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Appreciating all the support on this tweet. Can I ask a favor? Please like and RT this tweet. Because right now, their post dissing me is the 1st thing that comes up when you search on my name on Twitter in Japanese ロッシェル・カップ Would be nice to have this come up instead! twitter.com/JapanIntercult…
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Japan "is the sole G7 nation currently not granting visas to foreign academics, even as it continues to send its own scholars overseas." twitter.com/AJEnglish/stat…
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My latest in the Japan Times, on how scholars are banding together to help peers who are stuck outside Japan. The need for this effort underscores the negative impact of the travel ban on the field of Japan studies. japantimes.co.jp/community/2021…
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This is not the kind of headline you want to have in Bloomberg if your goal is being viewed as a major financial hub.bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Spoke to someone involved in Japanese language education in the U.S. the other day, says people seem to be more interested in Korea due to K-pop, Squid Game, cosmetics etc. and now Japan’s closed borders are another issue. Soft power is a fickle thing. twitter.com/ellequierecafe…
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Good article in the Nikkei focusing on how shutting out researchers and students with the #japantravelban is hurting Japan’s competitiveness. Glad to see Japan’s leading business newspaper take up this subject. nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…
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And here's the latest in the "take a Japanese word and make a book about it genre! 😏amzn.to/3LfrcGH
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🌳🌲🌳The petition is up !🌳🌲🌳
(thanks for your patience!)
Protect Jingu Gaien's trees! Rethink the development plan!
chng.it/QR2pk6gJ
#神宮外苑の樹木伐採に反対します
#神宮外苑再開発の見直しを
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According to Google search data, people in many countries are most interested in moving to Japan. remitly.com/gb/en/landing/…
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🤮🤮🤮
Remember what happened to Carlos Ghosn after his career was made into a manga...
Seriously though, the Elon Musk worship in Japan seems to be getting even worse. People don't know about Tesla problems, or understand why what he is doing at Twitter is problematic. <sigh> twitter.com/Mulboyne/statu…
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This makes no sense. One of the big reasons behind the low birthdate is young people feeling financially unstable. Raising consumption taxes, which is highly regressive, will make that worse. Not to mention hurt the entire economy. japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/0…
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For those who speak Japanese, pay attention to the phrasing, specifically 変わってしまう. That しまう is truly telling. twitter.com/unseenjapansit…