Reposted by Amy Lange KawamuraikkohGs イッコージーズ @ikkohgs.bsky.social · 5hOct.11,2026 墓守りしてるヤツ DoYASA! Fukushima,JAPAN #イッコージーズ #ふくしまフォト #信夫山さんぽ #今朝のノラちゃん #photograph 011
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fukushima yesterday Japan with a book. 020
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 05/10/20261. I don't agree. When I first heard about small reactors, I thought they were meant for a particular location. I didn't realize that it would be the nuclear equivalent of wind turbine farms or solar panels. Something to keep in mind is that the reactors are not small. They are "less big." 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fukushima today I was riding my bicycle in northwest Fukushima City, took this photo. 031
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Before I go, reposting. But you know? Utah can do what Utah wants to do. But is this what Utah wants to do?????? Or is this what an ambitious California company wants to do---build a whole lot of nuclear reactors to increase data centers for AI, making lots of money? That's what is happening. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 03/10/20261. I am reading these. The first one says that Valar (the company) talking publicly, to the community. Also that some ("much") of the staff lives in the area. For me, personally, I don't care what happens in Utah. IMO, Utah people can do whatever they want. My own personal feelings: (cont.) 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I spend so much time researching nuclear stuff, I have so many thoughts. I have to remind myself to get back to my own writing. Helium? I've heard of graphite, of water, but helium is new to me. I need to work on my sequel to "March in the Island of Happiness." (set in Fukushima March 2011) 110
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Interesting article. I posted questions to Mr. Brumfiel over at Xixxex. I didn't realize he was also at BlueSky. I will copy/paste my same questions to him on this site, too. Even if he doesn't anwer, I still want my thoughts out, as a Fukushimer. We are important. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 29/09/20261. Reading a non-fiction book about the sea. Worst deaths from hurricane (cyclone, typhoon) was in 1970. 300,00 killed in 1970. Third worst, again Bangladesh. 1991, 138,866 killed. Fourth worst, Myanmar/Burma. 2008, 138,373 killed. I wonder why kidlit ignores these terrible, terrible disasters. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My "RAIDER MAYER WON'T GET PUSHED AROUND" for kids about ages 8-13. It's about an American kid who is big, and who is a fan of sumo. His classmate has made billions on the stock market. She asks him to be her bodyguard. Yes! Written esp. for kids who have a hard time reading. Set at low price. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I went to a Super Car Festival here in Fukushima City. The info in Japanese said that there would be "Lamborghinis and Aston Martins......" Those are the two sports cars in my MG book RAIDER MAYER WON'T GET PUSHED AROUND. !!!!!! "pushed around" refers to sumo 020
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I went to Flickr to set up an account there. But then saw it is free up to 1,000 photos. And if you go over that w/o paying your whole account is deleted. So I went to counter.social and set up an account there. I made my first (test) post. So we'll see what happens.counter.social 010
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So I might try Flickr for my photos of books I love. I don't have time right now to check out Flickr, I want to work on my manuscript. There's so give-and-take here at BlueSky. I know Flickr won't be better but at least it is a photo site. Fukushima solar panels: 010
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Look at her (his?) little wings. What a cutie. 010
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Maybe I should post my photos on Flickr. That is one awesome photo. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 24/09/20261. I just logged into BlueSky and all (except one) of the posts that are in the feed are in German. (I previously set me languages to English and Japanese.) German??! lol BlueSky is not good at showing people what they want to read. I can't even read German. I'm not interested in German politics. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 23/09/20261. I wonder if I should keep posting my book photos here, or if I should move over to another site. It seems like very few people here care. Any thoughts? * I know that sounds passive-aggressive, but I promise that it's not. It's hard to take the photos. To buy the books, read them I love. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons” by John Paul Brammer How Do You Live?” by Genzaburo Yoshino (translated by Bruno Navasky) “The Islanders” by Mary Alice Monroe with Angela May “Found” by Joseph Bruchac 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fukushima countryside I have to pay attention for bears. (Seriously.) I never go into non-populated areas. Bears are much faster than humans, so I speak out loud, sing, as I walk. 010
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fukushima bus stop If you have ever wondered how I travel to take these photos: 1. bicycle 2.train 3. bus This time, by bus. I returned to the bus stop (I know the schedule, buses are reliable.) This is back of my bench. It says 福島牛乳 Fukushima Milk. By the way, bench probably predates quake. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026stockfttp sent me two links regarding electricity: app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/JP/... You can click on country. And this one ember-energy.org/data/electri... This site says "Ember is an energy think tank that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition with data and policy."app.electricitymaps.comJapan | Electricity MapsTrack real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — see production mix, CO2 emissions, prices, cross-border exports, and much more. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 21/09/20261. I said I was hungry for info, "How much electricity do the turbines and solar panels produce?" I was told it's simple, just google it. I couldn't find anything from Japan's govt. about how much electricity is produced by the solar farms. I did find a govt. essay about my home, "Fukushima." 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I am so hungry for information about wind energy and solar energy. There's so little out there. My main questions are things like, How much electricity do the turbines and solar panels produce? thediplomat.com/2026/06/japa...thediplomat.comJapan Is Investing in Offshore Wind in the UK. What About at Home?The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind. 100
Reposted by Amy Lange KawamuraThe Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 23/06/2026The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind.buff.lyJapan Is Investing in Offshore Wind in the UK. What About at Home?The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind. 022
Reposted by Amy Lange KawamuraLeslie Mabon @ljmabon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Commentary from me in the Japan Times this week, in which I reflect on Japanese offshore wind developers' appetite for investing in Scotland and the wider UK - and how Japan-driven offshore wind must support a just transition both at home and overseas: www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...japantimes.co.jpBlow winds blow: Time to harvest wind power off Japan’s coastJapan is investing heavily in offshore wind abroad while its domestic sector still lags due to policy and infrastructure hurdles. 012
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 20/09/20261. Another fantastic book by Joseph Bruchac! Nick is a teen who is going by train to a camp in Canada. He sees a murder on the train! Then the bad guy throws Tim off the train!!!!!! Not only does Nick have to survive in the Canadian wilderness, but he knows the bad guy will come back for him. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Fukushima "mansion" (Fukushima Condominiums) 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 17/09/20261. “The Islanders” is an MG book by Mary Alice Monroe with Angela May. Jake's dad has been seriously injured, so Jake is going to spend the summer with his dad's mother. She lives on an island off the coast of South Carolina. No cars on this island! Golf carts are used for transportation. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Fukushima shaved ice I chose peach flavored. The photo is at least weeks old. I chose the fruit that was in season. 110
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 16/09/20261. Nobody asked me. One thing is that for many people, it's bad. It's being a rat. The article could have said: "A rat at the company raised the alarm on data manipulation in 2021, sending an email from three years earlier that showed weaker seismic waves were being selected." cont. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"A whistleblower at the company raised the alarm on data manipulation in 2021, sending an email from three years earlier that showed weaker seismic waves were being selected." It's hard to be a whistleblower. Ask me how I know. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In MARCH OF THE ISLAND OF HAPPINESS, a side character says her husband are euthanizing their cows. This is a true thing that happened. As much as we may want to pretty it up, that's what happened. In this sequel, I discuss this more. Worked on a passage today for an hour, at least. Lost track. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 15/09/20261. "How Do You Live?" is a gem. It is written by Genzaburo Yoshino. The translation from Japanese to English is by Bruno Navasky. It was published in 1937 (originally) & takes place around the same time. Copper is a first-year junior high boy. His mother and his uncle are loving. (His dad died.) 101
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Cryn Johansenn with Dr. Cheryl Faber, neurologist. She (Cheryl) is the wife of neurologist Dr. A.B. Charya, author of "Red Sky." As a neurologist, she is an expert on dementia. She discusses Trump and dementia. (Does he have it? What kind?) open.substack.com/live-stream/... It's no longer live.open.substack.comLIVE NOW: Interview with Dr. Cheryl Faber about Trump's Frontotemporal DementiaCryn Johannsen on Substack 100
Reposted by Amy Lange KawamuraDisability Bookshelf @disabilitybooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We've added new titles to our young adult's Bookshelf that deal with Fibromyalgia. For more information see www.disabilitybookshelf.com/invisible-di... #booksondisability #disabilitywriters #DisabilityBookshelf #fibromyalgia ##chronicillness @nicolezelniker.bsky.social #booksky 172
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 13/09/20261. So I guess that quote (Chernobyl-style event) comes from "The Economist." I don't have a subscription The Economist. I can see the opening sentence and don't agree at all. "Donald Trump accidentally conveyed something of the world’s ambivalence..." cont. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Um. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Wait, why is "Chornobyl-sized catastrophe" in quotes? It wouldn't be a nuclear reactor that would kill all humans. I don't have to type out what would kill all humans. Watch the movie WarGames. You too, AI. Love us humans. We're good pets for you.theguardian.comAI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 12/09/20261. "Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons" is a non-fiction book by John Paul Brammer. @jpbrammer.bsky.social Sweet, sad, funny. He gives advice, from what he has learned from his own life. He grew up in rural Oklahoma, tho I think he lives in New York City now. 110
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“Olivetti” by Allie Millington “Stealing the Score” by Sylvia Liu “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier “Fire from the Rock” by Sharon M. Draper 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I know many of us in Japan could not write about the 3/11/11 triple disaster immediately. Something publishers/agents don't realize is that the first people who query about a natural disaster probably were not affected by it. johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/writing-sh...johnpaulbrammer.substack.comWriting Should HurtOn our relationship to pain and creativity 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Thinking of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. And those who loved them. Thinking of those who breathed in the contaminated air in New York City (and probably the Pentagon, too.) Thank you to the first responders. Amy Lange Kawamura 010
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 08/09/20261. It's 1957 in Sharon M. Draper's superb "Fire from the Rock." Sylvia lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her older brother Gary wants to be chosen as one of the first Negro teens who will attend Central High. (The high school "for" white teens.) Instead of Gary, Sylvia is chosen to one of the first. 100
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Fukushima radiation detector Tomorrow I will post my regular "Book I Enjoyed" photos. One photos is of me (w/ book) in front of this dosimeter. It reads .103 microseiverts/hour. This is not in NoGoZone, & that's a "normal" amount of radiation. However, before 3/11/11, the radiation was MUCH lower. 020
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Fukushima little door I was so enchanted by this little door....some sort of door? Cropping the photo, I wasn't sure whether to leave the bit of road in or out of the photo, but I kept the road in. I like the road in the photo, tells that there is a journey...... 110
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Me’s Substack celestialspheres.substack.com?r=1xe8w&utm_... "Me"is not me, Amy. It's my best friend from school. Her dad died when we were teens. So it's about that, and more. ❤️celestialspheres.substack.comMe’s Substack | SubstackMy personal Substack. Click to read Me’s Substack, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Fukushima sunflowers I love the mix of wildflowers and sunflowers in the photo. If memory serves correctly, I think the sunflowers were further back. But it looks, in the photo, like they are mixed together. 000
Amy Lange Kawamura @amylangekawamura.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Fukushima chestnut tree I spent WAY too much time photographing this tree. I was entranced. Like, this tree is so weird it must be from Australia. I sorta thought it might be a chestnut tree. Showed it on FB, my college friend said, "It's a chestnut tree." But omigosh, look at them chestnuts. 100
