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Contemporary Japan @cj-jrnl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#OpenAccess Was it just social pressure? @paul-jokr.bsky.social @gabrielevogt.bsky.social & James Farrer examine how subsidies and community ties shaped restaurants’ #COVID-19 self-restraint in Japan, challenging accounts emphasizing peer pressure. #FoodStudies #自粛 doi.org/10.1080/1869...

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DIJ Tokyo @dijtokyo.org · 24/03/2026

Registration is now open for our next #DIJStudyGroup "Female Mayors and the Practice of Local Leadership in Japan" 🎤 Stefanie Schwarte (@lmu.de / DIJ Tokyo) 📅 April 16, 2026 / 6.30 pm (JST) / 11.30 am (CEST) 🏚️🖥️ online & onsite @ DIJ Tokyo Registration ▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/female...

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Sonderforschungsbereich 1369 'Vigilanzkulturen' @sfb1369.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🌞🌊 Gedanklich nach Dubrovnik reisen? Der neue Blogbeitrag von Tamara Klarić nimmt uns mit – eine kleine Auszeit vom winterlichen Grau inklusive. 👉 Jetzt lesen: vigilanz.hypotheses.org/14305, Vigilanz und Fotografie – Die Kunst, aufmerksam zu sehen

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Vigilanz und Fotografie, oder: Die Kunst, aufmerksam zu sehen

Wir sind im Urlaub. Mein Bruder und ich sind für einen Tag nach Dubrovnik gefahren und umrunden die Altstadt von der Stadtmauer aus. Rechts von uns, in vielleicht zwanzig Metern Tiefe, branden die Wel...

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DIJ Tokyo @dijtokyo.org · 12/02/2026

Thank you to the speakers Sebastian Polak-Rottmann, Timo Thelen, Masahiko Nishioka, @paul-jokr.bsky.social and our in-person & online audiences for stimulating discussions at our Hita Workshop: Machizukuri Initiatives & Adaptive Governance in a Rural Japanese City ▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/hita-w...

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Paul J. Kramer @paul-jokr.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I’m very excited about this upcoming event at the DIJ together with Sebastian Polak-Rotmann, Timo Thelen, and Masahiko Nishioka, who has been engaged in community (re)building for over 25 years. Please feel free to drop by and discuss with us, either in person or online. 👇🏻👇🏻

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DIJ Tokyo @dijtokyo.org · 18/12/2025

Innovation, games, machizukuri, climate & ‘the mouse’: check out the winter issue of our #DIJNewsletter for the latest on our institute, research, publications, events, alumni, jobs & more @barbtokyo.bsky.social @nicolemmueller.bsky.social @paul-jokr.bsky.social 📑 www.dijtokyo.org/publication/...

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Paul J. Kramer @paul-jokr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

„[Citizens] are practicing freedom by alerting neighbors to danger, calling attention to patterns of abuse and showing compassion to the persecuted.“ This article by Michael S. Roth is a great example for the importance of #vigilance. See also Ingo Rohrer on our blog vigilanz.hypotheses.org/12189

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State of Fear: When Immigration Raids Spark Counter-Vigilance and Protest

In late May 2025, a raid of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Diego caused widespread shock and outrage. The operation took place in a cozy Italian...

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DIJ Tokyo @dijtokyo.org · 03/12/2025

A big thank you to the DWIH Tokyo for bringing together scientists, businesses & policy makers to discuss innovations, research, knowledge in society, future policies & action plans at the 'Sustainable Consumption & Production' symposium, incl. DIJ's @barbtokyo.bsky.social & Sebastian Polak-Rottmann

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Paul J. Kramer @paul-jokr.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Back in Japan! I think I’ve never been to Haneda this time of the year, so seeing the Christmas decorations was a first for me.

Christmas decorations at Haneda airport, with a plane in the background.

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Sonderforschungsbereich 1369 'Vigilanzkulturen' @sfb1369.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Pünktlich zum Wochenende ist der neueste Band unserer Reihe Vigilanzkulturen ist erschienen! Viel Spaß beim Lesen von Benedetta Chizzolinis „Between Cure and Control. Doctors, Convicts and Slaves in Tuscan and Papal Galleys (16th–18th Centuries)“ 📖 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Between Cure and Control

Since antiquity, doctors have always been required to be "vigilant" (i.e., extremely attentive), particularly when it comes to any symptoms exhibited and/or complained of by the patient. As outlined i...

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Paul J. Kramer @paul-jokr.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Some impressions from the first day of the 2025 @ipsa.org world congress in Seoul, yesterday. Looking forward to more cutting-edge research on the second day, today!

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Paul J. Kramer @paul-jokr.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

It’s good to be back! But now the real work begins (after I treat myself to some good food first). About my research 👉🏻 project.paul-kramer.com Thanks to @gabrielevogt.bsky.social for putting me on her team, thus granting me this opportunity!

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