Kenji Hayakawa
@kenjihayakawa.com
Based in Dublin, Ireland. Translator. Interpreter. JPN & ENG.
Website: kenjihayakawa.com
Host @finneganswake.net
Founder @fairtradebook.org
Website: kenjihayakawa.com
Host @finneganswake.net
Founder @fairtradebook.org
LoFi Finnegans Wake Mix would be nice to have, but it'll probably be pretty much the same as LoFi Thomas Moore.
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
LoFi Finnegans Wake Mix would be nice to have, but it'll probably be pretty much the same as LoFi Thomas Moore.
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we are floating lanterns
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
we are floating lanterns
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Feeling some serious early Björk vibes from some of Ado's songs. Would love to see a live performance (any chance she might stop by Ireland in her next world tour...?).
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Feeling some serious early Björk vibes from some of Ado's songs. Would love to see a live performance (any chance she might stop by Ireland in her next world tour...?).
Saddened to hear that the iconic Shogi Club 24 (将棋倶楽部24) is closing down as of end of this year. At a personal level, the website helped me dramatically improve my game and pass the Shoureikai entrance exam back in 2004. Big props to everyone who kept the website going for this long.
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Saddened to hear that the iconic Shogi Club 24 (将棋倶楽部24) is closing down as of end of this year. At a personal level, the website helped me dramatically improve my game and pass the Shoureikai entrance exam back in 2004. Big props to everyone who kept the website going for this long.
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Is it just us or is there a dog-like look to the sea monster in this 1576 map of Corfu?
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Is it just us or is there a dog-like look to the sea monster in this 1576 map of Corfu?
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Just a few tickets remaining for A Christmas Carol! A sell-out hit at the Viking Theatre for the past nine years, you can catch this special holiday production for €20 at the James Joyce Centre on 12 & 13 December at 7pm.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-christma...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-christma...
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just a few tickets remaining for A Christmas Carol! A sell-out hit at the Viking Theatre for the past nine years, you can catch this special holiday production for €20 at the James Joyce Centre on 12 & 13 December at 7pm.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-christma...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-christma...
I had a lot of fun putting together this playlist of songs referenced in Chapter I.1 of Finnegans Wake: music.youtube.com/watch?v=hkCO...
(Children's songs had to be excluded because YouTube does not allow "Made for Kids" content to be added to playlists.)
Chapter I.2 coming soon...
(Children's songs had to be excluded because YouTube does not allow "Made for Kids" content to be added to playlists.)
Chapter I.2 coming soon...
New Dublin Voices - "Humpty Dumpty Medley", arr. Paul Hart
YouTube video by New Dublin Voices
music.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I had a lot of fun putting together this playlist of songs referenced in Chapter I.1 of Finnegans Wake: music.youtube.com/watch?v=hkCO...
(Children's songs had to be excluded because YouTube does not allow "Made for Kids" content to be added to playlists.)
Chapter I.2 coming soon...
(Children's songs had to be excluded because YouTube does not allow "Made for Kids" content to be added to playlists.)
Chapter I.2 coming soon...
Whoa, this is an incredible list. ulyssespages.blogspot.com/p/blog-page....
A lot of overlap with songs mentioned in Finnegans Wake.
A lot of overlap with songs mentioned in Finnegans Wake.
Poldy's iPod: music in Ulysses
The following is a complete-as-possible list of musical allusions in James Joyce’s Ulysses. The allusions are named in the order they appea...
ulyssespages.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Whoa, this is an incredible list. ulyssespages.blogspot.com/p/blog-page....
A lot of overlap with songs mentioned in Finnegans Wake.
A lot of overlap with songs mentioned in Finnegans Wake.
"Not a single interpretation was free of reputational risks [...] AI interpretation is still at an experimental stage and is not fit for use in WHO meetings with external stakeholders."
Yep, this checks out. Well done WHO for conducting such an informative study. www.atanet.org/wp-content/u...
Yep, this checks out. Well done WHO for conducting such an informative study. www.atanet.org/wp-content/u...
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Not a single interpretation was free of reputational risks [...] AI interpretation is still at an experimental stage and is not fit for use in WHO meetings with external stakeholders."
Yep, this checks out. Well done WHO for conducting such an informative study. www.atanet.org/wp-content/u...
Yep, this checks out. Well done WHO for conducting such an informative study. www.atanet.org/wp-content/u...
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Came across this gem today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkCO...
New Dublin Voices - "Humpty Dumpty Medley", arr. Paul Hart
YouTube video by New Dublin Voices
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Came across this gem today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkCO...
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Thanks to @gregfallis.com for the last 20 years I can never see autumn leaves on glass patio tables without whipping out the camera.
#BlameGreg #photography #Ontario #nature #EastCoastKin
#BlameGreg #photography #Ontario #nature #EastCoastKin
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Thanks to @gregfallis.com for the last 20 years I can never see autumn leaves on glass patio tables without whipping out the camera.
#BlameGreg #photography #Ontario #nature #EastCoastKin
#BlameGreg #photography #Ontario #nature #EastCoastKin
"While one could argue that their role of typesetting, printing, and diffusion were central in the print world, the ease with which these function can be fulfilled—or are no longer necessary—in the electronic world makes one wonder: what do we need publishers for?" journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era
The consolidation of the scientific publishing industry has been the topic of much debate within and outside the scientific community, especially in relation to major publishers’ high profit margins. ...
journals.plos.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"While one could argue that their role of typesetting, printing, and diffusion were central in the print world, the ease with which these function can be fulfilled—or are no longer necessary—in the electronic world makes one wonder: what do we need publishers for?" journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Just learned what a "gongoozler" is. Hm.
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Just learned what a "gongoozler" is. Hm.
One of the aims of Finnegans Web is to showcase the experimental side of Irish literature. I'd guess that not many Japanese readers would associate Ireland with literary experimentation, whereas in actual fact such experimentation has always been at the heart of modern Irish literature.
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
One of the aims of Finnegans Web is to showcase the experimental side of Irish literature. I'd guess that not many Japanese readers would associate Ireland with literary experimentation, whereas in actual fact such experimentation has always been at the heart of modern Irish literature.
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▫️ curb stones after the rain ▫️
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
▫️ curb stones after the rain ▫️
Attended an interesting event the other day featuring three Irish writers talking about literature and art. The talk reminded me of the following interview. pmc.iath.virginia.edu/issue.107/17...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Attended an interesting event the other day featuring three Irish writers talking about literature and art. The talk reminded me of the following interview. pmc.iath.virginia.edu/issue.107/17...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
Bök also made an amusing piece RE: Super Mario Bros, Mushroom Clouds: writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/...
Watched Flow. One of the best films I watched this year.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Watched Flow. One of the best films I watched this year.
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🍂 the dry season 🍂
lindisfarne
lindisfarne
November 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🍂 the dry season 🍂
lindisfarne
lindisfarne
Words in Finnegans Wake are generally quite opaque, polysemic and multilingual, yet their pronunciations are clear and uniform most of the time, which is quite surprising. One could of course intentionally mispronounce them, but then the words stop making much sense.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Words in Finnegans Wake are generally quite opaque, polysemic and multilingual, yet their pronunciations are clear and uniform most of the time, which is quite surprising. One could of course intentionally mispronounce them, but then the words stop making much sense.
I'm supposed to be on a "Finnegans Break" but as a way of not translating Chapter I.3, I'm ending up writing other stuff that's related to the Wake anyway. Hm.
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm supposed to be on a "Finnegans Break" but as a way of not translating Chapter I.3, I'm ending up writing other stuff that's related to the Wake anyway. Hm.
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🍃 🍂 november - month of the magic windows 🍂 🍃
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🍃 🍂 november - month of the magic windows 🍂 🍃