"Advocacy of war crimes may be upsetting, but does not necessarily create an unsafe environment. Calls for illegal mass violence will be assessed in context. Depicting oneself as Jesus, however, may fall short of our standards of mutual respect, and is more likely to result in corrective action."

lmao

A general denormalization of religion still seems far off.

Michishita Kyoko: "Being Women in Japan Series: Liberation Within My Family" (1974; 30 min.) www.e-flux.com/film/6736211...

Om ikke andet ville det vel falde i Arkitekturoprørets smag.

Over eight decades after philosopher Tosaka Jun died in prison, his writings remain helpful. Drawing upon Tosaka's work, Yunchen Tian cautions that the discourse of Japan's "foreigner problem" should be understood as more than perceived grievances against foreign residents and tourists.

Japanese favourites (in no particular order). (67) Hiiragi Fukuda: Me And My Marshall Amp hiiragi-fukuda.bandcamp.com/track/me-and...

Kan AI-genererede personer have en nationalitet i andet end en fiktiv forstand?

🇨🇳 authorities punish artistic freedom under retroactive application of law. #FreeGaoZhen 🗞️ www.reuters.com/business/med...

"slandering heroes and martyrs of the Chinese Communist Party"

The ideal level of pathos in music is that of Mark E. Smith. youtu.be/y3VGHBpcnws

In the words of Diedrich Diederichsen, "immer noch eine echte Scheißgruppe". (U2, that is.)

Phyo Latt on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/phyo-l...

"Säkerhetspolisen framhåller Kina som det största långsiktiga hotet mot svensk ekonomi. Samtidigt uppmanar statliga organisationer våra företag att bli en del av landets ekosystem." www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...

"Mr Shintaro Ishihara was the Goethe of Japan." japan-forward.com/introducing-...

Taiwanese children are now being registered as Chinese in Denmark, reports Berlingske. In my view, what matters is no longer what the authorities say, but what they do. Mails indicate that treating Taiwan as part of China is a political decision. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

"Queen of Noise", "Hildegard Knef des Punk" und "Inbegriff der coolen Lesbe": Bettina Köster, Frontfrau der Kultband "Malaria!", ist im Alter von 66 Jahren gestorben

"Japan is unusual among developed nations in its limiting of access to voluntary sterilization. It is among a small number of countries where voluntary sterilization is not broadly available for women, alongside Iran, Malaysia, Lithuania and Poland, among others."

Senegal lawmakers back tougher anti-LGBTQ+ law Parliament approved legislation doubling prison sentences and increasing fines for same-sex relations. Activists say the move reflects a broader push for stricter anti-LGBT laws in the region. www.dw.com/en/senegal-l...

China's consulate in Strasbourg pressured a French theater and city officials to cancel a Taiwanese play that simulates the opening of a Taiwanese embassy. The theater didn't budge. Read the latest from Lingua Sinica: linguasinica.substack.com/p/the-play-c...

Among MAGA Republicans: Americans: 29% Foreign Companies: 26% US Businesses: 12% Foreign Governments: 4% All These Groups: 20% Angus Reid / March 5, 2026

"Why the country is quick to tear down its modern architectural masterpieces." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/a...

How many would you prefer not to see?

This is a direct violation of long-standing US policy toward Taiwan. Beginning with the 1982 version, the Six Assurances to Taiwan explicitly states that the U.S. will not consult with China on arms sales to Taiwan. Nor will the U.S. set an end date of arms sales to Taiwan.

Japanese favourites (in no particular order). (66) Maki Ueda | マキ上田: あいつはインベーダー youtu.be/BSbG58DWovQ

„Rubio bekennt sich zu transatlantischer Partnerschaft“. Nein, das tut er nicht. Er bietet Europa die Hand, um an einem Projekt des White Nationalism mitzumachen, sofern Europa gewillt ist, sich in den Kulturkampf zu stürzen und die weiße/christliche „Identität“ Europas zu verteidigen. 1/x

The fact that large parts of the German media landscape “reported” on this White nationalist fever dream of a speech by Rubio as merely reaffirming the transatlantic alliance is so far removed from reality that it truly makes me speechless.

"Vor allem in totalitären Staaten finden sich auch heute noch Formen der rechtsstaatswidrigen Sippenhaftung zur Erzwingung erwünschten und Bestrafung abweichenden Verhaltens. In Deutschland […] wurde sie zuletzt unter der nationalsozialistischen Herrschaft praktiziert." www.dwds.de/wb/Sippenhaf...

Sanseito is experiencing growing pains as they don’t have enough aides for their 14 new diet members According to Gendai, the candidate pool — ex-aides to LDP candidates who lost — are reluctant to apply because they fear having to draft insane diet questions www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/vie...

Her musical preferences are apparently of greater relevance to her position.

The wilfully stupid people's party. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

A reminder that Jackie Chan is a traitor, dictator lover, womanizer, and child beater. You should never support him: amp.scmp.com/culture/book...

Well, at least Japan hasn't invaded or threatened to invade other countries for quite a while.

Chinese journalist Liu Hu detained in Sichuan after report scrutinising local officials – SCMP: ‘In recent years, he has operated a WeChat public account as an independent journalist, where he has covered disputes between private enterprises and local government bodies.’

The ratings are in.

Apparently IMDB has blocked reviews and ratings for the #Melania documentary. www.imdb.com/title/tt3529...

Spell check included. (The Danish chapter of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Unification Church), Familieforbundet for Verdensfred og -enhed.) www.ffwpu.dk

From a June 1938 editorial from the NYT calling for the US to boycott the 1940 Olympiad in Tokyo: Hint, hint, nudge, nudge....

Time to abolish les Jeux olympiques.

Japanese favourites (in no particular order). (64) Perfect Mother: Dark Disco – Da. Da. Da. Da. Da. Run lightintheattic.bandcamp.com/track/dark-d...

Japanese favourites (in no particular order). (63) Jinsei (Zin-Säy!): I Am the tatami! I Am the lord! | 人生: 俺が畳だ!殿様だ! youtu.be/rgH74aPHzhI

Japanese favourites (in no particular order). (62) Miwa Akihiro in Kawashima Yūzō's Woman Unveiled (女であること) (1958) youtu.be/mdCWbav8avA

Acknowledging history is "inciting subversion of state power" in Hong Kong.

Japanese favourites (in no particular order). (61) Mad Tea Party: In a Tea Bag youtu.be/wmuOzeCuqXY

“With a single letter to Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre, though, Trump has thrown out all pretence of caring about anything other than himself – or that he understands the very basics of how the Nobel is awarded, what it’s awarded for, or even how international relations are supposed to work.”

Multi-layered “look what you made me do” lie. Because Norway didn’t give a him prize (it doesn’t decide winners) for ending wars (he didn’t end) the US won’t be peaceful anymore (bombing multiple countries) and will take Greenland (part of Denmark, not Norway) to stop Russia (it’d help Russia).