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Takami Nieda @tnieda.bsky.social · 5h

I will serving as the mentor for Japanese strand. Please apply and encourage others in your network to apply!❤️

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Alex Awoos @alex-awoos-backup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I feel like more people should be talking about this part

Screenshot from the article that reads, The Stud, San Francisco's oldest gay bar, was only able to have its Meta pages restored because of the bars popularity among gay tech executives with connections to Meta

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“They shall not pass.” 90 years ago today, as antisemitism and fascism were on the rise throughout Europe, Oswald Mosley’s racist British Union of Fascists planned a provocative march through the Jewish community of East London.

A placard that reads "every street is cable street" in front of the Cable Street mural

Someone holding a sign that reads "no pasaran"

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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive @bampfa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Coming up Oct. 23–Nov. 28: "Hong Kong Cinema: Rarities and Restorations" 🎬 Explore rare films spanning key moments in Hong Kong cinema, from THE ARCH to CENTER STAGE. 🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Film still from Center Stage, with a woman at a vanity and a man reflected in the mirror. Text reads “Hong Kong Cinema: Rarities and Restorations.”

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 03/10/2026

Aberfan was the unbearable that resided in the unreachable. Survivors would speak of its reckoning as coming face-to-face with a darkened abyss. What is a tip, after all, if not the bowels of the earth, ripped out from where it belongs, its very naming turned inside out? ✍️ Brad Evans

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‘Death is not meant to run that fast’: Remembering Aberfan

Brad Evans Marking the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, this extract is published from the book How Black was my Valley (Repeater Press, 2025). The full chapter has been made available by the...

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Criterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Merging psychological dread with existential inquiry, the Japanese auteur's films use genre trappings to probe the alienation and anxiety underpinning modern life.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Disability doesn’t care how old you are. Specialist food is no cheaper if you’re 19. Employers don’t lose their prejudice if you’re 21. This is blatant intergenerational inequality from Labour. Younger disabled people of all severities deserve better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on November 24th on #4K/Blu-ray dual format in the US from #FlickerAlley: #TheArtOfTheBenshi (1921-1934)! Flicker Alley and the Yanai Initiative—a collaborative project of UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo—proudly present The Art of the Benshi, a limited edition box set

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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With Na Hong-jin’s creature feature HOPE currently smashing up cinemas, I explored the last 25 years of South Korean sci-fi films for the BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“When you open it, the cutesy avatar asks for a name. Then it asks for total control of your Gmail, calendar and entire computer if you're on a Mac.” Fuck no.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For those in England & Wales who don’t get them on the NHS: private flu & covid jabs are available from today. I’ve just had both at my local pharmacy. £115 for the pair. Yes, that’s expensive, but if you’re a freelancer & don’t get sick pay it’s probably a lot cheaper than taking time off.

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

To end International Translation Day on a translating note, here is an old, but excellent essay by the legend Cathy Hirano on the difficulties of translation in general and J-E translation in specific.

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Eight Ways to Say You: The Challenges of Translation

Last year I had the honor of attending the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards ceremony in Massachusetts, not as an award recipient but as an accompanist — as the translator for Kazumi Yumoto’s The Friends,...

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SUBTLE - the Subtitlers' Association @subtleuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On International Translation Day, we would like to remind all AVT translators of their value and the expertise they bring to their work. That's why we're alarmed to see that New Art is offering the following rate for a full-time subtitling position...

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映画ナタリー @eiga.natalie.mu · 01/10/2026

成瀬巳喜男の「女が階段を上る時」「乱れ雲」4K版、東京国際映画祭で世界初上映（予告編あり） natalie.mu/eiga/news/691823?utm_sou…

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today we have also launched the Translators Association Literary Translations Rates survey, which seeks to get a better and up-to-date understanding of the rates and income translators receive when signing an agreement with a UK publisher. Complete the survey here: buff.ly/EE3ygLg

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Yilin (she/they) @ check out The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm looking to hire a Tokyo-based Japanese interpreter/research guide (fluent in Mandarin and/or English, preferably Mandarin) in preparation for a research trip in late Oct/early Nov. Looking for: help navigating a university museum/archives and finding some Meiji era-related sites/maps/photos/etc.

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Buddhas in the West Material Archive @buddhasinthewest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Commissioned by a local paper merchant in 1891, the Hyōgo Daibutsu at Nōfuku-ji was among the largest Buddhist statues in Japan at the time. Not far from Kobe Harbor, the icon became a favored tourist destination in the early 20th century, but it is remembered only through photographs today. 🧵 🗃️ 📜

A large gray stone statue of a seated Buddhist figure fills the center of the image. The figure has closed eyes, a calm expression, textured rows of tightly curled hair, and a draped robe with layered folds. Its hands rest together in its lap. A small, spreading tree partially overlaps the statue on the right, while flowering plants with muted red, white, and green foliage fill the foreground. Behind the statue is a softly colored sky in pale blue, pink, and beige, with sparse branches and vegetation along the edges.

A vintage color postcard shows a large seated Buddha statue beside a traditional Japanese temple complex. The gray Buddha occupies the left side of the image, with tightly patterned curls on its head, lowered eyes, and layered robes. At center and right are temple buildings with sweeping blue-gray tiled roofs, ornate roof decorations, and dark wooden structures. Pine trees, shrubs, stone lanterns, grave markers, and other stone monuments fill the foreground. A utility pole with a decorative lamp stands near the right side. The sky is pale blue with a warm pinkish tint near the horizon. Red text appears along the bottom edge.

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Nofukuji Temple Hyogo.

兵庫能福寺大佛

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Morgan Lea @morglea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Little disappointed in ANN's headline here. Tsuda's point was still made, and Japan has now made it very clear that actor's voices do, in fact, belong to them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules

Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark Japanese verdict to protect publicity rights

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J-Novel Club @jnovelclub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[NOW HIRING] Want to put your Japanese-to-English skills to work in the light novel and manga industry? Now’s your chance! J-Novel Club is looking for freelance translators to join our team. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4xPOc74

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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Free tickets to see me and the fab Michael Leader of Ghibliotheque sharing a stage at the #BFI - not something that happens every day! Booking opens on Thursday 1 Oct at 10 a.m.

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Simon is on strike ✊🏻 @simonxix.com · 28/09/2026

Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?

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Yabai Finds @yabaifinds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A Japanese developer is building on the British Library grounds. It started the way almost every building in Japan does: with a Shinto groundbreaking rite. The priest in white robes was Dutch. The replies drifted to whether British land has fairies that need asking first. #JapanHub #Japan

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A Japanese Developer Broke Ground at the British Library With a Shinto Ceremony, Led by a Dutch Priest

Mitsui Fudosan brought a Japanese groundbreaking rite to London, and the priest who performed it came from a shrine in the Netherlands.

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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In the thread below, I mentioned that key legal cases for the rights of women were assisted by numerous support groups. Among them, one called「働くことと性差別を考える　三多摩の会」("Santama Association to Consider Work and Sex Discrimination") deserves a bit more attention.

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BedWords @snacklesbian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i'm still seeing this get shared so just a reminder, this article is wrong in many places and london daily is one of those fake ai newspapers

screenshot of the london daily about page. it says:

Welcome to London Daily, an innovative and unique news experiment driven by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Our AI system conducts extensive research and fact-checking, presenting a non-biased and diverse perspective on each topic.

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映画ナタリー @eiga.natalie.mu · 25/09/2026

東京国際映画祭で没後70年・溝口健二を特集、13作品を英語字幕付きで上映「瀧の白糸」デジタル修復版は国内初上映 natalie.mu/eiga/news/690957?utm_sou… #溝口健二

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Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I once threw a book on the floor and stamped on it. A critic had dismissed GAUDY NIGHT as a 'woman's novel'. Dorothy L. Sayers, spent her life being told a clever woman was too much. But she it turns out she was hiding something bigger than a bad review… lucyworsley.substack.com/p/harriet-va...

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Harriet Vane got her happy ending. Dorothy L. Sayers didn’t.

The creator of Lord Peter Wimsey gave her fictional self everything she was denied, and kept a giant lifelong secret

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Hayley Scanlon @hayleylscanlon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Film director Toshio Masuda (Red Quay, Rusty Knife, Tora! Tora! Tora! etc) has passed away at the age of 98.

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Ymestyn @ymestyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Learning Welsh at any level? Want to put aside an hour for yourself for some quiet practise? Join me this Friday at 2pm BST for the new Awr Ymarfer – we'll gather on Zoom, say what we're going to do, and then do it! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Awr Ymarfer: Give yourself an hour to quietly practise your Welsh in the company of other learners. Free. All levels welcome! 2pm BST, Fri 25 Sept on Zoom.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

something has gone very, very wrong with the UK

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Hayley Scanlon @hayleylscanlon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

First: The Killer Favourite: The Killer

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Welsh Myth and Legend and Magic @mythwelsh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My video explaining about the terms for the equinox in Welsh and why the neo-Pagan autumn equinox festival of Mabon was invented in the 1970s. Oddly enough, there really was a Welsh holiday named after Mabon, but it was something very different. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCxM...

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There really was a Welsh holiday named Mabon but it wasn't what you think.

YouTube video by Bardic Press

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Imprint Films @imprintfilms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Imprint Asia is thrilled to announce THE CINEMA OF KING HU: VOLUME TWO (1975 - 1983)! 🍃 Includes: • The Valiant Ones (1975) • Raining in the Mountain (1979) • Legend of the Mountain (1979) - worldwide 4K UHD debut! • The Wheel of Life (1983) • All the King’s Men (1983)

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matteoB @matteob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The 4K digital remaster of Hasegawa Kazuhiko's The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) to be released in Japanese theaters on October 16th:

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Wes Black @wesblk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Robin Baker @robinalexbaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

First time watch of THE DANCING GIRL OF IZU (Yoshitarō Nomura, 1954) - a subtly realised story of young love set on Japan's Izu peninsula (on the south coast of central Honshu). See 🧵 for few reasons why it comes recommended. #FilmSky

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 18/09/2026

Bluesky cuties, consider this a good old fashioned call-out for work! I've landed safely thanks to your support, but financially things are still a little struggletown. This thread is really to remind commissioning type folks, producers and editors of the kind of work I do. Signal boosts welcome! 🧵

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猫好きな人 @valoisdubins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Aw shit. RIP Stephanie Cole. Magnificent in Tenko, an absolute joy in Cabin Pressure. Thanks for all your work.

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