Taku Tamaki, PhD 🎌🇬🇧🌏🚄😷
@takutamaki.bsky.social
Political Scientist at Loughborough University, specializing in International Relations of East Asia & Japan's foreign relations. Also exploring applying the ideas of Watsuji Tetsuro to IR theorizing. And a soft spot for railways.
The skies over Loughborough station this morning.
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The skies over Loughborough station this morning.
This talk of Europeans selling off US Treasuries: it would likely drive down the prices, so the Europeans will lose a lot of money in the process.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This talk of Europeans selling off US Treasuries: it would likely drive down the prices, so the Europeans will lose a lot of money in the process.
So, how is China responding to the US NSS on Taiwan? With the same level of histrionics as with Takaichi?
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So, how is China responding to the US NSS on Taiwan? With the same level of histrionics as with Takaichi?
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From the CWS ARCHIVE. 4th June 2024.
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
From the CWS ARCHIVE. 4th June 2024.
Clash of civilizations 2.0--led by the US.
Just in: A new US national security strategy is calling for 'cultivating resistance' in Europe, warning that the continent is subverting democracy, blocking peace in Ukraine and facing 'civilisational erasure' from high migration and falling birth rates. on.ft.com/3Y7XP0G
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Clash of civilizations 2.0--led by the US.
Seems like the US is gearing-up for a battle of civilizations, or dare I say, a global race war.
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Seems like the US is gearing-up for a battle of civilizations, or dare I say, a global race war.
It is a truly dangerous world.
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It is a truly dangerous world.
英国はインフラ投資はおろかインフラの質がメチャクチャだ。その上、インフラ管理・運営能力も相当劣化している。
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
英国はインフラ投資はおろかインフラの質がメチャクチャだ。その上、インフラ管理・運営能力も相当劣化している。
"However, IR’s intention to source equipment from European suppliers is likely to encounter resistance from Japan."
Deja vu all over again....
www.railjournal.com/passenger/hi...
Deja vu all over again....
www.railjournal.com/passenger/hi...
Indian high-speed trials to start in 2027
Indian Railways has set August 2027 as the target date for the start of trials on the Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line.
www.railjournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"However, IR’s intention to source equipment from European suppliers is likely to encounter resistance from Japan."
Deja vu all over again....
www.railjournal.com/passenger/hi...
Deja vu all over again....
www.railjournal.com/passenger/hi...
Looking forward to welcoming visitors to our @lborouniversity.bsky.social @irph.bsky.social Open Day!
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Looking forward to welcoming visitors to our @lborouniversity.bsky.social @irph.bsky.social Open Day!
What is so difficult about NOT clicking the "reply-all"?
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
What is so difficult about NOT clicking the "reply-all"?
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The early flu season in England continues to build, while the latest Covid wave continues to recede.
Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.
Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The early flu season in England continues to build, while the latest Covid wave continues to recede.
Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.
Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.
近頃の発メロ・駅メロ・乗降促進音、どれもニュース番組のオープニング曲の様に聞こえてしまう。
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
近頃の発メロ・駅メロ・乗降促進音、どれもニュース番組のオープニング曲の様に聞こえてしまう。
Rail connectivity getting in the way of China's belt and road connectivity?
www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/hu...
www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/hu...
Hungarian railway closes to create space for Chinese battery factory
HUNGARY: The last train ran on the Debrecen - Nagykereki line on October 19, with expansion of a nearby battery plant set to incorporate part of the existing railway alignment.
www.railwaygazette.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Rail connectivity getting in the way of China's belt and road connectivity?
www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/hu...
www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/hu...
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Our new article is out - we conducted experimental Citizen-Expert Panels to find out, how mini-publics on climate change work. And we've come up with a neat typology of mini-publics mechanisms. Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Our new article is out - we conducted experimental Citizen-Expert Panels to find out, how mini-publics on climate change work. And we've come up with a neat typology of mini-publics mechanisms. Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The European Commission is working in tandem with national governments and Nato to co-ordinate the sharing of trucks, rail carriages and ferries that can carry tanks and heavy artillery across the continent in case of war ft.trib.al/6uHvIBU
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The European Commission is working in tandem with national governments and Nato to co-ordinate the sharing of trucks, rail carriages and ferries that can carry tanks and heavy artillery across the continent in case of war ft.trib.al/6uHvIBU
A bit of trainspotting on the way to work.
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A bit of trainspotting on the way to work.
A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Found on the Loughborough station platform.
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Found on the Loughborough station platform.
A majestic Great Western Hall at Loughborough Central on the GCR.
October 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A majestic Great Western Hall at Loughborough Central on the GCR.
Sensing that BR branch line feeling at Leicester North.
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sensing that BR branch line feeling at Leicester North.
ディワリの花火があちこちで上がってる。まぁ、お祝いだから良いけど、何だか戦闘地域に居るような錯覚を起こす。
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ディワリの花火があちこちで上がってる。まぁ、お祝いだから良いけど、何だか戦闘地域に居るような錯覚を起こす。
"The Russian business community, on the other hand, is not entirely happy with the change."
Some people might be better off staying away from windows and stairs.
www.railjournal.com/freight/russ...
Some people might be better off staying away from windows and stairs.
www.railjournal.com/freight/russ...
Russia approves rail freight tariff increase
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has published a draft order that will allow for substantial increases in railway tariffs.
www.railjournal.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"The Russian business community, on the other hand, is not entirely happy with the change."
Some people might be better off staying away from windows and stairs.
www.railjournal.com/freight/russ...
Some people might be better off staying away from windows and stairs.
www.railjournal.com/freight/russ...
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English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skills
University tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced.
In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from increased fees for the next two academic years, starting next September, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, told MPs on Monday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
Seems @eastmidsrailway.bsky.social has given up on the seat reservation system. Another service where it is not working. Going on for quite some time now.
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Seems @eastmidsrailway.bsky.social has given up on the seat reservation system. Another service where it is not working. Going on for quite some time now.