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Kenji Hayakawa

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Based in Dublin, Ireland. Translator. Interpreter. JPN & ENG. Website: kenjihayakawa.com Host @finneganswake.net Founder @fairtradebook.org

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today is Michaelmas, a quarter day in the Irish calendar, and traditionally when rents were paid & contracts signed. It's also the last day to eat blackberries - after today, they belong to the Devil and will make you sick!
Detail of a page showing text in Spanish and a woodcut of blackberries. From Dioscorides' Materia Medica, 1555
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Peter Chrisp @peterchrisp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new post on Alastair White’s project to turn Finnegans Wake into an opera. I loved the overture. peterchrisp.blogspot.com/2026/09/finn...
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Finnegans Wake as Opera
A blog about James Joyce's Finnegans Wake
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
▫️ walking past a lovely wall ▫️ turning it two ways sudden magic
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kitchen #SaturdayShadows Saddell #aofoto
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 16/09/2026
Yes. It is very clear that whoever wrote the Guardian article has never seriously read a page of Finnegans Wake. The examples cited in the article read nothing like the Wake. Also, they should stop using anthropomorphic language and start telling us more about the actual mechanism behind the output.
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Wim Van Mierlo @wvmierlo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lublin | May 2026 #photography #travelphotography #Lublin #Poland #Nikon #NoAI Prints for sale: www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
An art installation with large flying bird hung high above the street between buildings.
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
▪️ dry drain tangling ▪️ [accidental art]
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 12/09/2026
As always, it was so much fun! ⚡
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 10/09/2026
Missed this this year but definitely going next year! www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
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Behind the scenes at Dublin Independent Fashion Week
The fourth ever Dublin Independent Fashion Week opened with 'Postmarked' - a live exhibit at Dublin's historic GPO.
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🍃 a magical walk ahead 🍃
..  just ignore for a moment that it is only the back of a huge bin outside a busy shop ..
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 07/09/2026
Literary translation is facing a real issue: competition with free slop. When free slop is available online for free while thoughtfully created translations are only available in print (or out of print), how can we incentivise readers to invest time and money into obtaining a copy of the latter?
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 04/09/2026
They're simply brilliant. If you happen to be in Dublin on this day then you wouldn't want to miss this!
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This week is the last chance to see our exhibition 'Gulliver 300', celebrating the 300th anniversary of the publication of Jonathan Swift's masterpiece. Catch it before it closes on Friday 4th September, and sets off on its travels to the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris!
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 01/09/2026
Great episode. Indiana Stones... 🤣 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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David Keohan, "The Wind Beneath the Stone: My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore" (Bloomsbury and Chelsea Green, 2026)
Podcast Episode · New Books Network · September 1 · 25m
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The beautiful watermark on a letter to our librarian in 1943 tells us the paper was made in Swift Brook paper mills, founded in 1785 in Saggart, Co. Dublin. They produced paper for bank notes, stamps, and also the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic, before finally closing in 1972.
Sheet of notepaper showing a watermark of a tower and a hound and text 'Ancient Irish Vellum' [class of paper] and 'Made in Saggart Co Dublin'
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/08/2026
Planted post-WWII for timber, Japan’s sugi and hinoki trees now trigger hay fever in over 40% of the population. To tackle the crisis, the government plans to clear 750,000 hectares of these forests and replant them with newly bred low-pollen and no-pollen tree varieties. Jonathan Vit reports.
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As hay fever sufferers grow in Japan, the country is looking to plant no-pollen trees
TOKYO — For Mariko Aoki, the new year began with an itch. “Right after the New Year in January, my nose starts to get a little itchy,” Aoki said. “It peaks in March, and the sneezing, runny nose,…
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Daily Rothno is a Window on the Foot Bridge at Hackney Downs station #aofoto
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
💫 💫 just found - one of my favourite wonderwalls 💫💫 [I caught it years ago at the back of a church yard - it didn't last long as the stones around it began to fall but just for a while it was a kind of magic]
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 25/08/2026
This is wonderful news! www.rte.ie/news/busines... The website mentioned in the article, RepairMyStuff.ie, is a great idea, but as the article says it needs a bit more work before being better than Google Maps. (I noticed a few shoe repair places around me that are not listed, for example).
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New EU-wide product repair rules come into force
New EU rules have come into force aiming to tackle the 35 million tonnes of waste the premature disposal of consumer goods generates across the bloc.
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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 12/08/2026
Prepping Japanese Women Writers and truly enjoying this gorgeous cover art for the 1911 first issue of Seito (Bluestocking) magazine by Chieko Naganuma (1886-1938).
A bright yellow cover with an art deco style image of a woman with geometric patterns behind her. The kanji reads "Seito" or "Bluestocking".
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 15/08/2026
Every year on this day we remember the reckless follies as well as the eventual surrender of the Japanese government and the lessons learned, at much too high a cost, about the importance of enduring peace, the sincere aspiration for which is enshrined in the current constitution of the country.
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 13/08/2026
People should sign up to Blooms & Barnacles on Patreon, as all of their bonus episodes are excellent. I particularly enjoyed the latest one where Kelly and Dermot manage to reconstruct and play James and Lucia Joyce's favourite board game. www.patreon.com/barnaclecast...
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Bonus Ep. 43 - Labyrinth | Blooms & Barnacles
Dermot and I discuss the board game Labyrinth -- a favorite of James and Lucia Joyce, and an inspiration for the "Wandering Rocks" episode,
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
An early user of this book of Donato's madrigals found the music incomplete and continued it themselves #rarebooks #music
Page showing the Basso part of Baldessare Donato's setting of Petrarch's Rerum Vulgarium Fragmenta XXII with additional notes added in ink
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 11/08/2026
I've noticed that over the past year or so, quite a few AI-generated James Joyce websites have popped up. They all tend to have elaborate, colourful designs to dress up some very sloppy content. Here is an (admittedly) incomplete and biased list of four excellent human-made resources:
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
unexpected wonders ... in a football shed
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Light House Cinema @lighthousecinema.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"A loving portrait of budding and fading." New York Times Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie star in the adaptation of the Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, THE SUMMER BOOK. Screening from August 7 🎟 www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/the-su…
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 07/08/2026
Amy Goodman has been a source of inspiration for many, including yours truly. I hope this film comes to Ireland too! @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social @lighthousecinema.bsky.social stealthisstory.org
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Steal This Story, Please! Documentary
Explore the story of journalist Amy Goodman in 'Steal This Story, Please!' — a documentary on truth-telling, resistance, and journalism. Stay informed about upcoming screenings.
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
- one of my favourite walls - I stop to look for one moment and a new world appears
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nina theda black @ninathedablack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
12x12 mixed media on wood
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 31/07/2026
This looks like a very interesting book. Does anyone know if there's a comparable study done on the European market? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778487...
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Gouged by Lindsay Owens: 9798217058785 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A searing exposé of the new tools of corporate profiteering and a field guide to the deceptive tactics companies are using to cheat consumers out of their money—and how we can get ahead of...
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
walking through lights in hexham abbey
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 27/07/2026
This is fantastic news. Well done to all who were involved in the restoration! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Phoenix Park reopens historic Magazine Fort to the public
The Office of Public Works will officially reopen the Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park today.
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Wake in Progress @wake-in-progress.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The matrix for our current fragment has transformed into a newspaper, Daily Maily, which reports disturbing news, forecasts unpleasant weather and advertises, among other things, the premiere of Wine, Woman and Waterclocks. Time to get out of your inkwell and take a chance on this day in the life.
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
💠 a roadside gutter becoming an art gallery 💠
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 21/07/2026
This was a tremendously insightful, clear and engaging interview, one of the best I've listened to on NBN this year so far. You can feel Greenley's passion for and command of the subject and Rachel Newman, the interviewer, asked some very pertinent questions. newbooksnetwork.com/the-almighty...
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Brendan Greeley, "The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money" (Crown, 2026) - New Books Network
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山本貴光 @yakumoizuru.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
ニューヨーク・タイムズ紙の記者、カシミール・ヒル氏が、Amazon.comに自分の伝記本が出ていると聞いて、見てみたら、ジョン・クレイン・ミラー氏なる見知らぬ人物による『カシミール・ヒル伝』がKindle本として26.99ドル(90頁)で売られている。 なんだこれはと調べてみたところ、同じ「著者」がAIで出力したとおぼしき同様の伝記を何冊も出している様子が目に入る。そこで著者にコンタクトをとることに。 AIでKindle本を量産する別の「作家」への取材も含む記事をギフトに設定してみました。🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/t...
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I Got Slopped (Gift Article)
Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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フィネガンズ・ウェイクを読む @finneganswake.net · 20/07/2026
土曜日の夕方には、いよいよ第1巻のオーラス配信を開催します。今回は『フィネガンズ・ウェイク』の世界を一人でも多くの方にお届けしたいと思い、メンバーでなくても参加可能なPeatixページをご用意しました。観る専・アーカイブ動画視聴のみの方も大歓迎。この機会にぜひ! finneganswake-season-1-finale.peatix.com
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【特別配信】ジェイムズ・ジョイス自身が朗読した第1巻の完結部を読む
今年で4周年を迎える配信型文学番組「フィネガンズ・ウェイクを読む」から、番組内で第1巻を読み終える記念に、メンバー以外の方々もご参加可能な「特別一般配信」を開催いたします。 著者の...
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 20/07/2026
I basically agree with Emily Wilson's criticism of the film. An incomplete list of changes and omissions: ↓ Cyclops: wine, Noman, ram-belly ↓ Circe: palace ↓ Queen and prince: nerfed ↓/× The gods... × Nausicaa × Alcious × Aeolus × Olive-tree bed The Trojan horse sequence was well done imho.
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 18/07/2026
Amazon as a company has myriad problems but perhaps the one good thing they've done is the Audible monthly subscription system. It encourages people to listen to one book per month, which is probably a net positive to humanity. If they did more of this kind of thing, the world'd be a better place.
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Shiny! An illuminated initial 'E', with bonus bird, from a 13th century English Bible #Manuscript
Detail of a page of parchment from a 13th century Latin Bible. The text is in ink with an initial illuminated 'E' marking the beginning of the book of Ezequiel ('Et factum est in tresimo anno). A bird stands atop the 'E' and marks the edge of the text.
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Wake in Progress @wake-in-progress.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The language of posing, do you speak it? Any camera-shyness on you? Brace yourself, Mr Himmyshimmy, the kodak girl is out to get you. Make sure your tumbletantaliser doesn't overflow! Art by Linda Lotiel
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 10/07/2026
"Uisce Éireann [...] is appealing to everyone in the Greater Dublin Area, which includes Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow to not use a hose this weekend and to adopt water saving habits where possible." www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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Uisce Éireann considering nighttime curbs in Dublin area
Uisce Éireann has said it is considering nighttime restrictions on water in the Greater Dublin Area if water use is not reduced in and around the capital.
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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@liviarecords.bsky.social in association with the James Joyce Centre presents JOYCE NOTES, performed by the Conor Guilfoyle Septet with Barry McGovern on Thursday, 3 September at 7.30pm in the Whyte Recital Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music. Tickets are €25: www.riam.ie/whats-on/lou...
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Some really fun design on this invoice for the Library's purchase of the 'Erin' fire extinguisher in 1938.
Invoice from 'Dublin Japan Works' with an illustration showing a man putting out a fire
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🌫️ otherworld 🌫️
remnants of a very old wall  -  left to our imagination ...
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The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🌟 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🌟 We are officially open for submissions for the whole month of July, and we want to read your work! Send us your best literary fiction and nonfiction, especially if it has an Irish focus ✨️ For full guidelines on how to submit, go to www.lilliputpress.ie 📚
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Kenji Hayakawa @kenjihayakawa.com · 01/07/2026
I'm very late to the party on this but just finished watching the BBC adaptation of War and Peace, and I have to say it was magnificent!
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War and Peace S01E01
Russia declares war on Napoleon, changing the lives of three young people forever. Watch War and Peace S01E01 on RTÉ Player for free
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@maryfrancesness @maryfrancesness.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
as always my eyes catching anything that looks like a seascape but beautifully fooled here by a scrap of fabric stuck on a bench 🔷
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The printer's mark of Pietro Perna has really captured the surprised owl look! From the title page of Ludovico Castrelveto's 'Correttione d'alcune cose del dialogo delle lingue ...' printed in Basel in 1572.
Part of a title page showing the printer's mark and the imprint details
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Jackie Curtis @jcurtisart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Seascapes, working up the methodology for a workshop
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