Japan has been nothing short of inspirational.

When asked why he opted not to take a plane from Egypt to Japan, Omar Nok said this: "If you take a plane from point A to point B, well then it’s only about points A and B; you skip everything in between, and I don’t want to skip anything."

新浜レオン「全てあげよう」ミュージックビデオ(フル Ver.)【公式】 YouTube video by 新浜レオン

Look at this guy go

NHK announces Number_i, Illit and Glay for ‘Kohaku’ lineup Acts from the former Johnny’s were frozen out for a second year as NHK opts for new names and old favorites.

I watched the presser and Leon Niihama, a 28-year-old enka singer, seemed like he was having a good time. Gonna have to check out his performance. And Creepy Nuts, of course.

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the house of cash is closed to public ALT: the house of cash is closed to public

My big takeaway from it was his belief that we need to stop stigmatizing age, look at older people as those who have "accumulated more life and experience." The pictures, by Anna Petek, made me think of that Johnny Cash video for "Hurt," though.

A general theme among pieces dealing with the elderly in Japan is the encouragement of strength and muscle training. Dr. Nakamats says he's doing this so he can run for Tokyo governor again in 2028 — when he is 100.

For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action Always trying to solve the problems of modern life, the perennial candidate refuses to bow to societal expectations of age.

We interviewed Dr. Nakamats, a well-known inventor in Japan, for Japan Times this past weekend.

Look at that, I stand corrected.