Michael Röllinghoff
@roellinghoff.bsky.social
Assistant professor of Japanese Studies at HKU. I write about settler colonialism, empire, and Indigenous sovereignty in Hokkaido and the transpacific. PhD from UToronto. Postdoc at UTokyo. 👨🏻🏫
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Ah, nice! Bizarrely, this happened to my kiddo at his elementary school here in Hong Kong.
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ah, nice! Bizarrely, this happened to my kiddo at his elementary school here in Hong Kong.
…which is why I said “historically speaking” and not “geopolitically speaking.” 🤷
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
…which is why I said “historically speaking” and not “geopolitically speaking.” 🤷
You never know. As in, you’d never know that the Japanese Empire was — historically speaking — on the verge of collapse in 1941.
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You never know. As in, you’d never know that the Japanese Empire was — historically speaking — on the verge of collapse in 1941.
(She was subsequently *terrified* by Batman: the Animated Series)
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
(She was subsequently *terrified* by Batman: the Animated Series)
This is what I was thinking. I might use the newer source with a "See also" note.
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This is what I was thinking. I might use the newer source with a "See also" note.
It's basically a choice between transparency and authority.
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It's basically a choice between transparency and authority.
I chuckled a bit at "It's a real" (checks paper) "honour to introduce our guest" (checks paper) "former prime minister" (checks paper) "Tony Blair"-- I know it's a lot to keep track of.
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I chuckled a bit at "It's a real" (checks paper) "honour to introduce our guest" (checks paper) "former prime minister" (checks paper) "Tony Blair"-- I know it's a lot to keep track of.
From what I can find on "レンタル家族" in Japanese, it's just domestic helpers for elder people and paid escorts for lonely single men.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
From what I can find on "レンタル家族" in Japanese, it's just domestic helpers for elder people and paid escorts for lonely single men.
Is it Conan O'Brien's fault?
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Is it Conan O'Brien's fault?
It's the Dudley Do-Right complex. You know-- the sense of being morally superior to Americans while constantly being afraid of being provincialized by the Yanks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It's the Dudley Do-Right complex. You know-- the sense of being morally superior to Americans while constantly being afraid of being provincialized by the Yanks.
It's probably a bit early for that. :/
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
It's probably a bit early for that. :/
Yeah-- I have a lot to say about this, but maybe not on Bluesky, but it's been depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Yeah-- I have a lot to say about this, but maybe not on Bluesky, but it's been depressing.
It's basically hate speech.
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's basically hate speech.