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tim hornyak

@robotopia.bsky.social

Tokyo writer @TheTimes @TheAtlantic @nytimes @TIME @Nature @CNBC @AGU_Eos @kinfolkmag; Author, Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots https://muckrack.com/tim-hornyak

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tim hornyak@robotopia.bsky.social · 7d ago

Japan has harsh drug laws but no addiction epidemic; it also prioritizes the public good over individual rights. Canada, meanwhile, feels it necessary to emphasize individual freedoms for those with dangerous mental illness. An excellent piece by Aaron Beswick www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

A father follows his son through Nova Scotia's revolving door of severe mental illness, homelessness and addiction

Is it more compassionate to release people from medical care who time and again relapse into homelessness and hard drug use,

saltwire.com

@mulboyne.bsky.social · 2w ago

News that Jehovah's Witnesses have essentially lifted their ban on blood transfusions and donations is being widely reported in Japan. The ban has frequently raised legal issues, like the one in the post below. apnews.com/article/jeho...

Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their ban on the medical use of donated blood. Members can now receive products derived from blood, but transfusions of whole blood remain prohibited.

apnews.com

@mulboyne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A Jehovah's Witness is bringing a discrimination suit against a hospital that refused to perform cataract surgery, after she said she would not accept a blood transfusion. Another hospital agreed to the condition, and operated successfully. www.47news.jp/14220152.html

CNN@cnn.com · 3w ago

John Reagan was enjoying the first few months of retirement when he pulled a tick off his skin in early May. A few weeks later, he started having flu-like symptoms that included a headache, body aches, a fever, nausea and diarrhea.

Weeks after a tick bite, he couldn’t speak or move. A slew of tests finally gave him a diagnosis | CNN

Powassan virus disease is incredibly rare, with fewer than 100 cases diagnosed and reported in the United States each year, according to the CDC.

cnn.it

@mulboyne.bsky.social · last mo.

The obituaries of Yayoi Kusama understandably use later photos with her trademark wig and deadpan expression. Here are some earlier pictures.

Kusama as a young girlYayoi Kusama, from “The Driving Image” show, 1964 Kusama in counter culture hippy garb next to some women in a kimono in the 70sKusama in her Polka Dot Love Room in 1967
@mulboyne.bsky.social · last mo.

Tochigi has started using smaller dogs for police duties. One reason is that the prefecture does not directly own all its police dogs. Some are privately-owned, and only work as police dogs on request. Small dogs are cheaper and easier to keep as pets. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...

行方不明の高齢者捜索は機動力ある「小型犬」で…栃木県警が警察犬で採用開始、早速お手柄も

【読売新聞】　栃木県警は中・大型犬に限っていた警察犬について小型犬も対象とし、今年初めて、小型犬２頭が採用された。高齢化で行方不明者の捜索要請が増えており、機動力のある小型犬の活躍に期待が高まっている。（大池紘平） 「ケン、捜せ」

yomiuri.co.jp

CNN@cnn.com · 2mo ago

President Donald Trump announced that the United States would reduce military exercises it conducts with key regional ally South Korea, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s lack of assistance with Iran. https://cnn.it/3U1KKaC

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@mulboyne.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A huge fleet of EV buses, ditched for use at the Osaka Expo, because they didn't work, will be sent to an industrial waste plant in Toyama. The supplier filed for bankruptcy, so no refund was possible. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...

大阪メトロが使用断念した中国製ＥＶバス１００台以上、産廃処理場へ「出発」

【読売新聞】　昨年の大阪・関西万博などに向けて購入し、不具合を受けて継続使用を断念した電気自動車（ＥＶ）バスについて、大阪メトロは２６日、大阪市城東区の敷地で保管していた１００台以上のバスを全て撤去した。同社への取材でわかった。関係

yomiuri.co.jp

tim hornyak@robotopia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Satoko Kishimoto, the first female mayor of Suginami Ward in Tokyo, won reelection after seeing off ex-mayor Ryō Tanaka. I interviewed her for @Japantimes in 2022 www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08... 東京都杉並区長選、現職の岸本聡子氏が再選 自民推薦の前区議ら破るhttps://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV6X7X92V6XOXIE01BM.html

No backpedaling for Suginami Ward’s bicycling mayor

Satoko Kishimoto is a breath of fresh air in local politics. But can she bring about change?

japantimes.co.jp

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Leonard Cohen estate is objecting to President Trump's planned use of the song "Hallelujah" ahead of tonight's Freedom 250 rally on the National Mall here in Washington.

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@mulboyne.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Fair Trade Commission is investigating Ezaki Glico, Meiji, Lotte, Morinaga Milk, Morinaga Confectionery, and Akagi for price-fixing in the ice cream market, in the belief they colluded to raise prices at the same time. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...

明治・ロッテ・グリコなど大手製菓６社、アイスクリームで価格カルテルの疑い…公取委が立ち入り検査

【読売新聞】　アイスクリーム商品の希望小売価格を巡ってカルテルを結んだ疑いがあるとして、公正取引委員会は１６日午前、大手製菓会社など６社に対し、独占禁止法違反（不当な取引制限）容疑で立ち入り検査を始めた。アイス業界でカルテルを巡る調

yomiuri.co.jp

tim hornyak@robotopia.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Prices for thousands of foods have gone up in Japan over the past year, but I'm always shocked by yaki-imo (roasted sweet potatoes). I remember one being 400 yen ($2.50)--now some street vendors in Tokyo are charging 1,200 yen to 2,000 yen ($7.50 to $12.50) a potato

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