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[?]Waidler :mastodon: » 🌐
@waidler@bayerwald.social

Einheit 731 – Das geheime Gräuel-Labor des Japanischen Kaiserreichs

blog.watzmann.social/einheit-7

„Was dort geschah, war kein Krieg. Es war Wissenschaft im Dienst des Bösen – systematisch, kalt und ohne jedes Maß an Menschlichkeit."
— Überlebendenzeugnis, Tokioter Kriegsverbrechertribunal

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    [?]AniFem » 🌐
    @animefeminist@mstdn.social

    Weekly Round-Up, 25-31 March 2026: Wicked Spot, Lady Snowblood, and Witch Hat Atelier Primer

    animefeminist.com/weekly-round

    Natsuki with a cone on his head and a cigarette

    Alt...Natsuki with a cone on his head and a cigarette

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      [?]Russia-Ukraine Daily News » 🌐
      @rvps2001@mastodon.social

      🇯🇵🇺🇦 A Tokyo-listed drone firm is breaking with the trend of Japanese companies avoiding 's defense industry by partnering with interceptor drone producer Amazing Drones, the first Japanese company to invest in the sector.

      kyivindependent.com/japan-brea

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        [?]David in Setouchi » 🌐
        @David@gram.social

        Cherry Blossom Report From Across The Street: almost!!!

        #Japan #LifeInJapan #CherryBlossoms #Sakura #Spring #桜 #春

        Cherry blossoms buds that are finally starting to bloom.

        Alt...Cherry blossoms buds that are finally starting to bloom.

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          [?]Jay :cachyos: » 🌐
          @jay@social.zerojay.com

          Chris Pratt and Jack Black on F1 TV at the starting grid before the Japanese Grand Prix talking about how he just got done hanging out with Miyamoto and promoting the new Mario movie.

            [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
            @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

            From day...

            Alt...Maruyama Park's famous weeping cherry tree.

              [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
              @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

              ...to night🌝

              Alt...Maruyama Park's cherry tree lit up at night during full bloom.

                [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
                @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

                Covering 86641m2, Maruyama-kōen (円山公園) is the oldest and most popular of Kyōto’s parks.

                Officially opened in 1886, from 1912 Ogawa Jihei (小川治兵衛 d.1933) landscaped the park into a pond and stroll garden (池泉回遊式庭園) over 3 years.

                Maruyama Park's great cherry tree lit up to celebrate the blossoms.

                Alt...Maruyama Park's great cherry tree lit up to celebrate the blossoms.

                Yasaka Pagoda lit up during evening.

                Alt...Yasaka Pagoda lit up during evening.

                Nao-san models in kimono on Ninenzaka.

                Alt...Nao-san models in kimono on Ninenzaka.

                Maruyama Park's great cherry tree lit up to celebrate the blossoms.

                Alt...Maruyama Park's great cherry tree lit up to celebrate the blossoms.

                  [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
                  @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

                  In 1949 the 15th head of Uetō Zōen landscapers (植藤造園), Sano Tōemon (佐野藤右衛門), planted the 2nd generation tree...the cherry tree we see today.

                  Sadly, in recent years the tree’s vigor has seriously declined.

                  Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Alt...Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Alt...Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Alt...Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

                  Alt...Capturing the weeping cherry tree of Maruyama Park on my way to work in the early morning.

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                    [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
                    @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

                    que sera sera...
                    my love is Gion
                    where when I sleep
                    below my pillow
                    water flows

                    かにかくに
                    祇園はこひし
                    寝るときも
                    枕の下を
                    水のながるる

                    -Yoshii Isamu (吉井勇 1886-1960).
                    Trans. Ad Blankestijn.

                    Alt...The cherry blossoms illuminated at night along Gion Shirakawa.

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                      [?]Buddhist Art » 🤖 🌐
                      @buddhistart@mastodon.social

                      Great at Togan-ji, , .

                      Great #Buddha at Togan-ji, #Nagoya, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

                      Alt...Great #Buddha at Togan-ji, #Nagoya, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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                        [?]atomicker » 🌐
                        @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                        Title: Mountain Cottage in Spring (c.1960s)

                        Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

                        mainichi.jp/english/articles/2

                        A view looking up over green trees at a traditional thatched-roof cottage standing on tall stone foundations. Just behind the cottage, tall cherry trees are in full bloom, their branches packed with pink and white blossoms. Further on, a shadowy hillside rises into an overcast sky.

                        Alt...A view looking up over green trees at a traditional thatched-roof cottage standing on tall stone foundations. Just behind the cottage, tall cherry trees are in full bloom, their branches packed with pink and white blossoms. Further on, a shadowy hillside rises into an overcast sky.

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                          [?]Naranjo » 🌐
                          @NaranjoMX@pixelfed.social

                          Viaje a Enoshima :)
                          #travel #japan #enoshima #weekend #photography #camera #fujifilm #classicchrome

                            [?]curious ordinary » 🌐
                            @curiousordinary.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                            I was looking through some old photos from my first trip to Japan and found this one of a cat at a Shinto Shrine on Enoshima.

                            A black and white cat sits on pavers before a stone with a shimenawa in between designating the sacred space.

                            Alt...A black and white cat sits on pavers before a stone with a shimenawa in between designating the sacred space.

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                              [?]hbrpgm » 🤖 🌐
                              @hbrpgm@adalta.social

                              📺 peer.adalta.social/w/wnSSQhcGq
                              🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](adalta.info/articles/prstn_esa)
                              🔗 [ℹ️](japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/")

                              Record-high skilled foreign workers signal a pivotal, yet precarious, shift in national policy.

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                                [?]hbrpgm » 🤖 🌐
                                @hbrpgm@adalta.social

                                📺 peer.adalta.social/w/edp41RHPL
                                🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](adalta.info/articles/prstn_esa)
                                🔗 [ℹ️](japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/")

                                Die Rekordzahl von 390.296 `Specified Skilled Workers` bis Ende 2025 markiert einen kritischen Wendepunkt in der japanischen Demographie- und Wirtschaftspolitik.

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                                  [?]𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 » 🌐
                                  @straphanger@urbanists.social

                                  This week 's JR East launched its first all-freight bullet train, an E3 Shinkansen. Passenger seats were removed to maximize interior space.

                                  Electric freight delivery, at up to 300 km/h.

                                  First run carried 800 containers, including fresh-caught scallops!

                                  japantimes.co.jp/business/2026

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                                    [?]September_UA 🇺🇦 » 🌐
                                    @September_UA@social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua

                                    Yale report ties Russian energy giants to kidnapping and military training of Ukrainian children

                                    euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/26

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                                      [?]AK » 🌐
                                      @adachika192@hcommons.social

                                      Here's the table. abstained, of course. 😔

                                      Green = in favour (123)
                                      Red = against (3)
                                      Yellow = abstention (52)

                                      & Black = absent, I suppose? (15) 🤔

                                      Voting result with the member nations in alphabetical order.

                                      Alt...Voting result with the member nations in alphabetical order.

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                                        [?]The New Oil » 🤖 🌐
                                        @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org

                                        to require ID checks for data-only cards amid fraudulent use

                                        straitstimes.com/asia/east-asi

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                                          [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                          @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                          'Bless you, macaques: Hay fever hits Japan's wild monkey parks'

                                          'Wild Japanese macaques at observation facilities across Japan appear to be dealing with hay fever-like symptoms again this year, with some rubbing their eyes and noses or sneezing -- not unlike the humans watching them.'

                                          mainichi.jp/english/articles/2

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                                            [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                            @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                            'Ancient weeping cherry trees bathe temple in pink'

                                            'A pair of 400-year-old weeping cherry trees shroud Yamanashi Prefecture’s Minobusan Kuonji Temple in a canopy of pink'

                                            www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/new

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                                              [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                              @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                              Title: Lingering Snow at Inokashira (1920)

                                              Artist: Hasui Kawase

                                              matcha-jp.com/en/20490

                                              A view looking out over the pond at Tokyo's Inokashira Park on a spring day. Snow melts on the banks of the pond, exposing mud beneath; brown reeds and grasses crowd close to the water's edge. Out on the still surface of the pond, a single bird flaps its way into a takeoff, leaving a trail of disturbed water in its wake. Beyond, tall trees stand beneath an overcast sky.

                                              Alt...A view looking out over the pond at Tokyo's Inokashira Park on a spring day. Snow melts on the banks of the pond, exposing mud beneath; brown reeds and grasses crowd close to the water's edge. Out on the still surface of the pond, a single bird flaps its way into a takeoff, leaving a trail of disturbed water in its wake. Beyond, tall trees stand beneath an overcast sky.

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                                                [?]Deborah League » 🌐
                                                @DeborahLeagueFineArt@socel.net

                                                Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto Japan Serene Green Canopy.

                                                ART - deborah-league.pixels.com/feat

                                                Step into the tranquil beauty of Japan’s world-famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, where towering emerald stalks rise endlessly toward the sky. This peaceful forest scene captures the immersive feeling of standing beneath a living cathedral of bamboo, surrounded by soft light and rustling leaves. Located in Kyoto, Japan, Arashiyama is one of the most iconic natural landscapes in the world, celebrated for its calming atmosphere and timeless connection to Japanese culture. The upward perspective in this artwork draws the viewer into the canopy, creating a sense of wonder, stillness, and escape. Perfect for collectors of nature photography, Japanese travel art, and serene wall décor, this print brings a refreshing, meditative presence to any space — from modern interiors to zen-inspired rooms.

                                                Alt...Step into the tranquil beauty of Japan’s world-famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, where towering emerald stalks rise endlessly toward the sky. This peaceful forest scene captures the immersive feeling of standing beneath a living cathedral of bamboo, surrounded by soft light and rustling leaves. Located in Kyoto, Japan, Arashiyama is one of the most iconic natural landscapes in the world, celebrated for its calming atmosphere and timeless connection to Japanese culture. The upward perspective in this artwork draws the viewer into the canopy, creating a sense of wonder, stillness, and escape. Perfect for collectors of nature photography, Japanese travel art, and serene wall décor, this print brings a refreshing, meditative presence to any space — from modern interiors to zen-inspired rooms.

                                                Framed art displayed in a show room.

                                                Alt...Framed art displayed in a show room.

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                                                  [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                  @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                  The Buddha statue in the Great Hall at the Todai-ji Temple. The Buddha is 49 feet (15 meters) tall!

                                                  March 2026 | Nara, Japan

                                                  #temple #buddha #nara #japan #park #publicspace #architecture #historicbuilding #statue

                                                  Photo of a large bronze Buddha statue

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                                                    [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                    @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                    Side perspective of the giant Buddha statue at the Todai-ji Temple—an amazing work of art. I particularly like the hand. The statue was completed in the year 751. That's just incredible to think about!

                                                    March 2026 | Nara, Japan

                                                    #temple #buddha #nara #japan #park #publicspace #architecture #historicbuilding #statue

                                                    Photo of a huge Buddha statue from the side showing the Buddha's outstretched hand.

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                                                      [?]The Japan Times » 🌐
                                                      @thejapantimes@mastodon.social

                                                      A study showed that around ¥3.2 billion in advertisement revenue might have been lost in the span of one month due to the illegal streaming of Japanese TV shows on YouTube. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/

                                                        [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
                                                        @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

                                                        😋SAKURAMOCHI🌸
                                                        It's that most wonderful time of the year...'sakuramochi' (桜餅) in abundance🙌

                                                        'Sakuramochi' (桜餅) begin appearing in stores around the time of Hina Matsuri (雛祭り "Doll's Day" - March 3rd) and are eaten throughout the spring.

                                                        Sakuramochi, a sticky rice cake wrapped in a 'pickled' cherry tree leaf.

                                                        Alt...Sakuramochi, a sticky rice cake wrapped in a 'pickled' cherry tree leaf.

                                                        This unusual sakuramochi uses fresh cherry tree leaves. In this case the leaves are not eaten.

                                                        Alt...This unusual sakuramochi uses fresh cherry tree leaves. In this case the leaves are not eaten.

                                                        Sakuramochi, a sticky rice cake wrapped in a 'pickled' cherry tree leaf.

                                                        Alt...Sakuramochi, a sticky rice cake wrapped in a 'pickled' cherry tree leaf.

                                                        Sakuramochi, a sticky rice cake wrapped in a 'pickled' cherry tree leaf.

                                                        Alt...Sakuramochi, a sticky rice cake wrapped in a 'pickled' cherry tree leaf.

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                                                          [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                          @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                          ⛔️⚠️After only 3 / 63 days of meeting DM Federov’s 1500 per day Russian attrition rate, AFU falls below 1000 yet again (Statistics) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/41042

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                                                            [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                            @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                            Inside the Todai-ji Temple: Is it a fancy ladder, or a really steep staircase?

                                                            March 2026 | Nara, Japan

                                                            #temple #buddha #nara #japan #park #architecture #historicbuilding #ladder #stairs

                                                            Photo of a narrow staircase that is very steep and resembles a ladder.

                                                            Alt...Photo of a narrow staircase that is very steep and resembles a ladder.

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                                                              [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                              @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                              The final photo (for now at least) from my recent trip to Japan. In the town of Uji is the historic Byodo-in Temple, a Japanese national treasure. The temple was built in 1053 and houses a Buddha statue from that era. The building is so treasured, that it appears on the 10 yen coin. The temple and its gardens are so beautiful. I liked the framing of the temple between the trees with the reflection in the water below.

                                                              March 2026 | Uji, Japan

                                                              #temple #buddha #uji #japan #park #publicspace #architecture #historicbuilding #garden #japanesegarden #reflection

                                                              Photo of a historic temple framed between two trees with a pond in the foreground reflecting the temple in the water.

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                                                                [?]Farhad » 🌐
                                                                @faab64@freefree.ps

                                                                UK has already jumped in to help, so has Ukraine.

                                                                The others seems to be hesitant to join this illegal war that tRump started for Israel and Epstein.

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                                                                  [?]Dr. Michael Blume » 🌐
                                                                  @BlumeEvolution@digitalcourage.social

                                                                  US-Präsident mal wieder zum Fremdschämen, diesmal gegenüber . @Teh_Doc_Inan - schon gesehen?

                                                                  "US-Präsident Donald Trump hat die japanische Regierungschefin Sanae mit einem historischen Vergleich zu Pearl Harbor irritiert. Bei ihrem Besuch im Weißen Haus sprach Trump darüber, dass die USA beim Angriff auf den Iran das Überraschungsmoment genutzt hätten. "Wer kennt sich mit Überraschungen besser aus als Japan", fragte Trump und sorgte für Gelächter im Raum.

                                                                  "Warum haben sie mir nichts über Pearl Harbor gesagt", fragte Trump an die Japaner gerichtet. Er glaube, Japan setze noch viel stärker auf Überraschungen als die . Takaichi richtete sich daraufhin sichtlich angespannt in ihrem Sessel auf und blickte mit großen Augen in die Richtung ihrer Delegation." n-tv.de/politik/Trump-macht-vo

                                                                    [?]ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES » 🌐
                                                                    @benroyce@mastodon.social

                                                                    states:

                                                                    "Never attribute to that which is adequately explained by "

                                                                    I'd like to announce that Hanlon's Razor has been absolutely destroyed, dead, and buried, by Donald

                                                                    Asked about why he didn't tell allies about the , with 's PM beside him, Trump said:

                                                                    "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? OK, why didn’t you tell me about ? You believe in surprise, I think, much more than us"

                                                                    🤦🤦🤦

                                                                    nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr

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                                                                      [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                      @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                      🇪🇸🇺🇦Spanish citizens allocate another EUR 1B in military aid to Ukraine — PM Sanchez (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/41029

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                                                                        [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                                                        @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                                                        Title: Sarusawa Pond, Nara (1934)

                                                                        Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya

                                                                        msn.com/en-ca/weather/topstori

                                                                        A snowy evening in Nara Park. In the foreground, a leafless tree is rimed with snow and frost; beyond, a lone female figure walks past, carrying an umbrella as protection from the falling snow. Further on, the still surface of Sarusawa Pond stretches out toward more snow-covered trees on the far side of the water. In the distance, the shape of Kohfukuji Temple's five-story pagoda is a dim silhouette among shadowy trees, standing against an overcast sky. Snow continues to fall across the scene.

                                                                        Alt...A snowy evening in Nara Park. In the foreground, a leafless tree is rimed with snow and frost; beyond, a lone female figure walks past, carrying an umbrella as protection from the falling snow. Further on, the still surface of Sarusawa Pond stretches out toward more snow-covered trees on the far side of the water. In the distance, the shape of Kohfukuji Temple's five-story pagoda is a dim silhouette among shadowy trees, standing against an overcast sky. Snow continues to fall across the scene.

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                                                                          [?]Areeb Soo Yasir » 🌐
                                                                          @Areeb_Soo_Yasir@mastodon.areebyasir.com

                                                                          I am hearing lots of owners and other are leaving . Some are even selling their homes at a loss because they don't see a future due to the change in government and rhetoric. I predict real estate values will go down, especially outside of the core center of Osaka and Tokyo.

                                                                          The Japanese government also feels that and can solve any labour issues, but how about capital flight and less foreign investment?

                                                                          scmp.com/week-asia/economics/a

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                                                                            [?]Robert Sanscartier » 🌐
                                                                            @Snoro@mastodon.social

                                                                            "The results show that changing ocean conditions have altered where chum salmon can thrive. Suitable habitats have declined overall due to ocean warming, reduced zooplankton, which are an important food source, and increasingly frequent marine heat waves," notes Alabia. "Our results show broad-scale habitat loss in the North Pacific for chum salmon."

                                                                            phys.org/news/2026-03-decline-

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                                                                              [?]Electric Trike » 🌐
                                                                              @ElectricTrike@cycle.town

                                                                              has listed among the he appears to be bitterly disappointed with, for not wanting to get involved with his against Iran.

                                                                              In a social media post overnight the US president said his country “has been informed by most of our ‘allies’ that they don’t want to get involved … despite the fact that almost every country strongly agreed with what we are doing”.

                                                                              “I am not surprised by their action,” he said, because he always considered a “one way street – we will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need”.

                                                                              The president wrote:

                                                                              “Because of the fact that we have had such military success [against Iran], we no longer ‘need’ or desire the NATO countries’ assistance – we never did!

                                                                              Likewise, , , or .

                                                                              In fact, speaking as president of the of , by far the most powerful country anywhere in the world, we do not need the help of anyone!”

                                                                              It is unclear whether he has asked for assistance from Australia. On Tuesday the deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, said Australia had not received any formal request for help in the .

                                                                              theguardian.com/australia-news

                                                                                [?]Baa 🐑 » 🌐
                                                                                @Baa@mk.absturztau.be

                                                                                Today I finally found somewhere to place my ​:blobcatred:​ sticker.
                                                                                We visited "遊舎工房" the Yushha Kobo keyboard shop                                                                                 ​:bugcatkeyboard:​ in Akihabara. They sell many adorable and cool mechanical keyboards, switches and caps.
                                                                                I bought this adordable cats paw cap                                                                                 ​:paw:​

                                                                                They had a big wall full of stickers and kindly allowed me to apply my red blobcat decal, it's so cuuuute ​:blobcatred:​​:ablobcatfloofpat:​

                                                                                Please visit Yusha Kobo in Akihabara Japan to see cool keyboards ​:ai_yaysuperfast:​

                                                                                A photo of a keyboard shop from outside.

                                                                                Alt...A photo of a keyboard shop from outside.

                                                                                A demo keyboard using cat themed key caps.

                                                                                Alt...A demo keyboard using cat themed key caps.

                                                                                Adorable cat-themed keycaps in a display case.

                                                                                Alt...Adorable cat-themed keycaps in a display case.

                                                                                A bright red blobcat sticker on a white wall surrounded by other stickers.

                                                                                Alt...A bright red blobcat sticker on a white wall surrounded by other stickers.

                                                                                A wall of stickers taken through a window focusing on a red blobcat sticker.

                                                                                Alt...A wall of stickers taken through a window focusing on a red blobcat sticker.

                                                                                A wall of many stickers.

                                                                                Alt...A wall of many stickers.

                                                                                A small white box with a cats paw drawing with pink paw pads.

                                                                                Alt...A small white box with a cats paw drawing with pink paw pads.

                                                                                A small opened box, it's pink inside containing a plastic paw-shaped box with a cats paw key cap inside with pink paw pads.

                                                                                Alt...A small opened box, it's pink inside containing a plastic paw-shaped box with a cats paw key cap inside with pink paw pads.

                                                                                A small plastic paw-shaped box with a cats paw key cap inside with pink paw pads.

                                                                                Alt...A small plastic paw-shaped box with a cats paw key cap inside with pink paw pads.

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                                                                                  [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                                                                  @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                                                                  Title: Gentoo Penguins (1977)

                                                                                  Artist: Toshi Yoshida

                                                                                  bbc.com/news/articles/c2046268

                                                                                  A view of a barren, rocky shoreline, somewhere in Antarctica. In the foreground, dozens of Gentoo penguins clamber over the rocks; beyond, icebergs float past, carried by calm blue water. Further on, tall jagged mountains cross the horizon, rocky peaks breaking through their snowcaps.

                                                                                  Alt...A view of a barren, rocky shoreline, somewhere in Antarctica. In the foreground, dozens of Gentoo penguins clamber over the rocks; beyond, icebergs float past, carried by calm blue water. Further on, tall jagged mountains cross the horizon, rocky peaks breaking through their snowcaps.

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                                                                                    [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                    @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                    🛑🇺🇳Expert: IAEA is feckless as oversight agency, has become “messenger” between terrorists and their victims (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4

                                                                                      [?]Baa 🐑 » 🌐
                                                                                      @Baa@mk.absturztau.be

                                                                                      Japan has many of these thingies
                                                                                      I'm not sure what they are, maybe sensors for lights or doors?
                                                                                      They are everywhere, entrances to train stations, shops and shopping centers, in front of windows like big shop windows, entrances/exits for big car parks etc.
                                                                                      They all make an extremely loud and high-pitched beeping sound, my friends can't hear it unless I point it out.                                                                                       ​:neocat_cry_loud:​
                                                                                      It's very painful to be near to I really hate them                                                                                       ​:bugcatcry:​, I suppose most people can't tell, but it must be awful for the small children in the soft caps ​:pat_hand:​ ​:neocat_junior_animated:​

                                                                                      A photo of a small metal box rectangular in shape attached to a ceiling with two lenses pointed at the ground.

                                                                                      Alt...A photo of a small metal box rectangular in shape attached to a ceiling with two lenses pointed at the ground.

                                                                                      A photo of a small metal box rectangular in shape attached to a ceiling with two lenses pointed at the ground.

                                                                                      Alt...A photo of a small metal box rectangular in shape attached to a ceiling with two lenses pointed at the ground.

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                                                                                        [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                        @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                        I like the layering of buildings and infrastructure in this shot from the top of the Tokyo Skytree observation tower. The scale, extent, and complexity of Tokyo's infrastructure is intense!

                                                                                        March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

                                                                                        #skyline #cityscape #tokyo #japan #urbanism #urbanismo #urbanisme #buildings #city #infrastructure

                                                                                        View from the top of an observation tower overlooking dense urban development including thousands of buildings, bridges, rail lines, etc.

                                                                                        Alt...View from the top of an observation tower overlooking dense urban development including thousands of buildings, bridges, rail lines, etc.

                                                                                        Location: Tokyo

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                                                                                          [?]Electric Trike » 🌐
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                                                                                          said he will “soon” announce countries that have agreed to help the reopen the , as he criticised his many , including and the , that have so far declined to get involved. He told reporters in the Oval Office that , , and , should be helping the US. He warned that NATO faced a “very bad” future if it didn’t help and said he was “not happy” with the .

                                                                                          Meanwhile, allies responded by saying “this is not NATO’s ”, with the insisting it has “no appetite” to expand its naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz.

                                                                                          chancellor Friedrich Merz earlier said this war “is not a matter for NATO”, while NATO said “ have already stepped up to provide additional security in the ”.

                                                                                          The UK prime minister had earlier resisted Trump’s call to send to the strait, saying the UK “will not be drawn into a wider war” but was working “with allies” on a plan to reopen the strait.

                                                                                          Trump also said the war would be “wrapped up” soon, saying it wouldn’t be this week but “it won’t be long”. He also suggested he would delay his upcoming trip to , which was scheduled for the end of March, by “a month or so”. His administration has insisted that this was not to pressure Beijing to help reopen the strait of Hormuz.

                                                                                          US vice-president deflected and attacked the media when he was asked if he supports Trump’s war on Iran, given his prior criticisms of open-ended US foreign .

                                                                                          It followed US media reports that he had privately expressed scepticism and counselled Trump against striking Iran. Vance accused the media of trying to “drive a wedge” between him and his president, and repeated Trump’s claim that was close to developing a nuclear weapon. “I trust President Trump to get the job done,” he said.

                                                                                          Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi denied recent contact with US special envoy , and said their last contact was prior to the US attack on Iran. He wrote on X: “My last contact with Mr. Witkoff was prior to his employer’s decision to kill diplomacy with another military attack on Iran. Any claim to the contrary appears geared solely to mislead oil traders and the public.” It followed an Axios report that a direct communications channel between Witkoff and Araghchi had been reactivated in recent days, with Araghchi attempting to engage with Witkoff about ending the war.

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                                                                                            [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                            @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                            ⚠️🇺🇦Fierce battles continue for Myrne, Bilohiria, Luhivske on Huliaipole front (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/41020

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                                                                                              [?]atomicker » 🌐
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                                                                                              Title: Mount Asahi, seen from Mount Shirouma (1924)

                                                                                              Artist: Hasui Kawase

                                                                                              concordia.ca/news/stories/2026

                                                                                              A view looking out over the Hida mountains on a bright day in Nagano, Japan. Slowly melting snow is retreating between ridges on rugged mountain terrain; bare earth, green grass and dark rock are showing through the snow. The sky above is blue, the horizon populated by stacks of tall white clouds.

                                                                                              Alt...A view looking out over the Hida mountains on a bright day in Nagano, Japan. Slowly melting snow is retreating between ridges on rugged mountain terrain; bare earth, green grass and dark rock are showing through the snow. The sky above is blue, the horizon populated by stacks of tall white clouds.

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                                                                                                [?]atomicker » 🌐
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                                                                                                An overwhelming 82% of Japanese voters oppose the U.S. attack on Iran.

                                                                                                asahi.com/ajw/articles/16424410

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                                                                                                  [?]Holly » 🌐
                                                                                                  @HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com

                                                                                                  Japan’s Yogurt Delivery Ladies Serve as a Support Net for Country’s Aging Population

                                                                                                  goodnewsnetwork.org/japans-yog

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                                                                                                    [?]Eye For Film » 🌐
                                                                                                    @EyeForFilm@universeodon.com

                                                                                                    "Cinema is very good at revealing memories, and to my mind, it's more efficient at doing so than novels, because the sequence of scenes and how we edit is similar to how we dream" - Kei Ishikawa on A Pale View Of Hills eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026-

                                                                                                    A still from the film A Pale View Of Hills. A French window reflects a view of distant hills. is is open at one end, with a joyful-looking young Japanese woman looking out.

                                                                                                    Alt...A still from the film A Pale View Of Hills. A French window reflects a view of distant hills. is is open at one end, with a joyful-looking young Japanese woman looking out.

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                                                                                                      [?]WhatWeGon' DoLuv? » 🌐
                                                                                                      @JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us

                                                                                                      🗞️ NYT: Saudi crown prince advising Trump to keep striking Iran

                                                                                                      x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2033

                                                                                                      @politics @socialmedia @humanities

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                                                                                                        [?]Camellia Tea Ceremony » 🌐
                                                                                                        @camelliakyoto@mastodon.social

                                                                                                        Spring's arrival in Kyōto is marked by the blooming of the sakura tree at Modori-bashi, the 'Resurrection Bridge'.

                                                                                                        The tree's early flowering blossoms are some of the first to appear, and can gather quite the crowd🌸😅

                                                                                                        Admiring the early blossoming sakura at Modori-bashi.

                                                                                                        Alt...Admiring the early blossoming sakura at Modori-bashi.

                                                                                                        Traffic signal adorned with gorgeous pink cherry blossoms.

                                                                                                        Alt...Traffic signal adorned with gorgeous pink cherry blossoms.

                                                                                                        Traffic signal adorned with gorgeous pink cherry blossoms.

                                                                                                        Alt...Traffic signal adorned with gorgeous pink cherry blossoms.

                                                                                                        Cherry blossoms at Modori-bashi.

                                                                                                        Alt...Cherry blossoms at Modori-bashi.

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                                                                                                          [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                          @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                          ‼️🇺🇦AFU army commander: Drones have changed warfare, but tanks are still vital on battlefield (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/41016

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                                                                                                            [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                            @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                            youtu.be/gJzW-ekr0-4
                                                                                                            🛑🇺🇸Trump and Republicans use FCC to censor American media and create a Kremlin style disinformation network (FRANCE 24 English VIDEO)

                                                                                                              [?]Kevin Karhan :verified: » 🌐
                                                                                                              @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                                                              @muellertadzio @mspro So ziemlich das gesamte...

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                                                                                                              [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                                              @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                              Kyoto's public markets found in narrow covered streets that stretch for blocks is one of my favorite things about the city. There are a bunch of them, but my favorite is the six-block long Nishikikoji Market: a cacophony of sights, sounds, and smells.

                                                                                                              March 2026 | Kyoto, Japan

                                                                                                              #publicmarket #coveredstreet #publicspace #marketplace #streetsaspublicspaces #kyoto #japan #urbandesign #streetphotography #urbanexploration #food

                                                                                                              View looking down a long narrow street covered by a colorful glass ceiling with public market booths on both sides selling food and other goods.

                                                                                                              Alt...View looking down a long narrow street covered by a colorful glass ceiling with public market booths on both sides selling food and other goods.

                                                                                                              Location: Kyoto

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                                                                                                                [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                                                @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                                Hundreds of vendor booths like this one are found along the narrow covered street of the Nishikikoji Market.

                                                                                                                March 2026 | Kyoto, Japan

                                                                                                                #publicmarket #coveredstreet #publicspace #marketplace #streetsaspublicspaces #kyoto #japan #urbandesign #streetphotography #urbanexploration #food

                                                                                                                View of a public market vendor booth showing numerous fried meats-on-a-stick items.

                                                                                                                Alt...View of a public market vendor booth showing numerous fried meats-on-a-stick items.

                                                                                                                Location: Kyoto

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                                                                                                                  [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                                                  @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                                  Food can be found everywhere Kyoto's Nishikikoji Market.

                                                                                                                  March 2026 | Kyoto, Japan

                                                                                                                  #publicmarket #coveredstreet #publicspace #marketplace #streetsaspublicspaces #kyoto #japan #urbandesign #streetphotography #urbanexploration #food

                                                                                                                  Man grilling meat at a vendor booth in the public market.

                                                                                                                  Alt...Man grilling meat at a vendor booth in the public market.

                                                                                                                  Location: Kyoto

                                                                                                                    [?]Tim Mak » 🌐
                                                                                                                    @timkmak@journa.host

                                                                                                                    WANTS ALLIES TO SECURE STRAIT AND ZEROES IN ON KHARG ISLAND: Trump is asking other countries that rely on the Strait of Hormuz to send warships to secure the strait, specifically naming , , , South , and the . nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr

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                                                                                                                      [?]Kevin Karhan :verified: » 🌐
                                                                                                                      @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                                                                      @ZERreisen dann biste in echt gearscht und musst wohl noch in - Privatinsolvenz anmelden!

                                                                                                                        [?]PrinceOfDenmark » 🌐
                                                                                                                        @PrinceOfDenmark@mas.to


                                                                                                                        1) Another gorgeous day, & not as hot as advertised.
                                                                                                                        2) Time with spouse to plan our June trip to . We have never been, but between growing with her best childhood friend’s Japanese family, and my addiction, we both have longstanding desire to go.
                                                                                                                        3) Coincidentally, spouse met a Japanese tourist in the last week who initiated a connection. That nice woman owns a vegan cafe in we plan to visit! (yelp.to/RufyfqEUV7)

                                                                                                                          [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                          @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                          Booze / Bar (Japanese) [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                                                                          Oh my post got swallowed midway before - so back here to tell you we did traipse back to Misty Bar in Tottori 3rd night in a row. I'd wanted a cocktail really but my Slovenian friend said let's have whiskey, so I asked if there were some (other) Japanese whiskeys and wow from hidden shelves he pulled out Kirin Fuji 10yr single cask stuff, then kind enough to give us pours from different cask bottlings so we could try both.
                                                                                                                          Then
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                                                                                                                          2 pictures of shelving with bottles in not very deep cupboards in a wall. The 2nd pic has the bartender reaching in to get a bottle

                                                                                                                          Alt...2 pictures of shelving with bottles in not very deep cupboards in a wall. The 2nd pic has the bartender reaching in to get a bottle

                                                                                                                          A 640 mL (squarish) bottle of Single Cask whisky from Kirin Fuji Gotemb, tilted by the neck and a finger pointing to the label. 2001 to 2011 aged 10 yrs and 49% amid other writing in Japanese

                                                                                                                          Alt...A 640 mL (squarish) bottle of Single Cask whisky from Kirin Fuji Gotemb, tilted by the neck and a finger pointing to the label. 2001 to 2011 aged 10 yrs and 49% amid other writing in Japanese

                                                                                                                          Whisky being poured into a glass, a second glass and bottle are on the wooden bar counter

                                                                                                                          Alt...Whisky being poured into a glass, a second glass and bottle are on the wooden bar counter

                                                                                                                          2 single cask 10yr aged Fuji Gotemba whiskeys on a wooden bar counter

                                                                                                                          Alt...2 single cask 10yr aged Fuji Gotemba whiskeys on a wooden bar counter

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                                                                                                                            [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                            @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                            Booze / Bar (Japanese) [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                                                                            So then I asked if he had anything from Mars, but said how about this and pulled out some Ichiro's malt. Why not I said (I'm not likely to buy a bottle of that!) It was terrific! Another in our small group had sherry. Bar man asked if this was our last night in Tottori and when we said yes, gave us some liqueurs on the house to close out the night.

                                                                                                                            Magical bar this. Prev night a (German) photographer from Kyoto (20 yrs) said this is his favorite bar in Japan.

                                                                                                                            A bottle of Ichiro's Malt The Game and a tulip glass with lid on the wooden bar counter

                                                                                                                            Alt...A bottle of Ichiro's Malt The Game and a tulip glass with lid on the wooden bar counter

                                                                                                                            Freeze dried and dehydrated crispy bar snacks in 3 bowls on a table

                                                                                                                            Alt...Freeze dried and dehydrated crispy bar snacks in 3 bowls on a table

                                                                                                                            Front and back labels of Ichiro's malt the Game whisky 61% Hanyu Distillery Distilled 2000, bottled 2009 Bottle 227 of 476

                                                                                                                            Alt...Front and back labels of Ichiro's malt the Game whisky 61% Hanyu Distillery Distilled 2000, bottled 2009 Bottle 227 of 476

                                                                                                                            3 pics - bottle of sherry fino, a bottle of Kuraka matcha liqueur, and a small stemmed glass with a bulb that has a creamy liquid (Disaronno Velvet)

                                                                                                                            Alt...3 pics - bottle of sherry fino, a bottle of Kuraka matcha liqueur, and a small stemmed glass with a bulb that has a creamy liquid (Disaronno Velvet)

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                                                                                                                              [?]Buddhist Art » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                                                              @buddhistart@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                              (#Edo periode), Byōdo-in, .

                                                                                                                              #Amida #Nyorai (#Edo periode), Byōdo-in, #Japan. #BuddhistArt #Buddhism

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                                                                                                                                [?]Dragofix » 🌐
                                                                                                                                @Dragofix@veganism.social

                                                                                                                                Japan Expands Whaling as Vulnerable Whales Face Extinction idausa.org/campaign/cetacean-a

                                                                                                                                  [?]Baa 🐑 » 🌐
                                                                                                                                  @Baa@mk.absturztau.be

                                                                                                                                  I also got Bocchi-Chan ぼっちちゃん ​:bocchi_dance:​
                                                                                                                                  ​:mikudance3:​ ​:btr_bocchi_panic:​ ​:teto_override:​
                                                                                                                                  SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTE SO CUTE

                                                                                                                                  Three boxes of anime figures lined up on a windowsill, Miku, Bocchi, and Teto.

                                                                                                                                  Alt...Three boxes of anime figures lined up on a windowsill, Miku, Bocchi, and Teto.

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                                                                                                                                    [?]Ciara » 🌐
                                                                                                                                    @CiaraNi@mastodon.green

                                                                                                                                    An eSIM was recommended to a friend who's travelling to Japan. Her phone isn’t eSIM-compatible, though. Does anyone with local knowledge know if she’d even need a SIM there just for a short trip? I imagine Japanese WiFi to be tip-top in trains, hotels, cafés. But then again, I imagined German WiFi would be tip-top better than Danish WiFi until that time our DSB train crossed the border and Deutsche Bahn immediately turned off the WiFi. So instead of assuming, I will , please

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                                                                                                                                      [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                                                                                                                      @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                                                                                                                      Title: Spring Snow at Maruyama, Kyoto (1936)

                                                                                                                                      Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya

                                                                                                                                      asahi.com/ajw/articles/16410030

                                                                                                                                      A view of Kyoto's Maruyama Park on a winter's day. Two female figures in traditional dress share an umbrella as they stand back-to-back by the park's pond; up ahead, another figure has crossed a short bridge and is approaching around the curve of the pond. Beyond, the shadows of the mountains around Kyoto draw a jagged line across a dim, overcast sky. Snow lies across shrubs and leafless trees, and continues to fall across the scene.

                                                                                                                                      Alt...A view of Kyoto's Maruyama Park on a winter's day. Two female figures in traditional dress share an umbrella as they stand back-to-back by the park's pond; up ahead, another figure has crossed a short bridge and is approaching around the curve of the pond. Beyond, the shadows of the mountains around Kyoto draw a jagged line across a dim, overcast sky. Snow lies across shrubs and leafless trees, and continues to fall across the scene.

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                                                                                                                                        [?]Vladyslav » 🌐
                                                                                                                                        @newsgroup@social.vir.group

                                                                                                                                        Iran war pushes Bank of Japan toward policy tightening despite economic risks.

                                                                                                                                        March 12, 2026. Fresh supply shocks from the Middle East conflict are accelerating the Bank of Japan's hawkish agenda, intensifying inflation risks. Four sources indicate another rate hike could come as early as April.

                                                                                                                                        BOJ's focus is shifting from growth support to inflation control — a departure from its traditional priority. Market pricing reflects approximately 60% probability of an April move.

                                                                                                                                        Underlying inflation already approaches 2%. Firms expect 2.4% inflation in five years. Households forecast 9.8% over the same period. Labor shortages are driving the largest wage increases in 34 years.

                                                                                                                                        Governor Ueda warns the conflict could harm Japan's economy through worsening terms of trade, while also pushing up core inflation.

                                                                                                                                        For investors: inflation pressure now trumps growth concerns as BOJ's primary driver. The April meeting will be critical.

                                                                                                                                        newsgroup.site/%d0%b2%d1%96%d0

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                                                                                                                                          [?]The Japan Times » 🌐
                                                                                                                                          @thejapantimes@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                          The Constitution wouldn’t bar Japan from helping with mine clearance around the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran conflict, but Tokyo has no plans to deploy minesweepers to the region, the prime minister has said. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/

                                                                                                                                            [?]Baa 🐑 » 🌐
                                                                                                                                            @Baa@mk.absturztau.be

                                                                                                                                            Not a single street pass so far ​:bugcatcry:​
                                                                                                                                            Please turn on your 3DS especially if you're in Japan                                                                                                                                             ​:nekobounce:​ ​:nintendo_3ds:​

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                                                                                                                                              [?]atomicker » 🌐
                                                                                                                                              @atomicker@mstdn.ca

                                                                                                                                              Title: Floating Ice at Nosappu (c.1950s)

                                                                                                                                              Artist: Koguchi Ichiro

                                                                                                                                              bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-2

                                                                                                                                              Broken fragments of sea ice create clutter a barren, rocky shoreline in Hokkaido. A trio of birds wheel in the sky over the cold ocean; beyond, more sea ice forms a snowy white horizon in the distance. The sky above is pale blue, streaked with a few streaky, wind-whipped clouds.

                                                                                                                                              Alt...Broken fragments of sea ice create clutter a barren, rocky shoreline in Hokkaido. A trio of birds wheel in the sky over the cold ocean; beyond, more sea ice forms a snowy white horizon in the distance. The sky above is pale blue, streaked with a few streaky, wind-whipped clouds.

                                                                                                                                                [?]Santiago :arandela: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                @santiago@mastodon.uy

                                                                                                                                                Bueno, estuve haciendo algunos star test en el telescopio nuevo y para mi sorpresa, se trata de un excelente lente, prácticamente sin aberraciones o por lo menos del orden de lambda/10 P-V lo cual significa que el prácticamente perfecto. El star test consiste en tomar una estrella brillante y tomar imagenes enfocada y desenfocada unas 4 ondas (que en mi caso son unos 3.9mm lo que hice con algo de incertidumbre) intra y extra focal y examinar el patrón de difracción de anillos. Las imágenes deberían ser en una óptica ideal, exactamente iguales. Nunca es el caso con ópticas reales y hasta los objetivos más caros suelen no pasar la prueba 100%. La intensidad de los anillos concéntricos revela una suavidad muy grande de la superficie o smoothness. Además de la ausencia de astigmatismo, coma y practicamente de aberración esférica. La aberración esférica es el terror de los telescopios refractores acromáticos y también apocromáticos, debido a que de las aberraciones primarias, es la única que es proporcional al inverso de la distancia focal al cubo, por lo que objetivos de corta distancia focal suelen no controlarla muy bien. En mi star test se observa algo de aberración esférica subcorregida muy mínima, del orden de lambda/10 común en las ópticas premium. La MTF del lente es prácticamente la teórica y el strehl ratio es del orden de 0.97 - 0.98 lo cual es inmejorable para un objetivo acromático Fraunhofer clásico, incluso comparable a un apocromático. El programa WinRoddier francés, estima un error P-V de lambda/12 y un error RMS de lambda/82 lo cual me parece un poco mucho, pero ta. Eventualmente voy a repetir el star test en mejores condiciones y con los desenfoques precisamente simétricos. Le envié el test que hice al fabricante del telescopio para manifestarle que es excelente el diseño y que cumplió con lo que el dice en la página, y me contestó invitandome a poner el test en su página, lo cual para mi sería un honor. Que pena que no se pueda vivir de esto. Como mensaje final para los fanáticos de los apocromáticos (y como de cada cosa que hago, elijo emprender una causa, en este caso, por los acromáticos largos oldschool), sepan que un acromático de estos le pisa los talones si no anda mejor en lo referente a resolución, ya que al controlar tan bien la aberración esférica originada en las 4 superficies esféricas del duplete, posiblemente resulte menor que en los objetivos apocromáticos que tienen 6 superficies esféricas con las que lidiar. Además, la tolerancia a los errores superficiales en el caso de los apocromáticos, es unas 10 veces menor que en un duplete, por lo que los apos, tienen que estar muy pero muy bien figurados para no contaminar la imagen con el clásico halo de luz parásita proveniente de la esférica a grandes magnificaciones, lo que de paso explica, porqué los acromáticos son invencibles en resolver estrellas dobles. Tengo una máquina de resolver dobles, efectivamente. Síganme para más tips sobre testeo de lentes y espejos de telescopios.

                                                                                                                                                Aberración esférica sin error, con error de 1/8 de onda y 1/4 de onda en el frente de onda.

                                                                                                                                                Alt...Aberración esférica sin error, con error de 1/8 de onda y 1/4 de onda en el frente de onda.

                                                                                                                                                Star test de telescopio Kasai JScope 80L 80mm f/15 con cámara Celestron NexImage5 a foco primario apilado con Registax6

                                                                                                                                                Alt...Star test de telescopio Kasai JScope 80L 80mm f/15 con cámara Celestron NexImage5 a foco primario apilado con Registax6

                                                                                                                                                Gráficos que muestran el impacto de la aberración esférica en la función de transferencia MTF con respecto a la apertura circular ideal (arriba) y la traducción de esa aberración en el Strehl Ratio.

                                                                                                                                                Alt...Gráficos que muestran el impacto de la aberración esférica en la función de transferencia MTF con respecto a la apertura circular ideal (arriba) y la traducción de esa aberración en el Strehl Ratio.

                                                                                                                                                Resultado del análisis de WinRoddier que muestra un P-V de lambda/12

                                                                                                                                                Alt...Resultado del análisis de WinRoddier que muestra un P-V de lambda/12

                                                                                                                                                  [?]Santiago :arandela: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                  @santiago@mastodon.uy

                                                                                                                                                  Estuve haciendo algunas pruebas con una cámara planetaria Celestron NexImage5 y los resultados son muy buenos. La cámara me dá una escala de placa de 0.38"/px lo cual es una warangada dado que el poder de resolucion del telescopio es 1.45". Las imagenes son stacks con Registax de 300 cuadros en el caso del Sol y 120 cuadros para Venus. Recien son las primeras pruebas, pero con el tiempo iré mejorando y llevando la óptica al límite. Hasta ahora, una maravilla.

                                                                                                                                                  Complejo de manchas solares del 17/6/2025 a las 15:30 HLU con el Sol a 21º de altura.

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Complejo de manchas solares del 17/6/2025 a las 15:30 HLU con el Sol a 21º de altura.

                                                                                                                                                  Venus a 25º de altura, se nota la aberración cromática producida por la refracción atmosférica, que es del orden de 0.5" o sea, casi 2 px.

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Venus a 25º de altura, se nota la aberración cromática producida por la refracción atmosférica, que es del orden de 0.5" o sea, casi 2 px.

                                                                                                                                                  Alfa Centauri, estrella binaria fácil de resolver, a unos 8.96" de separación medidos en la imagen. El FWHM de la imagen es 1.5" lo cual es muy cercano al límite teórico de resolución del telescopio de 1.45". O sea que posiblemente se puedan resolver estrellas binarias de separaciones del orden del poder de resolución, lo cual es impresionante. La imagen super puntual, no parece sacada con un refractor de 80mm.

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Alfa Centauri, estrella binaria fácil de resolver, a unos 8.96" de separación medidos en la imagen. El FWHM de la imagen es 1.5" lo cual es muy cercano al límite teórico de resolución del telescopio de 1.45". O sea que posiblemente se puedan resolver estrellas binarias de separaciones del orden del poder de resolución, lo cual es impresionante. La imagen super puntual, no parece sacada con un refractor de 80mm.

                                                                                                                                                  Seeing atmosférico de 1.5". En la imagen se divisa el primer anillo de difracción, en el gráfico 3D se ve un poco pero no quedó muy visible en la captura.

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Seeing atmosférico de 1.5". En la imagen se divisa el primer anillo de difracción, en el gráfico 3D se ve un poco pero no quedó muy visible en la captura.

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                                                                                                                                                  [?]Santiago :arandela: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                  @santiago@mastodon.uy

                                                                                                                                                  Hace tiempo que no publico nada de lo que pude observar con el telescopio. Acá les dejo unas imagenes planetarias que tomé en setiembre (Saturno) y fines de febrero (Júpiter y la Luna a 30º de altura). Las tomé con una Celestron NexImage 5 a foco directo prestada, con una escala de placa nativa (sin filtros ni barlows) de 0.38"/px y un seeing regular

                                                                                                                                                  Saturno con los anillos de canto, setiembre de 2025

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Saturno con los anillos de canto, setiembre de 2025

                                                                                                                                                  Júpiter con la gran mancha roja y la luna Europa, febrero de 2026

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Júpiter con la gran mancha roja y la luna Europa, febrero de 2026

                                                                                                                                                  Zona del cráter Copérnico en la Luna

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Zona del cráter Copérnico en la Luna

                                                                                                                                                  Zona del cráter Clavius de la Luna

                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Zona del cráter Clavius de la Luna

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                                                                                                                                                  [?]Meiji Maruo » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                  @TsubasaMFG@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                                                                  A camellia wet in the rain
                                                                                                                                                  #flower #rain #tsubaki #japan #pentaxk3mkiii #pentax #shootpentax #pentax_da1650plm

                                                                                                                                                  Location: Tokyo

                                                                                                                                                    [?]Geoffrey Giebelhaus » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                    @geoff_eg@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                                    Day 9 of I'm sharing one of the coolest places you can ride a gondola over - a sulphur mine! Those white clouds are the geothermal steam vents being pumped at high pressure out the side of a mountain... And yes, the smell of sulphur was very intense!

                                                                                                                                                    An aerial view of a mountain side sulphur mine. Contained by a circe type bowl, the various pipes and foot pathways of the mine snake across the surface of the mountainside. Bright white plumes of steam spout out from natural and manmade vents across the surface. The silhouette of the mountain sits at the top centre frame.

                                                                                                                                                    Alt...An aerial view of a mountain side sulphur mine. Contained by a circe type bowl, the various pipes and foot pathways of the mine snake across the surface of the mountainside. Bright white plumes of steam spout out from natural and manmade vents across the surface. The silhouette of the mountain sits at the top centre frame.

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                                                                                                                                                      [?]Obsidian Urbex Photography » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                      @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social

                                                                                                                                                      Fukushima, Japan. The 2011 tsunami struck this seaside school, which stood only 250m away from the coast.

                                                                                                                                                      Disregarding the protocol to shelter in-place, staff and students instead fled to high ground. As the wave inundated the school, this action saved 100 lives as water reached the gym ceiling.

                                                                                                                                                      A damaged, abandoned school gym in Fukushima, Japan, after the 2011 tsunami. The wooden floor is heavily warped and broken.

                                                                                                                                                      Alt...A damaged, abandoned school gym in Fukushima, Japan, after the 2011 tsunami. The wooden floor is heavily warped and broken.

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                                                                                                                                                        [?]Obsidian Urbex Photography » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                        @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social

                                                                                                                                                        📷 Same location, three perspectives! I wild camped in this abandoned theme park in Japan.

                                                                                                                                                        🌄 Arriving late in the day, I captured the sunset behind the Ferris wheel, then enjoyed a beer and relaxed.

                                                                                                                                                        🌟 Later, I tried my hand at some astrophotography when the stars came out!

                                                                                                                                                        🌞 The next morning I awoke early and photographed the theme park in the early morning sun

                                                                                                                                                        obsidianurbexphotography.com/l

                                                                                                                                                        An abandoned theme park featuring a rusty Ferris wheel and a carousel, surrounded by tall grass under a blue sky

                                                                                                                                                        Alt...An abandoned theme park featuring a rusty Ferris wheel and a carousel, surrounded by tall grass under a blue sky

                                                                                                                                                        Ferris wheel at sunset

                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Ferris wheel at sunset

                                                                                                                                                        Ferris wheel and stars

                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Ferris wheel and stars

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                                                                                                                                                          [?]Holly » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                          @HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com

                                                                                                                                                          World's first space-brewed sake mash has landed in Japan. The price per bottle is far out, but all proceeds will be donated to Japanese space development projects

                                                                                                                                                          japantoday.com/category/nation?

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                                                                                                                                                            [?]red_rooster :coolified: » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                            @red_rooster@sueden.social

                                                                                                                                                            @cleverle In einer Zeit wo massiv mit seiner sehr innovativen den Weltmarkt erobert hat, waren Unternehmerperönlichkeiten wie Max einfach auf verlorenem Posten.
                                                                                                                                                            Und ein der den Übergang ins Internet nicht schafft braucht auch vom Staat nicht gestützt werden.

                                                                                                                                                            Ihr könnt über mit aller Brechtigung klagen aber das von war wenigstens innovativ.
                                                                                                                                                            ist letzendlich ein Krämer, wenn auch ein reicher!

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                                                                                                                                                              [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                              @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                              ⚠️🇺🇦Military update: 53 clashes along frontline, intense fighting in Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Huliaipole sectors (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/40993

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                                                                                                                                                                @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                🛑🇺🇸US Officials Confirm Trump’s Buddy Putin Is Providing Targeting Intelligence To Iran Against America In Middle East War (more) rferl.org/a/33697849.html

                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                  @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                  ⚡️🇺🇦Americans Dismiss Ukraine Successes: On Ukraine's Battlefield, Russia Has Lost Ground, But Don't Expect A Major Reversal For Kyiv (more) rferl.org/a/33693140.html

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                                                                                                                                                                    [?]N-gated Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                    @ngate@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                                                    🚨BREAKING: Yogurt ladies are now the frontline defenders against in Japan! Because nothing says "I'm not alone" like fermented milk 😅. BBC, where yogurt delivery gets more airtime than actual news 🍼📺.
                                                                                                                                                                    bbc.com/travel/article/2026030

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                                                                                                                                                                      [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                      @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                      at Ikuta Jinja in Sannomiya Kobe


                                                                                                                                                                      A lot of different flowers on top of the temizuya

                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...A lot of different flowers on top of the temizuya

                                                                                                                                                                      Sunlit temizuya talked with a whole bunch of flowers

                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Sunlit temizuya talked with a whole bunch of flowers

                                                                                                                                                                      Information board restaurant with a small sloped roof over the board and to its left a small green shrub and a plum tree with full of pink blossoms with a building behind it

                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Information board restaurant with a small sloped roof over the board and to its left a small green shrub and a plum tree with full of pink blossoms with a building behind it

                                                                                                                                                                      Looking up at the pink blossoms on a plum tree building and blue sky in the background

                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Looking up at the pink blossoms on a plum tree building and blue sky in the background

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                                                                                                                                                                        [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                        @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                        More Ikuta Jinja pics. From Sannomiya this afternoon

                                                                                                                                                                        Big red torii with the gate to the shrine behind and seen through the torii. Blue sky and a few thin white clouds

                                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Big red torii with the gate to the shrine behind and seen through the torii. Blue sky and a few thin white clouds

                                                                                                                                                                        The large 2 storey red gate to ikuta jinja with green tiled sloping roof. Thin white clouds and blue sky

                                                                                                                                                                        Alt...The large 2 storey red gate to ikuta jinja with green tiled sloping roof. Thin white clouds and blue sky

                                                                                                                                                                        A long line of red torii - not huge about 9 feet tall - seen through The first one so it looks like they're getting smaller and small as it gets into the distance

                                                                                                                                                                        Alt...A long line of red torii - not huge about 9 feet tall - seen through The first one so it looks like they're getting smaller and small as it gets into the distance

                                                                                                                                                                        Looking down the side of a long line of torii at a statue of a fox

                                                                                                                                                                        Alt...Looking down the side of a long line of torii at a statue of a fox

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                                                                                                                                                                          [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                          @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                                                                                          Perfectly shaped camphor tree at Meiji Jingu shrine.

                                                                                                                                                                          March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

                                                                                                                                                                          #shrine #shinto #camphortree #tokyo #japan #landscapearchitecture #publicspace

                                                                                                                                                                          Photo of a perfectly dome-shaped camphor tree

                                                                                                                                                                          Alt...Photo of a perfectly dome-shaped camphor tree

                                                                                                                                                                          Location: Tokyo

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                                                                                                                                                                            [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                            @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                                                                                            The very vibrant Takeshita Street in Harajuku, lined with a quirky assortment of shops selling candy, sweets, clothing, games, and pop-culture trinkets of all kinds.

                                                                                                                                                                            March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

                                                                                                                                                                            #streetphotography #urbanexploration #urbanstreet #crowds #popculture #harajuku #tokyo #japan

                                                                                                                                                                            Photo looking down a narrow shopping street packed full of pedestrians.

                                                                                                                                                                            Alt...Photo looking down a narrow shopping street packed full of pedestrians.

                                                                                                                                                                            Location: Tokyo

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                                                                                                                                                                              [?]Ken » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                              @Ken5280@pixelfed.social

                                                                                                                                                                              Peace. Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa.

                                                                                                                                                                              March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

                                                                                                                                                                              #temple #asakusa #tokyo #japan #urbanphotography #urbanexploration #urbandesign #pagoda

                                                                                                                                                                              Location: Tokyo

                                                                                                                                                                                [?]nullagent » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                @nullagent@partyon.xyz

                                                                                                                                                                                The US also seriously miscalculated on the economic impacts Iran can create.

                                                                                                                                                                                TikTokers Hasan Piker talks the web of economic damage caused by Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.

                                                                                                                                                                                Japan says they had NO warning about the US going to war. The country gets 70% of its oil through the Strait and has less than a year of reserves.

                                                                                                                                                                                Japan warns the unplanned economic fallouts of war will be an issue for them.

                                                                                                                                                                                partyon.xyz/@nullagent/1161661

                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                  @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                                  ⛔️☢️IAEA confirms Israel and America have targeted Iranian nuclear power plants in violation of international law (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4

                                                                                                                                                                                    [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                    @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                                    ‼️🇺🇦President Zelensky promises “We will never abandon the Donbas and the 200,000 Ukrainians who live there (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/

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                                                                                                                                                                                      ⚠️🇪🇺European Commission: EU accession in 2027 is benchmark for Kyiv, not Brussels (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/

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                                                                                                                                                                                        ⛔️⚠️Russian’s war crimes list grows as evidence proves they have unlawfully executed 337 Ukrainian POWs (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/40976

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                                                                                                                                                                                          ⚡️‼️Rutte cautions to remain focused, Ukraine must not be left without support (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/

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                                                                                                                                                                                            [?]The Japan Times » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                            @thejapantimes@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                                                                            A Japanese panel of experts gave the green light for the health minister to approve the production and sale of Daiichi Sankyo's vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/

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                                                                                                                                                                                              ‼️🇺🇦Interceptor drones shot down over 70% of Shahed drones over Kyiv in Feb (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/40975

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                                                                                                                                                                                                ⚠️🇺🇦Russians war criminal’s attacks on Donetsk region’s civilian residents kills six people, injures 19 more (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/40974

                                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                  @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                                                  A new day, a new um overcast grey day. But that's ok, managed to go back to sleep after 3:30 wakening. Hotel has an onsen, so off to that then breakfast. Remembered yukata goes on left over right; kid2 passed on a comment to "Please tie the obi around hips not waist"
                                                                                                                                                                                                  is decent spread - I didn't put things on my rice directly and skipped the western stuff - pasta and bread and sweets (could have used the sausages) and also the masala curry (to be had with rice)

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Mirror selfie in long yukata in hotel room

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Mirror selfie in long yukata in hotel room

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Black tray on a table with a number of dishes on it, including rice and miso soup and onsen egg, a cup of coffee to the side.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Alt...Black tray on a table with a number of dishes on it, including rice and miso soup and onsen egg, a cup of coffee to the side.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                    @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                                                    A very nice lunch a short walk from my conference. We had pre-ordered from the menu*, and I had picked the beef tendon stew (gyusuji nikomi) as I'd heard Tottori beef is pretty special. Perhaps not the best way to enjoy the specialness of beef, it was still was pretty good if a touch sweet. Miso soup had local clams
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (Other pic is the double curry someone else ordered). Loved the pottery, serving dishes! The folk art museum is next door.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    * tottori-mingei.jp/takumikappou

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bowl with rice topped with stewed beef and onions, side dish of cabbage roll, pickles, and bowl of miso soup

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Alt...Bowl with rice topped with stewed beef and onions, side dish of cabbage roll, pickles, and bowl of miso soup

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Close up of miso soup, slightly dark, and chopsticks picking up small dark shelled clam

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Alt...Close up of miso soup, slightly dark, and chopsticks picking up small dark shelled clam

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Round plate with a strip of rice in the middle and 2 curries, one on each side of the rice

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Alt...Round plate with a strip of rice in the middle and 2 curries, one on each side of the rice

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Small plate with 2 glazes almost down the middle, and 2 slices of Tottori pear

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Alt...Small plate with 2 glazes almost down the middle, and 2 slices of Tottori pear

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      [?]Das » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                      @SRDas@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Conference "banquet"
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Just a quick glimpse. More later

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Two bowls with covers on a long dish with sashimi and a small bowl with soy sauce in it

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...Two bowls with covers on a long dish with sashimi and a small bowl with soy sauce in it

                                                                                                                                                                                                      A quick peek inside a bowl with two pieces of really well marbled beef, some mushrooms + a piece of potato

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...A quick peek inside a bowl with two pieces of really well marbled beef, some mushrooms + a piece of potato

                                                                                                                                                                                                      A small dish with a rectangle of green spinach tofu, topped with uni and salmon roe

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Alt...A small dish with a rectangle of green spinach tofu, topped with uni and salmon roe

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        [?]Holly » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                        @HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kyoto Station to turn Grand Staircase into towering Tetris board this month

                                                                                                                                                                                                        soranews24.com/2026/03/03/chan

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          [?]Ukraine War Bulletins and News » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                          @SocraticEthics@mastodon.online

                                                                                                                                                                                                          🛑🇬🇧UK makes Ukrainian experts stop defending Ukraine and instead help Gulf partners shoot down Iranian drones (more) ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/

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