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#Bonsai I worked on today. Happy with how it looks for the time being. Spring will call for a little more wiring and some defoliation.

#zen #mindfulness #hobby #juniper #japanese #japanesejuniper #tree #bonsaitree #japan #japanesegarden #japaneseart

#japan #mindfulness #tree #japanese #zen #hobby #juniper #japanesejuniper #bonsaitree #japanesegarden #japaneseart #bonsai

It’s been an unusually hot start to October in Japan, and high temperatures are set to continue. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/… #japan #heat #heatwaves
#japan #heat #heatwaves

Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan - Bloomberg reports:

A disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can k... - science.slashdot.org/story/24/… #japan


Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan - Slashdot

Bloomberg reports: A disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions.
science.slashdot.org
#japan

Ich hab da im Shinkansen in #Japan was entdeckt, das möchte ich unbedingt der Deutschen Bahn ans Herz legen🙃

#Zug #Bahn #DeutscheBahn #shinkansen

#japan #bahn #deutschebahn #zug #shinkansen

Bewildered moment this week:

At the skin doctor, first an assistant asks some questions and fills them into the computer, then says "wait for the doctor" and leaves me alone with the unlocked system. 5min, would have been enough to lookup data of other people.

Awareness for these things is low in #japan , I touch on this in blog.fluxcoil.net/posts/2020/1…

#dataprivacy

Interactions with technology in Japan

blog.fluxcoil.net
#japan #dataprivacy

New obsession: kei truck gardens 軽トラガーデン. No idea this was a thing but apparently there are even competitions in Japan and I absolutely love it #keitruck #japan #Mosstodon
Collage of photos of Japanese kei trucks with a miniature garden on top of the flatbed.
#japan #Mosstodon #keitruck

"Japan isn't as technically advanced as some people claim"

Counterargument:

#unseenjapan #japan

Portable butt cleaning machine for sale at the Don Quijote in Shibuya, Tokyo.
#japan #unseenjapan

🐻‍❄️ Artist: #LitoLeafArt 🍂 (Rito) in Loc. : #Japan 🇯🇵 - Title: "Wait, no, you still can't let go of my hands." - #Art #Streetart #Photo #LeafArt #Icebaer #FirstIceSkating #Papercutting #Iceskating ❄️⛸️
Photography and art. An artfully cut green leaf silhouetted against a blurred blue cloud background. The artist cuts detailed scenes from foliage leaves. The lower half of the leaf is unedited, but a scene with two polar bears on ice skates has been cut in at the top. A large polar bear is standing with a smaller one on the ice by a fence next to a bare tree. The large bear is holding the hand of the small bear. A penguin with a woolly hat glides past. A wonderful work of art made from a simple leaf. Title: "Wait, no, you still can't let go of my hands."
#photo #art #japan #streetart #litoleafart #leafart #icebaer #firsticeskating #papercutting #IceSkating

Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply to AI Training

Link: biia.com/japan-goes-all-in-cop…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…

#japan

Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply to AI Training | Hacker News

news.ycombinator.com
#japan

This looks like fun!

In North America, we have rails-to-trails, turning old rail lines into bike and hiking trails.

In #Japan, they kept the rails...

The Kamioka Line, discontinued in 2004, is now a “rail-mountain bike” attraction known as “Gattan Go!!”

#japan

Life is Cinema.

Shot this up at the wonderful Tamagawa Sengen Shrine a couple of days ago.

Six vertical shots stitched into a cinematic panorama.

I like longer lenses and how they render the world, especially when shot with the aperture wide open.

You can't really get the same look shooting the whole scene in one shot, with a wide.

#japan #photography

#photography #japan

秋にしか見られない赤と黄の幻想世界。

A fantasy world of red and yellow that can only be seen in autumn.

#photography #nature #art #flower #flowers #花 #写真 #japan #beautiful #beauty #bloomscrolling #秋 #autumn #fall #landscape #scenery #fantasy #autumnvibes #fantasy #autumnleaves #maple #紅葉 #red #yellow

#art #photography #nature #fantasy #japan #autumn #landscape #beautiful #flowers #beauty #flower #bloomscrolling #紅葉 #maple #yellow #red #autumnleaves #autumnvibes #scenery #fall #秋 #写真 #花

The word 'kōyō' (紅葉), although used for all autumn colours, specifically refers to 'red leaves'. The word 'ōyō' (黄葉) describes 'yellow leaves', and the word 'katsuyō' (褐葉) 'brown leaves'.

Warm sunny days and crisp cold nights help leaves achieve their most vivid colours.

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #紅葉 #楓 #momiji

Tenju-an, a sub-temple of Nanzen-ji, is particularly famed for its autumn colours.
Nao-san frolics amongst fallen ginkgo leaves.
Fallen maple leaves add a last splash of colour before winter sets in.
The sun illuminates the woodland above Nanzen-ji, creating an explosion of colour.
#japan #kyoto #京都 #紅葉 #楓 #momiji

🍂LEAF HUNTING🍁

In Japan 'autumn foliage', depending on the reading, is known as 'momiji' (紅葉) or 'kōyō' (紅葉).
Originally the terms referred to any tree that changed colour for autumn, but over time they became synonymous with the maple (楓 'kaede')🍁

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #紅葉 #楓 #momiji

Autumn leaves its mark on Eikan-do.
Eikan-do alone has 3000 maple trees. That is a lot of raking come the end of autumn.
A riot of red and yellow along the Philosopher's Path.
Autumn arrives properly at the end of November in Kyoto.
#japan #kyoto #京都 #紅葉 #楓 #momiji

Admiring the autumn foliage is known as 'momijigari' (紅葉狩り lit. 'hunting for autumn leaves') in Japanese🔎👀🍁👏

The 'gari' (狩り) in 'momijigari' (紅葉狩り) originally referred to the capturing of wild animals and birds, but over time also came to mean 'harvesting', 'gathering' or 'picking' plants.
Another example of this is 'kudamono-gari' (果物狩り), which means to gather fruit.

#Japan #Kyoto #京都 #autumn #momiji #maple #紅葉 #Eikando #永観堂

Rain makes the autumn colours pop at Eikan-do.
An explosion of autumn colour.
Eikan-do is one of the most popular spots to see the maple leaves in autumn. Over 3000 maple trees cover the temple precincts.
Maple leaves begin their transition from yellow to deep red.
#japan #autumn #kyoto #京都 #紅葉 #momiji #maple #eikando #永観堂

In a major win for transgender people in Japan, the country's high court has struck down a law requiring sterilization for gender change. #japan #unseenjapan #ujpost #news
unseen-japan.com/japan-transge…

Japan's Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Sterilization for Gender Change - Unseen Japan

Himari Semans (Unseen Japan)
#News #japan #ujpost #unseenjapan

In #Japan, the concept of accessible phones has been known since the early 00's and has its own term, "Raku Raku Phones" and means simplified phones. Those are adapted for the needs of elderly users and those who don't feel as familiar with modern technology so a lot of concepts are, well, simplified. This is especially important given that the 00's saw the emergence of Japanese mobile phones with capacities comparable to today's smartphones. Sending emails, taking photos, mobile payments, music recognition and downloads; even TV watched on a phone were all there by 2005 and formed an important part of how the Japanese society accessed information. This is why the Raku Raku phones manufactured jointly by Fujitsu and NTT Docomo, the leading Japanese mobile carrier, were so important. Fujitsu called to the corporate social responsibility of other companies to follow suit and also formed the basis for accessibility guidelines for I-Mode, the gateway to all of Japan's mobile internet services. Apparently, 80% of Japan's blind population used these phones as they were equipped with a screen reader and allowed accessing I-Mode this way. fujitsu.com/global/documents/a…
#accessibility #blind #Japan #adventcalendar #mobile #phones
#Accessibility #mobile #blind #japan #phones #adventcalendar

Weather is not climate but ...

"... across Japan the skies are clear, and the mercury is stuck in the high 30s and has twice broken through 40C this week. And that's just the official temperature - out of the shade it's often much hotter. Even though summer has barely begun, 263 places across Japan have seen temperature records broken in the last six days, according to meteorologist Sayaka Mori."

rnz.co.nz/news/world/470151/li…

#RNZ #Japan #ClimateChange

Living through Japan's hottest summer on record

Japan's population is struggling to cope with unprecedented heat, with clear skies and temperatures above 40C in the middle of the country's rainy season.
RNZ News (RNZ)
#climatechange #japan #RNZ

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