chikorita157, 5 months ago to philosophy

2023 Year in Review and Plans for 2024 (Including Winter 2024 Anime Season Preview)

https://chikorita157.com/2023/12/31/2023-year-in-review-and-plans-for-2024-including-winter-2024-anime-season-preview/

Tags: #Editorials #AnimeFandom #opinion #PersonalThoughts #reflection
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thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Toyota

Japan’s manufacturing powerhouses must ask themselves if they have become complacent amid latest scandal involving Daihatsu. It is time for introspection and self-correction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/29/daihatsu-scandal/?utm_content=buffer0446d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #daihatsu #toyota #japaneseeconomy #automakers

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to random

Is Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel a historic acquisition or national security threat? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/22/japan-us-steel-deal/?utm_content=buffer6ff53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #ussteel #nipponsteel #usjapanrelations #trade #defense

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Sports

A look beyond Shohei Ohtani's record-breaking contract and the real story behind his mega-deal with the Dodgers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/15/shohei-ohtan-milestone/?utm_content=buffera88e3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #sports #baseball #shoheiotani #losangelesdodgers

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to random

The Osprey aircraft crash holds important lessons for Japan and the U.S. The allies bungled their initial response, showing that better communication is needed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/08/osprey-crash-japan-us-alliance/?utm_content=buffera0819&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #usmilitary #osprey #usjapanrelations #defense

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to China

Myanmar is facing a precarious future and may become a failed state as the military junta loses its grip on power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/01/myanmar-failed-state/?utm_content=buffer222eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #myanmar #china #india #asean #junta

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to random

Kishida is likely to remain in power until September of next year, when the next election for LDP president will be held. Without a reversal in fortune, that ballot will likely end his tenure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/11/24/kishida-troubles/?utm_content=buffer6b6c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #fumiokishida #ldp #japaneseeconomy

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to China

Biden and Xi affirmed the need for clear communication between their two countries and agreed that competition must be managed to prevent open conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/11/17/biden-xi-meeting/?utm_content=bufferd8c59&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #joebiden #xijinping #china #us #apec #chinausreleations

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to ai

Calls are increasing for governance of artificial intelligence, the world-changing tech that bears both major rewards and risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/11/10/ai-global-governance/?utm_content=buffera1776&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #ai #elonmusk #openai #samaltman #privacy #security #technology

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to random

The Self-Defense Forces face numerous obstacles in meeting their recruitment targets: Demographics, private-sector competition and image and morale issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/11/03/sdf-recruitment/?utm_content=buffereba64&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #sdf #gsdf #msdf #military #defense

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

The U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral exercise marks a significant development in their military cooperation, which was initiated following an agreement reached at the Camp David Summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/10/27/japan-us-south-korea-military-drill/?utm_content=buffer2ba62&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #japan #us #southkorea #defense #asdf

damagecontrolblog, 7 months ago to VideoGames

Cognition Dissemination: Castlevania DS Title Ports Are Not Impossible
They would simply take more effort -- a tall order considering the IP holder.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2023/10/cognition-dissemination-castlevania-ds-title-ports-are-not-impossible/
#Editorials #Videogames #CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow #CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia #CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin #CognitionDissemination #konami #M2 #VideoGames

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to China

China's signature Belt and Road initiative is now a pillar of an alternative global order and a counter to the existing, Western-created and led paradigm for development aid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/10/20/china-bri-anniversary/?utm_content=bufferc40e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #china #bri #developmentaid #west #globalsouth #globaleconomy

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Israel

Israel must defend itself after the attacks, but it must also refrain from matching Hamas’ inhumanity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/10/13/hamas-israel-inhumanity/?utm_content=buffer621c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #hamas #israel #gaza #terrorism #palestinians

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random

The ouster of the U.S. speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, sets a dangerous precedent and has implications for the country's national security and America's global leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/10/06/us-politics-gop/?utm_content=buffera5a2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #us #democrats #republicans #kevinmccarthy #defense #useconomy

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random

Several factors are pushing up land prices In Japan: The first is foreign tourism, a second is a return of manufacturing to the country and a third is the change in work practices and commuting after the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/09/22/japan-land-prices/?utm_content=buffer433c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random

The public’s response to the Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle has been cool. Polls show little or no change in approval ratings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/09/15/kishida-cabinet-reshuffle/?utm_content=buffercaedc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #fumiokishida #cabinet #ldp

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to asia

ASEAN is losing its centrality and credibility due to the U.S.-China rivalry, internal divisions and the absence of some world leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/09/08/asean-summit/?utm_content=buffer037ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #asean #china #aseanchinarelations #aseanjapanrelations #us #southeastasia

damagecontrolblog, 8 months ago to VideoGames

Semantic Nonsense: Time is the fire in which I burn
Like sands through the phantom hourglass...
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2023/09/semantic-nonsense-time-is-the-fire-in-which-i-burn/
#Editorials #Videogames #HarvestMoon #SemanticNonsense #SNES

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to China

Apart from like-minded governments in North Korea and Russia, there is little official support for China’s hard-line stance against Japan's Fukushima water release throughout the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/09/01/china-fukushima-wastewater/?utm_content=buffer76af3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #china #fukushima #trade #chinajapanrelations #wastewater #radiation

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to brazil

Internal divisions still prevent the BRICS nations from fulfilling their dream of challenging a world order dominated by the West. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/08/26/brics-summit/?utm_content=buffera6747&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #brics #globaleconomy #usdollar #brazil #russia #india #china #us #southafrica

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to asia

The leaders of the U.S.-Japan-South Korea aim to strengthen their cooperation and create a more stable security structure despite historical issues during their Washington summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/08/18/us-south-korea-japan-talks/?utm_content=bufferce340&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #asia #southkorea #us #usjapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #southkoreausrelations

ChrisPirillo, 9 months ago to tech

my #tech #news view in fewer than two ~ with #elonmusk indiscriminately introducing timeouts for perceivably-random links, he's upending the idea of "net neutrality." ~ is the owner of ex-twitter being petty or savvy?

video/mp4

chikorita157, 10 months ago to random

Happy 34th Birthday

https://chikorita157.com/2023/08/09/happy-34th-birthday/

Tags: #Editorials #birthday #PersonalThoughts
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thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Cambodia

The erosion of democratic norms and principles in one country undermines the value of those norms in others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/07/28/global-democracy/?utm_content=buffer045b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #democracy #cambodia #israel #thailand