"The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God in Glory" by Insho Domoto. This print is a reproduction of the enormous original found in Japan's Ōsaka Cathedral.

Today is the anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Let me tell you a story about a Shinto priest who returned to the evacuation zone to tend to shrines cut off from human contact by fallout. Through his struggle you can sense how much we lost on 3/11.🧵

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Paperbacks arrived this morn, and I'm happy to report that they're beauties!!! 👻🏛️🌷🌸

My essay on "pandemic leftovers" at #Shinto shrines in Japan for CoronAsur is published! I focus on adaptations of ritual handwashing 手水 during+after #COVID. "Ladles, Flowers, & Rubber Ducks: Pandemic Leftovers at Shinto Shrines in Japan" ⛩💦🪷🐗🦆 ari.nus.edu.sg/20331-123/

Herd of deer relaxing among some cherry blossom trees in Nara, Japan.

Earthquake Flash Report – 4/8 An earthquake occurred at around 7:26pm. The following intensities were measured. [Int. 3] Western Aichi

【地震情報】 ■震度３■愛知西部(19:26) #nhk_news www3.nhk.or.jp/news/

Oh shit, earthquake in Nagoya! 名古屋に地震を感じているよ！

Earthquake Flash Report – 4/18 At around 8:19pm, an earthquake occurred in Northern Nagano Prefecture. We'll let you know as soon as we have more information. (Update #1)

【地震情報】 ■震度５弱■長野北部　長野中部 ■震度３■長野南部(20:19) #nhk_news www3.nhk.or.jp/news/

Eat Pray Anime is back! youtube.com/shorts/IgST8P_…

Academic, flirting: “I read your article”

Coming back here for two seconds because ya'll gotta see these AI Japanese materials.

GPT-6 will have the intelligence to open a bakery instead of doing a PhD

＼ざんまいずのみんなへトラりんからお手紙がきたよ！／ あおじし「トラりん！オレたちも元気だぞ！」 しろぞー「お手紙ありがとう！あと少し、一緒に展覧会がんばろうね～」 はにわんこ「便せんも封筒もキラキラ✨」 くじゃっぴ「華やかでうれしいわね💕」 ぎゅーたろ「ワイらもお返事書くで～！📨」

It's official! The TCG I consulted for, Upper Deck's "Rush of Ikorr," drops in a few days. Each deck focuses on a diff pantheon of mythological & historical figures. I helped craft the Japanese deck, "Stunning Presence." Looking forward to playing! youtu.be/y2LQYeRQXw4

Replacing "sorry for the late reply" with "a wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to" in all work emails going forward

I am thrilled to share that my book, Mao’s Steelworks, has been awarded the 2025 Reid Prize (given for “the most significant book contributing to the understanding of Asia”) by the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA). asaa.asn.au/news/book-abou…

We’ve promised this new role to an internal candidate but let’s get 400 people to request 3 letters of recommendation just in case