Notices tagged with japan

‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition threat - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/01/sea-shepherd-paul-watson-whaling-activist-prison #japan is a double disgrace - for slaughtering #whales, and prosecuting #watson

It’s Time for Supper (2013) [8 min] by Saki Muramoto | #Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDRrZycGqt8

#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #EverydayLife #DailyLife #BlackAndWhite #Geidai #TokyoUniversityOfTheArts

"The man was attacked while working near the delicatessen section at around 6:20 a.m."
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241130/p2g/00m/0na/027000c

Seems Japanese black bears (ツキノワグマ, tsukinowaguma) are supposed to "sleep from November until March",
but only in "colder, northern ranges, though some bears will simply move to" warmer climes (e.g. supermarkets)😬
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_black_bear
#Japan #BearAttack #ClimateChange

Autumn Vibes, Shirokanedai, Tokyo

Some panoramic photos taken today at various locations around the Metropolitan Teien Art Museum at Shirokanedai in Tokyo. Foliage not quite peaking yet, but still pretty. 🍁🍂

#photography #tokyo #japan #autumn #65x24 #shotoniphone #fotografie #photographersofmastodon #japaneseautumn #tokyolife #japanlife #tokyostreet #japanstreet

The anime classic #Akira is streaming in full length on Youtube from today until Dec 6th to celebrate the 60y anniversary of publisher TMS (region restricted, you may need a VPN, Mullvad to Japan works fine)

https://youtu.be/qtqaO2QUAYA

#movies #letterboxd #anime #Japan

"Seager said he wasn’t interested in receiving compensation for his underdeveloped bar but just wanted to find out “what industrial process might have caused the ripple to not be on the top” "
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/30/smooth-mars-bar-wins-aylesbury-man-2-compensation-and-internet-fame
🔸Local supermarket used to have bagged mini-Mars bars/mini-MilkyWay bars, but haven't seen them in ages. Perhaps they became too pricey for #Japan🙁
#MarsBar

⚡️🇺🇦Ukraine urges NATO to issue membership invitation next week, Reuters reports (more) https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-urges-nato-to-issue-membership-invitation-next-week-reuters-reports/ #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

Greece "is the 8th country to drop out after initially planning to participate in the [Osaka] expo...amid concerns about the event's ballooning costs"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241130/p2g/00m/0na/009000c
#Osaka #NoMoreExpos #WhiteElephant #Japan

Japanese Castaways Memorial in Vancouver, Washington

A monument dedicated to "the three Kichis," who washed ashore.#shipwrecks #monuments #ships #boats #sailors #pacific #indigenous #japan #section-Atlas
Japanese Castaways Memorial

雲と同じ高さで秋桜が見れる天空の花畑。

A flower garden in the sky where you can see cosmos at the same height as the clouds.

#photography #nature #art #写真 #日本 #japan #beautiful #beauty #bloomscrolling #花 #flowers #flower #landscape #scenery #ファンタジー #fantasy #秋 #autumn #fall #oldlens #filmlike #コスモス #cosmos #sky #dusk #evening

🇰🇷🇺🇦Ukraine receives first $100 million in aid from South Korea (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/29/7486849/ #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

⚠️🇷🇺Russian lawyer sentenced to 7 years in prison for publicly speaking out against Ukraine war, media reports (more) https://kyivindependent.com/russian-lawyer-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-publicly-speaking-out-against-ukraine-war/ #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #Russia #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

"A group of Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel is currently on a nine-day exchange visit to China"
"The program, which started in 2001, was held last year in China for the first time in four years following a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241128/p2g/00m/0na/058000c
🔸Important to keep communication channels open as murky waters lie ahead.
#Japan #defense #geopolitics

Infection status
Released Nov 29, 2024.
- As of period from Nov 18 - Nov 24, 2024 -

No. of patients per medical facility (nationwide) 1.81
Change from prev. week -0.09
[Source: Health-Labor-Welfare Ministry weekly report]
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001341284.pdf
🔸Still bumping along at bottom.
Saga at 0.92, Tokyo at 0.99, Akita at 7.96, Hokkaido at 5.5, Okinawa at 0.55.

#Influenza (nationwide) at 2.36. (Flu > COVID)
Change from prev. week +0.48
#Fukuoka at 5.79.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001341535.pdf
#CovidIsNotOver #Japan

"...because they are independent subcontractors, they are not treated as employees, and even if they are injured, they are not covered by workers' compensation insurance..."
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241128/p2a/00m/0bu/021000c
#Japan #Amazon #exploitation

⚡️🇵🇱West should respond to Putin's missile blackmail by increasing aid to Ukraine - Polish expert (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3931992-west-should-respond-to-putins-missile-blackmail-by-increasing-aid-to-ukraine-polish-expert.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #Poland #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

⚠️⛔️Russian war criminals execute 5 unarmed Ukrainian POWs near Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/28/7486713/ #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

Tokyo | Uonami Fish Bar by JB_1984

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxgezRliWi00

#uonamifishbar #restaurant #neon #rain #reflection #man #person #pedestrian #umbrella #street #streetphotography #bluehour #nagasaki #長崎 #toshima #豊島区 #tokyo #東京 #tokyometropolis #東京都 #kantō #関東地方 #honshu #本州 #japan #日本 #nikon #z6ii #nikonz6ii #nikkorz2470mmf4s

Night Strolls, Itabashi, Tokyo (2)

Another set of night-walking scenes from quiet residential areas in the #Itabashi ward of #Tokyo. I got off the train two stops early last night to capture those with my iPhone camera’s night mode.
#photography #shotoniphone #japan #fotografie #photographersofmastodon #tokyolife #japanlife #nightphotography #nachtfotografie #tokyostreet #japanstreet

autumn vibes.

#photography #nature #art #写真 #日本 #japan #beautiful #beauty #bloomscrolling #花 #flowers #flower #landscape #scenery #ファンタジー #fantasy #秋 #autumn #fall #oldlens #filmlike #紅葉 #maple #autumnleaves #桜 #四季桜 #cherryblossoms