David R Munson//Somewhere in Japan

somewherein.jp

23 December 2025 12:01

That thing where you start by wondering about a curious Japanese word and end up reading up on 17th century beverage recipes and the East India Company because apparently there's a direct connection between all of it.

Gaijin Mommy

gaijinmommy.bsky.social

09 December 2025 06:45

だっこされてる

The Japan Times

japantimes.co.jp

04 September 2025 11:54

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II, the U.S. government sent those of Japanese ancestry to internment camps in remote areas. Eighty years later, many see troubling echoes of that time.

Camellia Tea Ceremony

camelliakyoto.bsky.social

29 August 2025 11:39

🗺️🤔THE QUEST TO CATCH 'EM ALL(ish)🕳️✨ In 2018 Kagoshima was the first prefecture in Japan to have Pokéfuta (ポケふた) installed. Pokémon manhole covers can now be found in 35 prefectures! I went to Uji to catch the latest 2 to appear in Kyōto. #Kyoto #ポケふた #宇治 #Pokémon #京都

The Japan Times

japantimes.co.jp

07 August 2025 11:45

Commentary: The atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly, writes Max Hastings.