When you are Googling "Military Grade Matcha" it is probably time to take a break....

The book on Subject Librarianship in Japan is now also available through University of Tokyo's repository. "いま、なぜサブジェクト・ライブラリアンなのか" repository.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/records/2014...

Sounds like a nice addition to the collection :) www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Wanna be one of the few people that can (and will) actually tell me what to do? 😉 Come apply now!

sfeerimpressie van de Dam bij de Nationale Hogeronderwijsstaking. #WOinActie @aob.nl

De wereld wordt in steeds grotere mate door large language models (ChapGPT en zo) geregeerd, maar wij schaffen onze wetenschappelijke studie naar en onderwijs in de talen af. Dit is nl. een sterfhuisconstructie. Willen wij als samenleving ook meteen dood of zo? www.folia.nl/nl/actueel/1...

Finally done sending in 4 funding applications at three different foundations that I have been writing on for at least two months. Bring on Christmas break please.

Today’s weather be like:

Only last month ordered her book and the Dutch translation by Mattho Mandersloot. Such a loss for the world 😢.

Hey hey, free drinks at #Wakuli Leiden today!

It’s #InternationalMentalHealthDay. Meanwhile, Takaichi says we should “abandon work-life balance and just work, work, work.” Hard pass. I’ll be over here doing something radical - like wrapping up on time to pick my son up from school and go to the park together.

Begin van de boekpresentatie van Remco Breuker @ Van Stockum Den Haag. @remcobreuker.bsky.social #NoordKorea

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Kpop demon hunters ramyun made it to the Korean Embassy’s party #kpopdemonhunters #ramyun

Ok I guess I will forgive Lidl....

Morgen verschijnt mijn nieuwe boek De wereld volgens Noord-Korea. In dit boek onderzoek ik hoe NK een steeds grotere rol opeist op het wereldtoneel. Pyongyang blijkt actiever en invloedrijker dan velen denken. Bestel alvast jouw exemplaar hier: www.boekenwereld.com/TT?tt=12322_...

Japanweek at Lidl supermarket, with ..... Korean panko 🤦‍♀️

Busy busy busy

“Ok junior, you tell daddy you don’t want to live with him anymore” I dunno, these two guys carrying her look like they know what is going on but are wise enough to stfu on the job.

This book has had a rough life considering the condition it is in. But so glad this beautiful original sleeve was saved alongside it.

Use of mica (?) to emulate what looks like fireworks. Gorgeous 😍

Pink usually fades real fast under the influence of light. Wonderfully preserved, these colours.

I think I’ll spam some more of these 😍

Rush hour 🚦

Love the print on this book. Can someone make that into a phone case?

❤️ I miss Japan every time I see an image of Mt. Fuji, and I’ve never even BEEN on that thing 🗻

Checking some requested items for upcoming lectures at the Department of Japanese studies. Birdseye view maps from Miyako (Kyoto) to Edo (Tokyo)

Well you KNOW it’s good when the connoisseur concurs 😍

I’m a fan of this fan 🪭 Isn’t it FANtastic? No, I’m not bored waiting for my laptop to update….

New book on #Siebold by Arlette Kouwenhoven. Can’t even count the many times I saw her in the library consulting sources for this monumental work.

Lunch walk @ Kasteel Middachten ❤️

I’ve been to worse conference locations, lets just say that.

View for the night

Fantastic article by Rebecca Corbett, Japanese Studies Librarian and Senior Lecturer in History, University of Southern California. #Matcha! Who had not heard of it, or is very much addicted like me? But where dit this all start? Read up below 👇

Ik ben eigenlijk veel te groot voor Korea maar ben er toch thuis. Vanaf deze zondag is de documentaire die ik met (bekroonde!) regisseur @hassnae.bsky.social maakte 3 weken op #NPO2 om 20.20. Montage door onvolprezen @nvrens.bsky.social, prachtige camerawerk van @jefrim.bsky.social. #BigInKorea

Ok I admit, I watched Kpop demon hunters and the movie playlist is now on repeat while I rage at my inbox. 😅

Ik ben vanavond bij Langs de Lijn en Omstreken om het te hebben over mijn documentaire Big in Korea. pers.bnnvara.nl/reizen-reuri...

Imagine trying to learn Korean while being tone deaf.

If you’re looking for tools to help with the study of Japanese calligraphy, there are resources out there! 🖌️ You can check out our CDDP Video by Emily Li (Ritsumeikan U) introducing the Art Research Center’s Kuzushiji Transcription Support and Archiving System: guides.nccjapan.org/cddp/video-s...

@jing-hu.bsky.social off to a great start with her #PhD defends. @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

Ready for Jing Hu’s PhD defence!

Something great arrived today, worthy of a special unboxing video. Soon! ❤️🤫

Eindelijk, een reden om de tv aan te zetten die niets met gamen te maken heeft.

A reminder for when I open my inbox after summer holidays, filled with new, fresh and exciting opportunities.

For students and staff coming to the library the coming weeks; be aware of the noise and the temperatures as renovations are now underway!

In case you were wondering why everybody and their mom is going to Japan these days 😭 (yes, except me, have not been since 2019) 1 euro = 170 yen!!! Rolling up my sleeves as I eye my giant pile of Japanese flyers and folders with new book suggestions for the library 💸💸💸

when you're a stingray but also have the anxiety of a middle aged man on a Monday morning

Why students should not use #AI to summarise books, chapters and articles as they read: The summary is what's left after AI decided what matters. Its priorities aren't yours. Its filters aren't yours. When you operate on AI generated summaries, you are not thinking with your own brain. #brainfood

For the #Koreanists who have been offline the last couple of weeks: Jiyeon Wood, the librarian at #Cambridge, found an amazing letter by Kim Ok-kyun in the library collections. Read the full story here 👇 cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-PARK...