Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド (@gearoidreidy) 's Twitter Profile
Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド

@gearoidreidy

Bloomberg @Opinion columnist. I mostly cover Japan,japanification, softpower and so on. Used to make games at Capcom. Retweets ≠ endorsements, opinions mine.

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As a Shibuya resident I was on the Mario Kart-hating-train earlier than most. But what do you do to crack down on them? The cars are road legal. The drivers have international licenses. The big issue was the copyright infringement, which has been dealt with. Contrary to..

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Between inbound tourism and social media, the end is nigh for what David Pilling called the “relentless pessimism, even sneering bitterness” of English-language writing about Japan. People are learning firsthand how different it is to the country portrayed in much of the press.

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Looks like My Number for Apple Wallet is launching very soon: Seven Bank copy machine screen showing grayed out iPhone My Number option in Government Services menu

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Shigeo Nagashima, known as "Mr. Giants," "Mr. Professional Baseball" and perhaps Japan's most beloved baseball star, has died at the age of 89 yomiuri.co.jp/national/20250…

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If Prime Minister Ishiba were to call a snap election, it could result in a combined election for both the Lower House and Upper House of Japan's National Diet. It would be an very risky move when both the PM and his party have low approval ratings.

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Former Hakuhō, now that he is leaving Grand Sumo, plans to start an international sumo league called simply SUMO, starting in Japan and the US - according to close sources. I wish him luck and success - but we’ll see.. hochi.news/articles/20250…