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Martin Spivey

@martintesol.bsky.social

MA TESOL. University lecturer of EAP in Japan. Research interests include data-driven learning, corpus-assisted discourse analysis and learner corpora.

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Gabriele Anello@nellosplendor.bsky.social · 2w ago

From J. League Regista: When it comes down to the most longeve head coach among current ones for the 2026-27 J.League season... well, one name stands alone at the top. And it's not an accident if that name is Ken #Yoshida, the manager of #Blaublitz Akita ⚡️

The Frosty Wizard – J.League Regista

Ken Yoshida is the longest-serving head coach among active managers. And it’s not a case if Blaublitz Akita are productively surviving in J2.

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Dark Machine@darkmachine.bsky.social · last mo.

I wholeheartedly agree with this article. The national team needs someone to tell them that they are better than most of these "legacy" teams. I'm still mad that Brazil thought they could pull out party tricks and so on despite being behind. www.theguardian.com/football/blo...

Ange Postecoglou is exactly what Japan need after fifth-straight World Cup knockout loss | John Duerden

The Samurai Blue’s toughest opponents are themselves. The Australian coach would help them kick down the door to football’s global elite

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Martin Spivey@martintesol.bsky.social · last mo.

This is happening in Akita City too. Houses with gardens of trees and flowers being knocked down and replaced with smaller houses, concrete drives and car ports. Some have fake grass too. Then people complain about flooding....

Dr. Samantha Landau📚@broomsticknpen.bsky.social · last mo.

All the new builds in my neighborhood are completely cement and rocks, no greenery whatsoever. Those houses are replacing homes that had multiple trees in a modest sized garden. The difference in temps is very obvious now.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

‘I didn’t expect it to be so controversial’: the Japanese mayor who took maternity leave

‘I didn’t expect it to be so controversial’: the Japanese mayor who took maternity leave

Shoko Kawata’s decision to take time off to have a baby – an unprecedented step for a mayor – has sparked weeks of debate inside Japan In many other nations, no one would blink an eye. But when Japanese mayor Shoko Kawata announced she was taking maternity leave, her decision made headline news, spawned opinion polls and sparked a national debate. And that debate is still unfolding in Japan, ever since she revealed her decision in May. On Monday, she told the assembly in the western city of Yawata she was confident her deputy could run things smoothly while she was away. Continue reading...

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Tom Clark@tom-clark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I was sat right next to the Guardian letters desk, when they took a call from David Hockney asking if “picture letters” could be considered & whether sending them in by Fax would work. They found a way, and if you click you’ll see he got the standard “D Hockney, Bridlington” sign off

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Maria W. Norris@mariawnorris.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Expert on extremism here: In 2025, there were 1798 right-wing extremism referrals to Prevent, the UK counter-extremism programme. This is *double* the amount of Islamic extremism referrals (870). And yet, the government is incapable of seeing far-right extremism as a threat. Why? 1/

Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I don't know how Keir Starmer can wake up in the morning, see that pogroms have been taking place under his watch, that they are being fuelled by literal illegal activity on social media, and not make it his entire purpose to stop it. We know you're no politician, but are you not a lawyer?

Isabel Picornell Garcia@picornell.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

I'm absolutely thrilled to say that my Cambridge Element on deception is now published! It's a review of 80 years of deception research and introduces emerging linguistic perspectives to analytical approaches. This Element is free to download from 9th-23rd June 2026. #ForensicLinguistics #Deception

The Linguistics of Analysing Deception in Written Texts

Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - The Linguistics of Analysing Deception in Written Texts

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秋田経済新聞@akikei.bsky.social · 2mo ago

６月１２日（金）～１４日（日） 「東北地ビールフェスティバル in 秋田２０２６」 東北６県の１４社と北海道の１社、計１５社が約５０種類のクラフトビールを一堂に提供。それぞれの醸造所が、クラフトビールに合わせた各地のフードメニューも。 【日時】 １２⽇（金）１６時～２１時 １３⽇（土）１１時～２０時 １４⽇（日）１１時～１７時 【会場】エリアなかいち にぎわい広場 秋田市中通1-4 ★全出店名とフードメニューはコメント欄へ

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JJWalsh@jjwalsh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you live in Japan looking for home & business solar and battery solutions to reduce your costs as well as have more energy self-sufficiency, I just successfully used this national online service to help find local contractors in your area - Japan solar subsidies available too eco-ene.com/solor/

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Sten Hansson@stenhansson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This may be of interest to scholars of #disaster #risk #communication @samlmontano.bsky.social @chadmbriggs.bsky.social @danielaldrich.bsky.social @bjohansson.bsky.social @scatterazure.bsky.social @danielle-rivera.bsky.social @theffernan.bsky.social @itsandrewrusso.bsky.social #ica26

Sten Hansson@stenhansson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New article out now on how to improve risk and emergency communication, increase disaster #preparedness, and save lives www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Reducing communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A framework for capacity development. Social vulnerability to disasters is in part driven by communication-related factors, including barriers to accessing, understanding, and acting upon information about hazards. To save lives, disaster risk managers need to develop systemic capacity to reduce these barriers. In this article, we put forward a framework for institutional communication capacity building in the field of disaster risk management. Drawing on the most recent theorisations of the dynamics of disaster vulnerability, the framework combines audience research and engagement and scenario-based vulnerability analysis exercises to provide input to evidence-based changes in organisational practices that reinforce preparedness and communication capabilities. The identified development tasks help to address the needs of people in vulnerable situations, take into account situational complications that may emerge in a particular disaster scenario, and guide the filling of capacity gaps in disaster management and social support structures.
Dan Orlowitz@aishiterutokyo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New thread for #JLeague financial disclosures, which cover 53 of 60 clubs (the remaining seven - Kashiwa, Shonan, Sapporo, Tottori, Sanuki, Kochi and Kitakyushu) have fiscal years that end in March or June. - Among 53 reporting, revenues up 12% from 2025, with 38 clubs reporting an increase

Tony McEnery@tonymcenery.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a great read with a conclusion that rings like a fire alarm “an object lesson for other universities from the UK … Overseas markets may not yield the fruits expected … troubles in the home campuses … can damage perceptions and stakeholder approvals” open.substack.com/pub/drgeoffr...

THE DESTRUCTION OF LEGACY HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRITAIN – NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY

Geoffrey Williams and Murray Hunter: Nottingham University is an object lesson for other universities from the UK and elsewhere who may be considering or even undergoing international expansion.

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Chris Cooper@coopersensei.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Honoured to be invitied to speak at a symposium at the JAECS #corpuslinguistics conference in Kita Kyushu in September. Call for papers is out until 3 July docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

英語コーパス学会第52回大会 発表募集 / Call for Papers: JAECS 2026

(*English follows.) 会期：2026（令和8）9月1日–2日 会場：北九州市立大学　北方キャンパス 英語コーパス学会第52回研究大会では、研究発表を募集いたします。発表をご希望の方は、下記の要領に従い、期日までにお申し込みください。 【申込期間】：2026年5月22日（金）〜7月3日（金）23:59（JST） 発表概要は、発表言語に応じて以下の分量でご作成ください。 •...

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