criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2... Have a new article out on Takaichi's election with Sebastian Maslow and Annalise Chang. check it out.

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I'm pretty famous for mastering Jordan's signature shimmy.

2ch originated in Japan. People forget some of the OG internet trolls, conspiracy theorists, and haters started in Japanese forums. Took awhile to win some seats.

LDP losing seats but still have by far the plurality. That’s paralysis, not a mandate for these upstart parties or the main opposition.

Will I be updating my leadership slide again?

Looks like the Japan Decides guys have a bit more writing to do in the next edition.

I think I’ll select seat 14B. Never give up the opportunity to make two new friends on a 2.5 hour train ride.

Not a superpower if you don’t have the autonomy to say no. The US just has a ton of political and economic liabilities and is credit surfing to maintain appearances.

www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... See.

Deterrence folks. How would you explain the current Iran-Israel conflict given that Israel has nuclear weapons?

【新刊】トム・フォン・リ『日本 老いと成熟の平和』梅原季哉訳 少子高齢化と諸規範が形づくる日本独自の「非軍事主義の生態システム」を、広島に学んだ米国際政治学者が、各種統計データに加え、元防衛相から被爆者に至る70人超へのインタビューから解き明かし、戦後日本の平和の実相に迫る。6/16配本 www.msz.co.jp/book/detail/... 訳者あとがき（抜粋） magazine.msz.co.jp/new/09783/

No country is given more grace to make mistakes or do wrong than the US in world affairs. Some mistake that soft power as evidence of the strength to not do better.

I was 96% expecting Ohtani to pitch a perfect game today. Just seemed like it was on the cards.

Kind of cool that AOC will have a Golden Share in Nippon Steel in 3 years. I didn’t have that on my bingo card.

I love teaching. But also am really happy with a 1 course or 0 course load. Someone explain this contradiction.

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Updating my leaders slide since we got new leaders. Some things to notice, Kim Jong Un has been in power for 13+ years now, just 4 years fewer than his father. He's only 41 years old. Abe gets credit for 8 years in power in his second term, but that's a typical 2-term presidency. Volatility in ROK.

And that’s how you launder $80

Bird was not better than Magic. Stop it.

I see all these STEM and art camps for summer. Where are the social science/political science camps? How about we get kids to love being civically engaged and informed of current events?

Hard copy in hand. It’s for real now!

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I know some of you are enjoying this Musk-Trump fight. That’s it. That’s the observation.

www.msz.co.jp/book/detail/... The Japanese translation of my book, Japan's Aging Peace: Pacifism and Militarism in the Twenty-First Century (日本 老いと成熟の平和) comes out June 16. Check it out!

“No tax on tips and overtime”? That’s not right. It’s “no, tax on tips and overtime!”

Joni Ernst been working out.

Elon is walking away with boatloads of data. Why is this being framed as a loss for him?

Are the Padres still paying Tanner Scott?

International relations will always be unstable because there’s no theater in rational decision making. It is within our nature to cause traffic to watch a car accident, no matter how many times we've seen it and how little positive impact it has on our lives.

I dare you to look at a kangaroo and not laugh, I dare you.......Well they're usually funnier.

Moody’s just stripped the US of its AAA rating. Time to go right across the street to get it back.

Elizabeth Holmes will be the comeback story of 2025. Mark this.

We got an American pope before GTA VI.

Every now and then I feel sad that Tim Lincecum didn't have a longer career.

Hyeseong Kim and Shohei Ohtani will complete the reconciliation process.

For some reason, I keep rooting for animal in all these animal vs 100 people hypotheticals.

Arizona Tea can end a presidency if it raises its prices just ten cents.

A gorilla may beat 100 men. But can it beat tariffs?

Excited for Paul Skenes joining the Dodgers at the trade deadline. Got to lock in that playoff push.

Remember the ending of the early-90s show Dinosaurs? That’s how it ends for us in the real world as well.

I don’t want to live in a world without zinc.

My students told me they get a lot of their news on instantgram. Has anyone heard of this app before?

Pretty excited for when Dallas trades Paige Bueckers to the Lakers.

I tackled a loafer at work today. Was awarded with a new story to my house.

Next to be exempt from tariffs? All items that cast a shadow.

Steady oneself, and hold onto hope. JPow has never failed us.

JPow right now.

Now that Jonny Kim has completed all the side quests. Is he going to become a speedrunner and do it all again but 10x as fast?

There was so much outrage over this 10 years ago. Like it was the end of the world. With how things are going, I wouldn't mind going back to these simpler times.