Wataru Tenkawa
@10wataru.bsky.social
Naturalized Japanese citizen from Michigan via San Francisco, car-free Tokyo resident since 1978, thriving on a no-mammals diet since 1970
Apparently Bluesky people have no interest in this kind of analysis, since it got zero response, but it pretty much nails a major problem I have with this media platform, namely, the cult-like exclusiveness.
Wataru Tenkawa@10wataru.bsky.social · yesterdayYou choose the accounts you follow on Bsky. That's one filter. They choose the Twitter posts they share here. That's a second filter. If people on here then scream, "Don't share Twitter posts!!" that's effectively a ban.
Look closely at that ham radio antenna I posted yesterday and you can see birds on it. These are not birds indigenous to Japan but are rose-ringed parakeets, also known as ring-necked parakeets, which escaped from cages and settled in Tokyo many years ago.
Love these ham radio antenna arrays. Takes me all the way back to age 14, when I built a shortwave radio and strung an antenna from my room to a tree in our backyard. (This was taken in Musashino-shi near Midori-cho.)
Today in Japan weather news: New all-time high temperature records in 59 locations 40C or above in 7 locations (mostly in the Kumamoto disaster zone) 35C or above in 227 locations Tokyo, meanwhile, barely got above 25C
AEON obon campaign before and after. No doubt a wise move to ditch the BON!
Japan has had several 40°C days this summer, but today's in 日田 (Hita), Oita was the first ever 40°C day in all of Kyushu. The 38.7°C in 肝付前田 (Kimotsuki Maeda) was the hottest day ever in Kagoshima. Fukuoka Prefecture also had two all-time records today. 暑いですね
How seriously are we to take a country that in the 21st century still has a "Chancellor of the Exchequer"?
The Kavalan Distillery in Taiwan, winner of multiple awards, offers these malt samples only to visitors. My wonderful son-in-law gave me these, which he got from a colleague. Looking forward to tasting them individually and in blends. #whisky
Went outside with a temperature gauge but had to retreat back into the house when it broke 41C in the sun. It's a dry heat, though.
Asking people to pass around a ball without using their hands makes for a good party game, but a lousy sport. Add in the need to adjudicate the inevitable human entanglements and selectively hand out red cards, and the result is the mess you saw if you wasted your time watching the world cup.
It me n.pr/4vgHXHz bsky.app/profile/npr....
Fast walkers in their 80s cut their risk of cognitive decline by half, study finds
A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health.
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NPR@npr.org · last mo.A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health. n.pr/4vgHXHz
Clever. First send a phishing email. Then send an email warning about the phishing email and asking for help with an in-house survey about who received the first email. internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/column/...
「怪しいメールを見破った人」がだまされる、社内注意喚起を装う「二段階式フィッシングメール」に注意！【読めば身に付くネットリテラシー】
月曜の朝、経理担当のAさんのメールボックスに、「【重要】通勤手当申請」というメールが届きました。送信者名は「本社会計係」。しかし、文章はどこか不自然で、リンク先のURLも、普段使っている社内システムとは違うように見えます。Aさんは「これはフィッシング詐欺だ」と気付き、クリックせずに閉じました。
internet.watch.impress.co.jp
Troubling. "Deaths are increasing faster than expected because gains in life expectancy have stalled since the COVID-19 pandemic." asia.nikkei.com/economy/demo...
Deaths in Japan's aging society track ahead of estimates, creating pressures
Medical care, end-of-life services struggle to keep up with demand
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For some reason I can't stop looking at this photo of Motegi and his Ukrainian counterpart www.jiji.com/jc/article?k...
茂木氏、支援継続を伝達 ウクライナ外相と会談：時事ドットコム
茂木敏充外相は１日、ウクライナのシビハ外相と東京都内の外務省飯倉公館で会談した。ロシアの侵攻が続く中、力による現状変更を容認せず、あらゆる面でウクライナ支援を続けていく日本の方針を伝達。両外相は安全保障分野の連携や復旧・復興の取り組みについて意見を交わした。
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When the NHK newscaster, in a story about日銀, said 五期ぶり, both my wife and I did a double take
Saw this, and recalled the rude welcome Pielke Jr. received when he joined Bluesky. He was put on block lists, as were his followers, and effectively driven away. Yet what he said is now accepted wisdom. No wonder Bluesky remains such a niche platform. Self-important but with minimal impact.
2025年に「ドナルド」と名付けられた新生児、米国全土で数えても400人以下ｗｗｗｗｗｗ blog.livedoor.jp/kinisoku/arc...
Shouldn't (Iran FM) Araghchi's name be written more like アラッフチー and Hormuz as ホルモズ?
Losing at the World Cup means escaping the terrible fate of having to receive the trophy from Trump
Shouldn't (Iran FM) Araghchi's name be written more like アラッフチー and Hormuz as ホルモズ?
This is the most ominous wedding photo I’ve ever seen www.inquirer.com/news/olney-r...
A woman missing since 2016 had close ties to the Olney house that’s now the target of a massive investigation
Amy McHale disappeared in June 2016. She was last seen at a house on West Chew Avenue, the home of her now late ex-husband. The house is the target of federal and local investigation.
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I like what this account does here, putting (TS) after 台風 to show that it's a tropical storm, well short of typhoon strength. No. 7 has also dropped below typhoon strength. So no, Japan is not being hit by double typhoons, though we can expect lots of rain from these storms and the monsoon front.
ANHS 全日本放送ステーション@anhsjapan.bsky.social · last mo.【台風情報】 台風8号 実況 時刻 2026年06月25日 12:00 台風名 ヒーゴス 階級 台風(TS) 大きさ 強さ 存在地域 フィリピンの東 中心気圧 998 hPa 最大風速 23 m/s 最大瞬間風速 35 m/s 移動方向 西北西 移動速度 25 km/h 出典：気象庁防災情報XML
