The primary purpose of generative AI is to transfer money from working people to billionaires and corporations by removing them from the workforce. I donโt understand why so many people are unable to grasp this.
This film looks fascinating. Even today these family troops go from city to city, meaning the kids are constantly changing schools. Tokyo has two theaters devoted to these troops, one in Asakusa.
The film, and many others are free courtesy of The Japan Foundation.
en.jff.jpf.go.jp/movie/confet...
Ex-Unification Church branches closed, followers left adrift
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Nintendo Sues US Government for Tariff Refunds
www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...
From the CBLDF:
"A Legal Look at the Book Ban Bill, HR 7661"
cbldf.org/2026/03/a-le...
What I did with some friends this morning.
"Second Sunday with Tom Whitmore and K.G. Anderson"
www.youtube.com/live/R6RVi7D...
Mine is on its way. I pre-ordered as soon as I heard about the book.
Today in ARB: @irapley.bsky.social reviews โThe Ryukyu islandsโ by Gregory Smits @uchicagopress.bsky.social & โThe Legacy of The Ryukyu Kingdomโ by Takara Kurayoshi (JPIC) asianreviewofbooks.com/the-ryukyu-i...
And we have had an interesting small discussion on appropriate, and inappropriate ppropriate, ways to add loose goshuin to goshuinchล.
More on the troubles at Shogakukan.
Publisher faces backlash for hiring abusive manga authors
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
The Rickshaw Puller with a Radio Voice in Asakusa
www.tokyoupdates.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/post-1721/
This is the jar in the photo:
yamato1899.com/products/w-1...
Loose goshuin being added to a goshuinchล.
Adding loose goshuin to goshuinchล. Using Yamato Tapioca Starch archival glue. I bought it in a jar, it also comes in tubes. You apply it with a brush or similar implement. I am using a strip of it near the top and a dash near the bottom. You can quickly straighten the goshuin if it is crooked.
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โSame Ingredients, Different Recipeโ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Yes the Forbrukerrรฅdet - Norwegian Consumer Council is an actual Norwegian government agency and consumer protection organisation.
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...
Editorial cartoon on Trump saying it's time to move on from the storm of the Epstein files.
This is amazing.
www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com
Yay. I can now share that I'll be a GoH at FanimeCon 2026.
A new web page for those traveling to Tokyo. I have several more items to research and add:
Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Anime, Manga, and Cinematic Locations in Tokyo
www.koyagi.com/TokyoStroll/...
Exhibition Featuring Yoshiharu Tsugeโs Manga World Underway in Chofu, Tokyo; Unique, Surreal Works Draw Steady Crowds
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/mang...
regional transit connections map, lots of transit on it across the whole Bay
The Bay Area's new transit map is out and it comes with one incredibly exciting change: parks accessible by transit services!
Let's talk regional wayfinding to parks and destinations ๐งต
Great stuff:
Just in case anybody's thinking they're okay because they're still on Windows 10: this feature still exists in Win10 (22H2), it's just not On by default (at least not on my end). STILL, THOUGH, double-check it yourself and save yourself a potential heartbreak.
If any journalists want to know about the parallel development of BL and slash fandom, i.e. fujoshi vs media fans, I wrote about this at length in my book to drive the point home that they aren't the same thing. You can read Manga's First Century, or you can talk to me! bookshop.org/p/books/mang...
Hum...
A few may end up my on shopping list.
Cute, Bizarre and Must-Have Stationery From Japanโs Stationery Store Awards 2026
www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_cult...
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Time to dig the discs out for a re-watch.
youtu.be/uBEy9x8ARak?...
Yay NJ!
