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Japan Foundation just announced you CANNOT take the JLPT in Japan if you are not a resident of Japan.
So people on tourist (3 month temporary) visas will be unable to take the test in Japan.
People with student/work visas with a residency card (在留カード) can.
info.jees-jlpt.jp/other/2026ji...
So people on tourist (3 month temporary) visas will be unable to take the test in Japan.
People with student/work visas with a residency card (在留カード) can.
info.jees-jlpt.jp/other/2026ji...
2026年日本語能力試験の国内実施について（リンク） - JEES 日本語能力試験
2026年｛ねん｝日本語能力試験｛にほんごのうりょくしけん｝の実施｛じっし｝について、当｛とう｝ホームページ内
info.jees-jlpt.jp
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Japan Foundation just announced you CANNOT take the JLPT in Japan if you are not a resident of Japan.
So people on tourist (3 month temporary) visas will be unable to take the test in Japan.
People with student/work visas with a residency card (在留カード) can.
info.jees-jlpt.jp/other/2026ji...
So people on tourist (3 month temporary) visas will be unable to take the test in Japan.
People with student/work visas with a residency card (在留カード) can.
info.jees-jlpt.jp/other/2026ji...
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Overseas Japanese schools struggle as student numbers fall 20% in 10 years
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/education/overseas-japanese-schools-struggle-as-student-numbers-fall-20-in-10-years
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/education/overseas-japanese-schools-struggle-as-student-numbers-fall-20-in-10-years
Overseas Japanese schools struggle as student numbers fall 20% in 10 years
Some institutions open doors to non-Japanese children as classrooms empty
asia.nikkei.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Overseas Japanese schools struggle as student numbers fall 20% in 10 years
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/education/overseas-japanese-schools-struggle-as-student-numbers-fall-20-in-10-years
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/education/overseas-japanese-schools-struggle-as-student-numbers-fall-20-in-10-years
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Talking about the Four Great Temples (of Asuka). And yes, that is a photo of modern Yakushiji because the original just doesn't photograph as well these days.
Talking about the Four Great Temples (of Asuka). And yes, that is a photo of modern Yakushiji because the original just doesn't photograph as well these days.
Episode 142: The Four Great Temples — Sengoku Daimyo
This episode we are looking at the Four Great Temples… and a few others. These are the early “National Temples” that were directly administered by the state, receiving, in turn, state grants of suste...
sengokudaimyo.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/epis...
Talking about the Four Great Temples (of Asuka). And yes, that is a photo of modern Yakushiji because the original just doesn't photograph as well these days.
Talking about the Four Great Temples (of Asuka). And yes, that is a photo of modern Yakushiji because the original just doesn't photograph as well these days.
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It’s the 40th anniversary of Gen X’s school-age national trauma.
Please read Adam Higinbotham’s CHALLENGER.
It has so many corollaries to what we’re dealing with today. And I’m not even specifically talking about The Mars Guy.
Please read Adam Higinbotham’s CHALLENGER.
It has so many corollaries to what we’re dealing with today. And I’m not even specifically talking about The Mars Guy.
January 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It’s the 40th anniversary of Gen X’s school-age national trauma.
Please read Adam Higinbotham’s CHALLENGER.
It has so many corollaries to what we’re dealing with today. And I’m not even specifically talking about The Mars Guy.
Please read Adam Higinbotham’s CHALLENGER.
It has so many corollaries to what we’re dealing with today. And I’m not even specifically talking about The Mars Guy.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Trump proposes 50% jump in US defense spending, citing 'dangerous times'
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/trump-administration/trump-proposes-50-jump-in-us-defense-spending-citing-dangerous-times
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/trump-administration/trump-proposes-50-jump-in-us-defense-spending-citing-dangerous-times
Trump proposes 50% jump in US defense spending, citing 'dangerous times'
President calls for $1.5tn military budget in 2027, up from $901bn set for this year
asia.nikkei.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Trump proposes 50% jump in US defense spending, citing 'dangerous times'
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/trump-administration/trump-proposes-50-jump-in-us-defense-spending-citing-dangerous-times
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/trump-administration/trump-proposes-50-jump-in-us-defense-spending-citing-dangerous-times
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メリクリ(meri-kuri), the Japanese abbreviation for Merry Christmas, sounds a lot like “Marie Curie,” so I’m officially treating it as a physics holiday too 🧪⚛️🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
メリクリ(meri-kuri), the Japanese abbreviation for Merry Christmas, sounds a lot like “Marie Curie,” so I’m officially treating it as a physics holiday too 🧪⚛️🎄
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Just got triggered by an old episode of Space: 1999 #scifi that suddenly cut to loud #gagaku music as two dudes practiced kendo. It follows me everywhere I go, even my parents' house in upstate NY. 🤣
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youtu.be/G5p5o9yqW2E?...
Space: 1999 | Ep 24 | The Testament Of Arkadia | FULL EPISODE | Sci-Fi Cult Classic TV Adventure
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
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August 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just got triggered by an old episode of Space: 1999 #scifi that suddenly cut to loud #gagaku music as two dudes practiced kendo. It follows me everywhere I go, even my parents' house in upstate NY. 🤣
youtu.be/G5p5o9yqW2E?...
youtu.be/G5p5o9yqW2E?...
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The parent company of 9NEWS is being acquired by the parent company of FOX31 in Denver and the stations will be combined, according to the company's CEO. Here's what we know:
August 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The parent company of 9NEWS is being acquired by the parent company of FOX31 in Denver and the stations will be combined, according to the company's CEO. Here's what we know:
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28 years ago today: the 1997 Ft Collins Spring Creek flood. Over 14" of rain - about the city's full year precip average - fell in 6 hours, with horrific results.
This is the worst natural disaster in recent Ft Collins history, with 5 fatalities and $250 mil in damage.
#COwx
This is the worst natural disaster in recent Ft Collins history, with 5 fatalities and $250 mil in damage.
#COwx
July 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
28 years ago today: the 1997 Ft Collins Spring Creek flood. Over 14" of rain - about the city's full year precip average - fell in 6 hours, with horrific results.
This is the worst natural disaster in recent Ft Collins history, with 5 fatalities and $250 mil in damage.
#COwx
This is the worst natural disaster in recent Ft Collins history, with 5 fatalities and $250 mil in damage.
#COwx
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Japan’s Sanseito is a far-right political group that’s pretty much anti-everything — immigrants most of all. They won 15 seats in the parliamentary elections yesterday. And boy, do they want to regulate Japan’s pop culture: blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/pop-and-po...
Pop and Populism
Japan’s far right won big in yesterday's elections. What's it mean for pop culture?
blog.pureinventionbook.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Japan’s Sanseito is a far-right political group that’s pretty much anti-everything — immigrants most of all. They won 15 seats in the parliamentary elections yesterday. And boy, do they want to regulate Japan’s pop culture: blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/pop-and-po...
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It feels like the Japanese tabloid press has barely even gotten started looking into Sanseito and they've already found suspiciously large unreported payments to something called the "Vostok Company" for "advertising."
bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...
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参政党が4600万円を支払った「疑惑の会社」を直撃！ 代表の夫が語った「ロシアのペーパー会社だったら…」 | 文春オンライン
7月20日投開票の参院選で“台風の目”となった参政党。代表の神谷宗幣氏（47）や候補者たちの一挙手一投足に注目が集まっている。「7月14日にはロシア国営メディア『スプートニク』のXアカウントに、東京…
bunshun.jp
July 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It feels like the Japanese tabloid press has barely even gotten started looking into Sanseito and they've already found suspiciously large unreported payments to something called the "Vostok Company" for "advertising."
bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...
bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...
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Colorado's reps voted along party lines on Trump's megabill. Rep Gabe Evans (R) says it will help deport "Iranian military snipers." Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) says it risks health care for millions. And a rural hospital CEO told us he worries about the future. #copolitics
July 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Colorado's reps voted along party lines on Trump's megabill. Rep Gabe Evans (R) says it will help deport "Iranian military snipers." Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) says it risks health care for millions. And a rural hospital CEO told us he worries about the future. #copolitics
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If you’re still using Duolingo, this is what you’re supporting.
“Duolingo’s founder and CEO Luis von Ahn believes there’s nothing a computer can’t teach—but says schools won’t go extinct because people need childcare.”
“Duolingo’s founder and CEO Luis von Ahn believes there’s nothing a computer can’t teach—but says schools won’t go extinct because people need childcare.”
Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will exist ‘because you still need childcare’
Duolingo replaced its contract workers with AI. Now its eyes are set on schools.
fortune.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If you’re still using Duolingo, this is what you’re supporting.
“Duolingo’s founder and CEO Luis von Ahn believes there’s nothing a computer can’t teach—but says schools won’t go extinct because people need childcare.”
“Duolingo’s founder and CEO Luis von Ahn believes there’s nothing a computer can’t teach—but says schools won’t go extinct because people need childcare.”
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Just signed a new law to promote Kei truck freedom in Colorado! This expands access to affordable, fuel-efficient transportation options, helping Coloradans save money and get where they need to go. Excited to join 38 other states in breaking down barriers for Kei vehicles!
May 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just signed a new law to promote Kei truck freedom in Colorado! This expands access to affordable, fuel-efficient transportation options, helping Coloradans save money and get where they need to go. Excited to join 38 other states in breaking down barriers for Kei vehicles!
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The Bank of Japan painted a far gloomier picture of the economy and its chances of hitting the 2% inflation goal than anyone expected.
Combined with the risk from Trump's tariffs, that means the hurdle just got higher to lift rates again.
My latest, free to read:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Combined with the risk from Trump's tariffs, that means the hurdle just got higher to lift rates again.
My latest, free to read:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Bank of Japan Will Struggle to Justify Hikes After This
With an unusually gloomy outlook for both the economy and inflation target, the central bank has just made it more difficult to keep raising rates.
www.bloomberg.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The Bank of Japan painted a far gloomier picture of the economy and its chances of hitting the 2% inflation goal than anyone expected.
Combined with the risk from Trump's tariffs, that means the hurdle just got higher to lift rates again.
My latest, free to read:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Combined with the risk from Trump's tariffs, that means the hurdle just got higher to lift rates again.
My latest, free to read:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Seeing this already: AI slop masquerading as language teaching materials. Particularly dangerous in the case of smaller and marginalised languages where resources are already thin on the ground and learners will seize on anything that looks legit.
This book on "basic Navajo" is absolute garbage. None of the words here mean what this AI generated text claims. There are a number of good introductions to Navajo, this is not one of them. It's a grift
April 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Seeing this already: AI slop masquerading as language teaching materials. Particularly dangerous in the case of smaller and marginalised languages where resources are already thin on the ground and learners will seize on anything that looks legit.
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Well we are talking about the kind of people happily placing tariffs on uninhabited territories and overseas US bases...
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The stupidity in Trump’s new tariffs is apparently limitless.
He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel.
TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE
🤡
He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel.
TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE
🤡
April 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Well we are talking about the kind of people happily placing tariffs on uninhabited territories and overseas US bases...
bsky.app/profile/news...
bsky.app/profile/news...
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Did the Trump Administration present a fake figure for "Tariffs Charges to the U.S.A." by Japan?
It appears they that just took America's 2024 trade deficit with Japan and divided it by Japanese imports to the US.
68.467.7/148,208.6=0.46
www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
It appears they that just took America's 2024 trade deficit with Japan and divided it by Japanese imports to the US.
68.467.7/148,208.6=0.46
www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
April 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Did the Trump Administration present a fake figure for "Tariffs Charges to the U.S.A." by Japan?
It appears they that just took America's 2024 trade deficit with Japan and divided it by Japanese imports to the US.
68.467.7/148,208.6=0.46
www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
It appears they that just took America's 2024 trade deficit with Japan and divided it by Japanese imports to the US.
68.467.7/148,208.6=0.46
www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
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NEW: The Trump Justice Department says it will investigate Colorado's prosecution of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk sentenced to nine years for breaching voting systems in an unsuccessful search for election rigging. (1/3) #copolitics
March 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
NEW: The Trump Justice Department says it will investigate Colorado's prosecution of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk sentenced to nine years for breaching voting systems in an unsuccessful search for election rigging. (1/3) #copolitics
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One datapoint: Have a Korean friend. Nicest guy you’ll ever meet, basically a saint. He thinks ROK should get nukes yesterday.
A lot of redlines are about to be tested...I've been told that Trump won't come to Taiwan's support, ROK is contemplating nuclear capability, and Japan is wincing about potential tariffs. Feels like a lot of worst-case scenarios are about to come to pass
March 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
One datapoint: Have a Korean friend. Nicest guy you’ll ever meet, basically a saint. He thinks ROK should get nukes yesterday.
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Reminder weather balloon data gets directly fed into computer models.
Less balloons = less data = less forecast model accuracy.
And, of course, fewer NWS meteorologists = fewer eyes on the weather.
A sad day for American and global meteorology.
Less balloons = less data = less forecast model accuracy.
And, of course, fewer NWS meteorologists = fewer eyes on the weather.
A sad day for American and global meteorology.
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reminder weather balloon data gets directly fed into computer models.
Less balloons = less data = less forecast model accuracy.
And, of course, fewer NWS meteorologists = fewer eyes on the weather.
A sad day for American and global meteorology.
Less balloons = less data = less forecast model accuracy.
And, of course, fewer NWS meteorologists = fewer eyes on the weather.
A sad day for American and global meteorology.
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Tokyo set to require solar panels on new homes from April
Tokyo set to require solar panels on new homes from April
Metropolitan government's mandate is first in Japan for detached houses
asia.nikkei.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Tokyo set to require solar panels on new homes from April
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@davidbrin.bsky.social You used to post to Mastodon. Would you mind bridging to Mastodon/Misskey etc? You can do that by simply following @ap.brid.gy so very little work. You can read about it at fed.brid.gy