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🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M4.5 strikes 214 km S of #Hutami (#Japan) 1hr 14min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1732321

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A unique earthquake detection system: a blend of collaborative work from eyewitnesses and of data collection from seismic institutes.
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#Japan #earthquake #地震 #hutami

Good morning to you all from a grey and slightly chilly Tokyo. Chilly compared to yesterday, when temps here hit 23C.

Photos from yesterday, all shot with the 65x24 app. Ever since 1998 and the release of the Hasselblad XPan, I've been in love with the 65x24 aspect ratio. Link to app in comments.

Full descriptions in ALT text.

Have a great day, all.
Luv&peace
❤️🙌

#photography #japan
A 65x24 horizontal aspect ratio photo made with the 65x24 app on an iPhone 12Pro. We are in Shimbashi, a gritty neighbourhood of Tokyo full of bars, restaurants and a fave for workers to visit once their day is done. The focus of this photo is a reflection of the Shimbashi New Building in the mirror on a scooter. The building has a distinctive facade and is a signature of the area near the station.
A 65x24 horizontal aspect ratio photo made with the 65x24 app on an iPhone 12Pro. We are in Shimbashi, a gritty neighbourhood of Tokyo full of bars, restaurants and a fave for workers to visit once their day is done. This scene shows the Shimbashi Ekimae (Station front) Buildings, Nos. 1 &2. Built in 1966 and designed by Takeo Sato, these buildings are a signature of the east side of Shimbashi Station.
A 65x24 vertical aspect ratio photo made with the 65x24 app on an iPhone 12Pro. We are in Shimbashi, a gritty neighbourhood of Tokyo full of bars, restaurants and a fave for workers to visit once their day is done. I was in one of the narrow streets of restaurants and bars, looking towards the skyscrapers of the neighbouring Shiodome district. One large, distinctive tall building is in the middle of the background. Large metal struts dominate the outside of the building. This is the Nittele Tower building (Nippon Television Tower). 32 storeys high, Nittele was designed by the Richard Rodgers Consortium. In the foreground the word "To-ma-re" (Stop in Japanese) is painted on the road. A train of the Yamanote Line crosses the bridge in the middle-ground of the photo.
A 65x24 horizontal aspect ratio photo made with the 65x24 app on an iPhone 12Pro. We are in Shimbashi, a gritty neighbourhood of Tokyo full of bars, restaurants and a fave for workers to visit once their day is done. In this photo, my focus was the extractor piping on the building at left. Loved its shape and the way it was catching the sun. Late afeternoon sun picks out features of the side of a row of buildings, with the a/c and other services visible. We also see a little of the street continuing east, on the left of the frame.
#photography #Japan

Thank you, Kyoto.

#Kyoto #Japan #Palestine #Ceasefire #Genocide

#Japan #genocide #palestine #ceasefire #kyoto

Two tiny snaps from the garden.
🔲 We have a mat of something resembling lamb's ear (?) that Mieko planted in a sunny spot out back. I somehow kept it going through the summer, and it's now decided to burst into bloom.
🔲 I picked up a couple of tiny struggling globe amaranth for cheap at the market at couple of weeks ago. With repotting, dead-heading, and a dose of plant food, their blossoms are coming back. Soon they'll go back inside to frame Mieko's shrine in the house.
#Japan #gardening
A small potted Globe Amaranth with tiny red buds beginning.
A large spread of aster- or daisy-like blossoms on a plant resembling lamb's ear. Two ripening limes hang from a tree branch at the top of the frame.
#Gardening #Japan

🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M3.5 strikes 29 km NE of #Ōsaka-shi (#Japan) 6 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1731327

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#Japan #earthquake #地震 #osaka

Help From Japan

Zaporizhzhia rescue wokers received Nikken's newest mechanized demining machine.

This was made possible by the government of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency and Nikken.

This 16-ton machine is equipped with 31 "teeth" capable of destroying mines at a depth of up to 30 cm. Excavator type allows demining up to 800 square meters. m per hour, and the armored cabin protects the sappers during work.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Japan

#ukraine #news #press #Japan #aurefreepress #headline

#Sendai, #Japan

🇵🇸🍉Protest Action
🫒November 16, 17, 23, 2-3pm
🫒Sendai Station West Exit

🇵🇸🍉Rally & March for #PALESTINE
🫒November 24, 2pm
🫒Kakyoin-Park, Sendai

#Japan #palestine #sendai

https://t.me/liveukraine_media/26207
⚠️🇺🇦Russian TV is delivering nice news from the Kursk zone claiming that Ukrainian forces have been knocked out of the village of Glushkovo. The problem is, Ukrainian forces never entered it in the first place. Today, Russian newspapers also reported on alleged 'looting by (VIDEO and more) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine
#SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar
#10yrInvasionofUkraine
#ukraine #news #uk #taiwan #us #press #usa #eu #media #nato #Japan #russiaukrainewar #unitedstates #europeanunion #southkorea #unitedkingdom #10yrinvasionofukraine #nukesforukraine

🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M4.5 strikes 144 km NW of #Kanazawa-shi (#Japan) 29 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1729793

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#Japan #earthquake #地震 #kanazawa

🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M4.4 strikes 151 km NE of #Naze (#Japan) 6 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1727779

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#Japan #earthquake #地震 #naze

🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M5.7 strikes 201 km SE of #Hutami (#Japan) 9 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1727613

LastQuake

A unique earthquake detection system: a blend of collaborative work from eyewitnesses and of data collection from seismic institutes.
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#Japan #earthquake #地震 #hutami

Japan's 2024 buzzword nominations list includes the slush fund scandal, Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 milestone, a hit song and a wealth of moments from the Paris Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/05/japan/society/japan-buzzword-nominations-2024/ #japan #society #buzzwords #shoheiotani #tourism #language #nihongo #media #socialmedia #2024parisolympics #mynumber
#tourism #socialmedia #media #language #Japan #society #2024parisolympics #buzzwords #shoheiotani #nihongo #mynumber

🔔#Earthquake (#地震) M4.7 strikes 129 km SE of #Haebaru (#Japan) 23 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1726073

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A unique earthquake detection system: a blend of collaborative work from eyewitnesses and of data collection from seismic institutes.
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#Japan #earthquake #地震 #haebaru

BREAKING: #Japan's high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional #NOH8
BREAKING: #Japan's high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional #NOH8
#Japan #noh8

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, its first missile test in nearly a year. The United States, South Korea and Japan condemned the launch as raising tensions just days before the U.S. presidential election. The test comes as North Korean troops are joining the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read more from @CBSNews

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#Korea #NorthKorea #SouthKorea #Japan #Missile

North Korea launches new, perhaps more agile ICBM designed to reach U.S. mainland in first such test in almost a year

North Korea launched a new, perhaps more agile ICBM in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland, days ahead of the U.S. election.
CBS News
#Japan #korea #northkorea #southkorea #missile @CBSNews

A day after Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, members of the group expressed gratitude for the award, but also noted the pressing need to ensure that nuclear weapons remain taboo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/12/japan/nobel-peace-prize-nihon-hidankyo/ #japan #nihonhidankyo #nuclearweapons #nobelprize #awards #hiroshima #nagasaki #hibakusha #wwii #atomicbombings

Nihon Hidankyo members hope surprise Nobel win cements nuclear taboo

Senior members of the group noted that the Nobel committee chose Nihon Hidankyo at a time when the threat of nuclear war is becoming more intense.
Yukana Inoue (The Japan Times)
#awards #Japan #wwii #nobelprize #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #nagasaki #nihonhidankyo #hibakusha

It is #InternationalCatDay and I just happened to be reading a Japanese legend about Okesa neko today.

She was a calico cat raised by a poor old woman. When they ran out of food, the cat turned herself into a beautiful geisha to earn money for the old lady. She enchanted everyone with her marvelous singing and dancing.

However, when a ship captain spied her true form (eating fish heads), she chased him in a dark cloud and kidnapped him from his ship.

🐱 💃 ⛈️

#cats #folklore #folktales #Japan
#Cats #folklore #folktales #Japan #internationalcatday

Engyoji
Atop Mt Shosha #Himeji #Hyogo #Japan
#DasInJP
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Photography
A view of one of the buildings of the Engyoji complex seen on the left from the 2nd storey wooden balcony with the balcony and underside of the overhanging roof wood going into the distance on the right
#travel #photography #travelphotography #Japan #himeji #hyogo #dasinjp

Title: Pine Beach at Miho (1931)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6355.html #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #MtFuji #MountFuji #MihoBeach #SurugaBay #Miho #Shizuoka #Japan
A view looking out over a sandy beach toward a distant Mount Fuji, on a bright afternoon. In the foreground, irregular patches of grass cling to the sandy beach; three tall, wiry pine trees stand at a permanent angle, sculpted by the wind coming in off the water. A small boat has been dragged up the beach and tucked in beneath the pine trees; further on, out on the calm blue water, another similar boat carrying a pair of passengers approaches the shore. Low green hills line the far side of Suruga Bay, while futher on, snow-capped Mount Fuji stands tall, its base lost in colourless mist, framed by bright blue sky and ragged clouds making a sweeping arc out over the ocean

Miho Beach

Visitor guide for Miho Beach, a beach along the Miho Peninsula in Shizuoka City that is famous for its pine trees and views of Mount Fuji.
www.japan-guide.com
#art #Japan #shinhanga #showa #mountfuji #mtfuji #shizuoka #hasuikawase #mihobeach #surugabay #miho

Title: Morning in Nishibira, Izu (1953)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://www.explore-izu.com/things-to-do-and-see/blossoms/ #ShinHanga #HasuiKawase #Art #Showa #Spring #CherryBlossoms #Sakura #Satoyama #Izu #Japan
A view of a farm in the mountains of Japan on a bright spring day. In the foreground, flooded rice paddies have been prepared with new plants, making a regular pattern of evenly-spaced dots across the water. Beyond, a rough road leads toward a traditional Japanese thatched-roof farmhouse and its various outbuildings. A cherry tree standing near the house is in full bloom, its branches loaded with pink blossoms and reaching up higher than the roof of the house. Further on, low nearby mountains are crowded with healthy-looking pine trees, while above, a few hazy clouds hug the mountaintops beneath a bright blue sky

Blossoms | IZU Peninsula - Spring blossoms come early in Izu

Izu is perhaps most famous for its early flowering cherry blossoms called ‘Kawazu-zakura’ that are a neon pink colour
Explore Izu Peninsula
#art #spring #Japan #cherryblossoms #shinhanga #showa #izu #hasuikawase #sakura #satoyama

The European Union has decided to negotiate with Japan toward concluding a security and defense partnership agreement, with the bloc seeking to elevate bilateral ties to a higher level, an EU document shows, amid China's maritime assertiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/20/japan/politics/eu-japan-security-partnership/ #japan #politics #eujapanrelations #defense #china #taiwan

EU to seek security and defense pact with Japan amid China's assertiveness

The two sides will explore increasing cooperation across wide areas including maritime security, intelligence sharing and coping with hybrid attacks
The Japan Times
#taiwan #politics #china #Japan #defense #eujapanrelations

Title: Pine Trees at Ogo Village, Northern Shinshu (1950)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/a-hidden-travel-gem-in-shinshu #ShinHanga #KasamatsuShiro #Art #Showa #Snow #Winter #Nagano #Japan
A view of a snowy village as the sun sets behind the mountains. In the foreground, a red torii gate stands surrounded by drifts of fresh clean snow; close by, a tall wiry pine tree extends its branches in a protective arch over the gate. The tree's bark, branches and needles are pasted and clogged with heavy snow. A single visitor - a female figure wrapped in a large plain shawl - approaches the gate. Beyond, lights shine in the windows of a string of village houses, their rooftops buried in snow. Past the village, shadowy mountains rise up toward a sky turning an intense orange with the setting of the sun

A hidden travel gem in Shinshu

In the middle of Honshu is Japan’s second largest prefecture - Nagano - also known as Shinshu. Shinshu hosts some great travel spots.
Japan Today
#art #snow #winter #Japan #shinhanga #showa #kasamatsushiro #nagano

Title: Snow in Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto (1953)

Artist: Takeji Asano

https://www.discoverkyoto.com/places-go/kamigamo-jinja/ #ShinHanga #TakejiAsano #Art #Showa #Winter #Snow #Kamigamo #KamigamoJinja #Kyoto #Japan
A view of the grounds at Kyoto's Kamigamo Jinja on a snowy winter's day. Walking separately, two visitors in warm-looking coats approach the Honden Sanctuary along a rough path broken in the shallow layer of snow lying across the ground. The Honden Sanctuary stands to the left; snow sticks to the sweeping curved rooftops of the building, contrasting with the intense red of the exterior. On the right, snow covers the ground and clogs the branches of trees. Beyond, faint shadowy shapes of more trees blend in with an overcast sky

Kamigamo Jinja | Discover Kyoto

Kamigamo Jinja is one of Kyoto’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and host of its famous Aoi Matsuri festival.
Discover Kyoto
#art #snow #winter #Japan #shinhanga #showa #takejiasano #kyoto #kamigamo #kamigamojinja

Lies about Pearl Harbor
Under Friedman’s direction, the SIS cryptanalysts, and primarily the people from the Rowlett team, by 1940 achieved, with the help of their mathematical “magic,” truly great success in deciphering Japan’s secret correspondence. The main success was the massive breaking of a system codenamed Purple, a new Japanese cipher machine for diplomatic correspondence. And although the corre- spondence of the Japanese armed forces was decoded much worse and slower, the volume and efficiency of decrypting the Japanese Foreign Ministry materials gave intelligence analysts every reason to believe that the U.S. authorities were fully aware of plans and intentions of a potential enemy.

In particular, shortly before the disaster at Pearl Harbor, such an episode took place. Here it is reconstructed according to the per- sonal testimony of its participant, military linguist John Hurt (John Hurt. “The Japanese Problem in the Signal Intelligence Service”. NSA William F. Friedman Collection, Document A58132.

National Security Agency/Central Security Service: https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/declassified-documents/friedman-documents

), who translated those encrypted telegrams from the Japanese For- eign Ministry that were decoded by Friedman’s analysts.

In November 1941, 10 days before the attack, while Hurt and Friedman were visiting a mutual friend in a sanatorium, the cryp- tographer asked the interpreter how he assessed the current state of relations between the United States and Japan from decrypted dis- patches. Hurt replied that the negotiations between Tokyo and Washington seemed to be over. In turn, he asked Friedman what, in his opinion, such an escalation of relations meant. Friedman an- swered very briefly it meant war. Shocked by these words, Hurt emotionally asked the cryptographer, who was much closer to the high authorities, whether the United States was ready for such an escalation of hostility. “I hope so,” Friedman replied…

About what happened to Friedman on the day of the disaster, on Sunday, December 7 1941, his wife Elizebeth told this (Ronald Clark. The Man Who Broke Purple: The Life of Colonel William F. Friedman,
Who Deciphered the Japanese Code in World War II. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1977):

Friedman himself, hearing the news of the Pearl Harbor attack on the radio, at first found it difficult to believe. For some while, his wife recalls, he could do no more than pace back and forth across the room, muttering to himself over and over again: “But they knew, they knew, they knew.”

But the most striking thing about this dramatic story is that a decade and a half later, William Friedman managed to change his views on what happened literally exactly the opposite. He wrote an analytical work where he very competently, authoritatively and ar- gued began to prove that in fact “they did NOT know.” Because this matter, you see, is far from straightforward..

https://4in1.ws/


#USA #us #american #japan #history #war #WWII #WW2 #lie #cryptography #Friedman
#war #us #history #usa #Japan #wwii #WW2 #american #lie #cryptography #Friedman

The theme of our next #MythOff storytelling event will be Dragons & Love (since it's on Valentine's Day).
I just started researching the legend of Lake Tazawa.

It started with one dragon, and now there are two dragons, three lakes, and a 10th century volcanic eruption.

I love my job.

#storytelling #mythology #Japan
#storytelling #mythology #Japan #mythoff

Title: A Snow in Toji Temple (1953)

Artist: Takeji Asano

https://tankenjapan.com/toji-temple-in-kyoto-a-unesco-world-heritage-site/ #TakejiAsano #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Winter #Snow #TojiTemple #Kyoto #Japan
Snow falls on Kyoto's Toji Temple on a dark winter's evening. In the foreground, a female figure in traditional clothing carries a child on her back; the pair is wrapped up against the cold under her heavy hanten winter coat. She is leaving the temple grounds and just passing the chozu-ya, the covered area for purification, on her left. Just behind her, another visitor is headed toward the temple, carrying a bamboo umbrella over their shoulder. Tracks in the fresh snow lead around a stone lantern on the left, and toward a torii gate marking the entrance to the temple. A line of short evergreens stands just beyond the gate, buried under a layer of snow; beyond, the bare branches of tall leafless trees are clogged with snow and frost. Above everything stands the five-story pagoda of Toji Temple, its series of curved stacked rooftops covered in snow. The night sky is a cold dark blue, and snow continues to fall across the scene

Toji Temple in Kyoto: a UNESCO World Heritage Site - TankenJapan.com

One of the oldest temples in Kyoto is Toji. This Buddhist complex is famous for its five-story pagoda that’s not only symbolic of Kyoto but also Japan.
MT Lee (TankenJapan.com)
#art #snow #winter #Japan #shinhanga #showa #takejiasano #tojitemple #kyoto

#Japan’s top government spokesperson #says the country is appealing to #Yemen’s #Houthis who have captured a cargo ship in the southern #RedSea and is seeking the help of Saudi, Omani and Iranian authorities to work towards the swift release of the vessel and its crew.

#GalaxyLeader is owned by a company registered under Isle of Man-headquartered Ray Car Carriers, which is a unit of #TelAviv-incorporated Ray Shipping. #Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/19/israel-hamas-war-live-15-dead-in-central-and-southern-gaza-attacks-say-palestinians?page=with:block-655ac1828f0860fe3d217974#block-655ac1828f0860fe3d217974
#israel #Japan #telaviv #galaxyleader #redsea #houthis #yemen #says

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