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Shikinami

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MA in Public Policy. UTokyo GraSPP alumnus. Trying my hand at the Japanese content industry. I stand for Human Rights. RTs≠endorsements He/him.

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 3h
Well, all we can do is hope that the Takaichi shock will not happen until then. Otherwise she will once again try to compensate by going extra hard on foreign residents.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 23h
Valid questions. I would argue though that the first order of business would be discuss why the Japanese government insists on owning one of the top 3 tobacco companies in the world.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Be scared. Be very scared.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Calling it now: first thing to be cut will be MEXT and JASSO scholarships.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Get this filth out of here
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Perfect package for a massive fiscal stimulus that will be financed by (???)
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Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 08/10/2026
Anthropic's mass book buying in Japan stirs publisher backlash trib.al/Y0KRlca
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Anthropic's mass book buying in Japan stirs publisher backlash
Huge orders for secondhand texts also suggest AI training
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ishiba slams "short video politics." "There's a growing trend of people demanding to be told the conclusion in 1 to 3 minutes. Is this really okay?" mainichi.jp/articles/202...
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石破前首相、消費減税「財政毀損で物価上がる」 毎日フォーラム | 毎日新聞
毎日新聞社の政策情報誌「毎日フォーラム」のシンポジウムが7日、「この国のかたちを問う――日本経済・政治・外交の今後」をテーマにして東京都内で開かれた。石破茂前首相が登壇し、2年限定の飲食料品の消費減税について「決して賛成していない。財政が毀損(きそん)され、金利、物価が上がれば、何のために消費税下
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Say with me: why in the world are these still legal?
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朝日新聞 @asahi.com · 07/10/2026
消費減税、識者が警鐘「財政負担考えると疑問」「社会保障の転換を」
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消費減税、識者が警鐘「財政負担考えると疑問」「社会保障の転換を」:朝日新聞
食料品の消費減税をめぐる議論が臨時国会で始まる。2年間で10兆円にのぼる財源が示されておらず、物価高対策としての効果を疑問視する声も根強い。財政赤字が拡大すれば、さらなる円安や金利上昇につながるとの…
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Legit horrifying. I wonder how long it will take for a massive incident caused by hallucinations
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WHY Enshittification continues
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What I know about it, and recommendations for reliable experts. @cnn.com and @npr.org, DO BETTER!
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Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick joins Board of Directors for new Skydance Corp (Paramount-WB merger) ➡️ www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Dan Sneider @dcsneider.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My look at the uses and misuses of wartime history by China and Japan, for Toyo Keizai -- Japanese version to follow. toyokeizai.net/articles/-/9...
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How China Uses Wartime History Against Japan | World | The ORIENTAL ECONOMIST
Beyond all the pageantry, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a strategic goal for his Washington visit – to undermine the American relationship with Japan. Xi succeeded, perhaps beyond his expectatio…
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
...has people asking a lot of questions already answered yada yada yada
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m sure investors are salivating at the prospect of buying up the whole Amazon and of bringing back betting apps that were just made illegal by the current president.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
RIP
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
At this point maybe I should just put my morals aside, throw money into polymarket (how is this crap still legal) and at least profit from this shit Zero way the far right loses now.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 05/10/2026
Présidentielle au Brésil : Flavio Bolsonaro, fils de l’ancien chef d’Etat d’extrême droite, devance Lula et l’affrontera au second tour
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Présidentielle au Brésil : Flavio Bolsonaro, fils de l’ancien chef d’Etat d’extrême droite, devance Lula et l’affrontera au second tour
Le député conservateur, désigné candidat par son père quand ce dernier a été condamné à vingt-sept ans de prison, compte plus de 47 % des suffrages, contre près de 45 % pour Lula, après dépouillement quasi complet des urnes.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Horrifying news coming from Brazil. The Bolsonaro filth is just poised to win the presidency (chances of a reversal during the runoff are nil). That’s another middle power falling to far right and another democracy that is poised to become authoritarian. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results
Incumbent leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is standing against Flávio Bolsonaro. Follow the latest results live
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh, how the narrative changes. Just a while ago folks were fuming that Takaichi had snubbed every single chance to meet Zelenskyy until now. One meeting took place and look at where we are now.
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朝日新聞 @asahi.com · 04/10/2026
日経にサイバー攻撃 なりすましメールを取材先などに9千件不正送信
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日経にサイバー攻撃 なりすましメールを取材先などに9千件不正送信:朝日新聞
日本経済新聞社は4日、社員がメール送信などに使う業務ソフト「マイクロソフト365」のアカウントがサイバー攻撃を受け、なりすましメール約9千件が取材先などに送信された、と発表した。 発表によると、メー…
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When toys r us in the West went bankrupt folks wrote articles saying “in comparison, look how the well the independent Japanese unit is doing” - fast forward a couple of years and now this. Legit curious if those articles back then were just opportunistic fluff for clicks rather than real analysis.
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ruling and opposition parties discuss the debate on consumption tax cut, DPFP hints at cooperation, and LDP fiscal hawks speak out. Two ministers face new scandal allegations. Katayama disavows “reflationary policy," but there are some important caveats. observingjapan.substack.com/p/lawmakers-...
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Lawmakers on all sides brace for consumption tax fight | Japan Daily Briefing
The consumption tax cut Diet already promises to be contentious
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yomiuri unsurprisingly coming up with headlines pairing 外国人 and 怖い Not helpful
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Got my JLPT N2 over 8 years ago and will certainly be taking BJT soon just to have an updated certificate (I suspect the “pass once and you’re done for life” part of JLPT will soon be coming to an end given the current environment).
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日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 02/10/2026
石破茂前首相、消費税減税「かえって物価高招く」 外食影響も懸念 www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO... ラーメン議連会長として出席したラーメン産業展のセミナーで講演しました。 消費減税についてはほかにも、外食の税率据え置きを念頭に「コンビニで買ったり自宅で料理したりする方がよいという話になる」と懸念を示しました。
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石破茂前首相、消費税減税「かえって物価高招く」 外食影響も懸念 - 日本経済新聞
石破茂前首相は2日、食料品の消費税減税について「財政悪化により円安がもっと進み、かえって物価が上がるのではないか」との見方を示した。日本の食料自給率が低水準であることに触れ、「円安政策をいつまでも続けるのはまずい」と指摘した。都内で開かれた「ラーメン産業展」のセミナーで講演した。政府は2027年4月から2年限定で、食品税率を8%から1%へ引き下げる方針を示している。石
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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've said it before and I'll say it again: if Japan's creators/publishers/studios don’t want to kill the golden goose, they’ll ignore the foreign markets altogether while they work, and let the suits worry about issues abroad. japantoday.com/category/ent...
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Japan anime industry weighs global appeal against creative freedom
Japan's anime industry is enjoying unprecedented success overseas, but its growing global reach is also creating a dilemma as cultural differences, local laws and social media criticism increasingly c...
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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Isseki Nagae considers what would happen if all foreign workers left Japan. Among his conclusions: GDP shrinking 10% by the 5th year, stagflation, social security deficits, bankruptcies and a recession-induced crime wave. agora-web.jp/archives/260...
Graphic illustrates seven outcomes of foreign workers leaving Japan
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fantastic. “The agency said instead of publishing set required income figures, it would refer to various surveys from different ministries, bureaus and agencies.” The black box that gives the immigration official full discretionary power just got worse.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let me save you the click: nothing new reported here
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Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 29/09/2026
Toys R Us to exit Japan after years of losses asia.nikkei.com/business/retail/toy…
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Toys R Us to exit Japan after years of losses
Operator of discount-store chain Donki to acquire all of its 150 shops
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I love that we can run a whole economy on this
Meme: source? I made it up
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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On Twitter, Elon Musk responded to a question about buying a Japanese TV network, exciting his fans. Rupert Murdoch already tried to do that 30 years ago.
Musk responded "Would the government in Japan allow me to do so?" to an appeal for him to buy a Japanese TV network.A user posted a Grok-made image of Musk in Samurai armour with a katana. The caption reads "Make Japan Great Again"Grok is asked if Musk can buy a Japanese TV network. Grok says categorically no. The user responds by saying it "Sounds like a problem X can solve".
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A legit strong yen would be below the 130 yen line. I very much doubt that this would be possible in any way
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tokyo should take notes
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日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 26/09/2026
政治家SNSの「公私混用」、責任の所在は 高市首相X連投への問い www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO... Xのフォロワー数は首相就任前の約85万人から約300万人に増えて影響力を強めています。 一方で、SNSによる発信は行政記録として保存されないなどの指摘も。 情報発信のあり方や記録のルール整備を求める声が高まっています。
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政治家SNSの「公私混用」、責任の所在は 高市首相X連投への問い - 日本経済新聞
「『大雨特別警報』が発表されました」「強い揺れを観測しました」――。この夏、相次ぐ災害を前に高市早苗首相のX(旧ツイッター)は投稿を繰り返した。首相官邸の公式アカウントではなく、首相個人のアカウントで発信するスタイルが定着している。8月末に記録的な大雨が降った福井県。9月8日の県議会本会議で自民党県議は石田嵩人知事のSNS投稿が首相に比べて6時間以上遅かったと指摘した。「発信力が生かされなかっ
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finally a country taking action against betting apps
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bless Aeon - 5k yen for Uniqlo jeans is too much
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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The free world is on its death bed, with an American president having dealt the fatal blow, laments Michael Ignatieff. bit.ly/4yRKvhr
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The Middle Powers Are Now the “Free World”
Michael Ignatieff wonders if Canada, Europe, and others can keep the modern West's defining ideal alive.
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI hallucinations in legal filings in Korea. In the end, the amount of time being saved by AI may being wasted in trying to verify whether AI is actually telling the truth... www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/no-pre...
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No precedent for this: Courts deal with AI hallucinations in legal filings
Judges are finding nonexistent precedents in legal filings as more lawyers use AI without verifying content, causing lawmakers to consider harsher penalties and AI disclosure rules.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What a freaking mess
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
F WW3 will start because a probability machine hallucinated something and no one bothered to check before acting
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James Vizzard @jwvizzard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s not often an economics conference keynote makes me laugh out loud.
So that's the strategic choice, but at some level, eventually, we do need to try to understand what's driving this. And that's where, if I can make a plea, I do think we need to bring the international relations people into these discussions. Yeah, they don't do quantitative models. They have an annoying addiction to 2 x 2 matrices, but they are smart. They've thought about it a lot and have actually picked up some aspects of international interdependence that I think economists have neglected.
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And you know what enables that? freaking cryptocurrencies - just ban this filth
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朝日新聞 @asahi.com · 16/09/2026
市場へのメッセージは? 高市改造内閣、財政悪化の懸念払拭なるか
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市場へのメッセージは? 高市改造内閣、財政悪化の懸念払拭なるか:朝日新聞
マーケットが目を凝らしている。17日午後、高市新体制が固まる。政権発足以来、金融市場はその拡張的な財政運営方針に警戒感を示してきた。果たして、高市早苗首相は人事を通じて、どんなメッセージを出すのか。…
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/09/2026
EU races to Le Pen-proof its agenda ft.trib.al/qxhIYte
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EU races to Le Pen-proof its agenda
Diplomats say Paris has urged bloc to agree budget and climate measures before French presidential election in April
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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Even if we get a world where Takaichi is replaced by Hayashi I would remain skeptical of any meaningful change of direction except minor tweaks to fiscal policy. Doing away with the disastrous tax cuts would be prohibitively costly from a political capital perspective - ditto for immigration policy.
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