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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A younger staff member just sent me a screenshot and explanation on how to add comments to their attached pdf and I am offended.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My wife had a new short small table made for the house that serves no purpose other than to look like a biscuit 🍪

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Watched the Japan match highlights with a head Shinto priest on his car's dashboard tv. Go samurai blue.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Seems like reasonably strong shakes in Hyogo and then Kyuushuu right after. Hope everyone is alright. Very strange timing.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

A book to finish and a beautiful park bathed in a sunny hint of spring

Shirakata Park In Matsue on Lake Shinji on a sunny spring morning

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 06/01/2026

BREAKING: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, measuring a strong 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck Shimane Prefecture at 10:18 a.m. on Tuesday. There was no threat of a tsunami.

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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Shimane Prefecture

The quake, which measured a strong 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, did not prompt a tsunami warning.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Big earthquake for Shimane just happened. Upper 5. 40 mins and still getting aftershocks. Very rare for here. Hope it ends there.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

A clear morn as the mist rolls across Lake Shinji

Most rolling across Lake Shinji in Matsue Shimane

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It's beginning to look a lot like pudding 🎶 ☃️ 🎁 🎄

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Some work and plane spotting at Haneda

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

One of my proudest moments was two Americans on vacation coming into the game bar we usually haunted in Shinjuku with their own controllers and me and my friend getting flawless wins against them in Tekken Tag Team immediately causing them to silently pack up and leave

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Out for pancakes with the boss man 🥞

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Haven't been keeping up with posting much because life has been busy. The main reason being preparing for and keeping up with the arrival of my wife and I's first child, Louis (瑠維) one month ago! He's doing great and growing too fast 🥹

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

一週間お疲れ everyone! Hope you all enjoy a nice weekend! 😸

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Got married on April 6th at Izumo Taisha! The weather and surroundings couldn’t have been better. Big thanks to my wife for everything she did and for looking so radiant. Grateful to family on both sidea who made the trip to share the day with us. Excited for what’s ahead!

Photo of us at Izumo Taisha in front of cherry blossoms in spring.

Inside wedding ceremony hall at Izumo Taisha.

In front of the Shimenawa at Izumo Taisha.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

First barbecue of the year underway 🍖 🍺

A barbecue in front of a house in Japan on a sunny Spring day

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Saturday night and I'm a teenager again 😍

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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Genroku opened Japan's first conveyor belt sushi in 1958, and the concept was a hit at the 1970 Osaka Expo. Genroku's founder was inspired by the conveyor belts he saw during a visit to a beer bottler. www.yomiuri.co.jp/expo2025/202...

Inside Genroku conveyor belt sushi at the 1970 Expo. There's an array of national flags above the counter.

An convyor belt in an Asahi beer bottling factory, which inspired the founder of Genroku.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Matsue Castle is in full bloom 🏯🌸

Matsue Castle with the cherry blossom trees in the grounds in full bloom

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Playing the waiting game in Hiroshima

A cafe window looking out on to downtown Hiroshima Station area in the evening

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

The Turtles are in bloom. Spring has sprung 🐢 🌺

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

In the capital for a couple days #Tokyo

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The ancient battle to cross the mountains commences once again

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This winter just keeps coming 🌨️☃️

A snowy street at morning in Matsue, Japan.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

皆様、一日お疲れ様です!🥳

A view of Lake Shinji in the evening from Shirakata park.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Batton down the hatches men 🥶

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

An absolutely stellar day on Lake Shinji today ☀️ 🌊

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Sodeshi Pottery Workshop, tucked near the prefectural art gallery, feels like a movie set 🎥. Here, ceramics are crafted by hand and foot, with leg power turning the potter's wheels—no electricity needed! 🎨✨

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Wow that's a big shake for this area

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you all! ✨🎉 🖼️ Artwork: Print by Kawase Hasui

A Christmas scene with Santa walking to a temple in Japan in the snow by Kawase Hasui.

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Christmas presents being enjoyed 🎁😺

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Bloodsport and Street Fighter are Christmas and New Year's nostalgic staples for me. Bless my older brothers for introducing me to them 🙏

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Absolutely stunning up here in the mountains into Hiroshima from Shimane 😍

Snowy mountains with houses between Shimane prefecture and Hiroshima prefecture

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Amad Diallo has scored one of the best goals I have seen for United for years. Almost shouted down my apartment building 😮‍💨

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 28/11/2024

Chef Auguste Escoffier’s "Le Guide Culinaire" (1903) is a cornerstone of culinary arts, but "The Thanksgiving Cook Book" (1911) strays from tradition. Instead of turkey, stuffing & pie, his menu features rabbit, ragout & crawfish! 🦃🥧 🔗 archive.org/details/gri_...

Cover of Auguste Escoffier's 1911 "The Thanksgiving Cook Book." The cover text reads, "The Thanksgiving Cook Book by A. Escoffier, the Greatest of the French Chefs. Special supplement of the Sunday American."

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Ethan O'Brien @ethanob.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Out for some autumn birthday golf 🏌️⛳

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