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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Living fine on a single salary in a first world country with a universal health care system and gun bans watching Americans scream how those DON'T WORK and MY RIGHTS and SOCIALISM while they actively keep so many around the world safe and healthy like ??? y'all are so dumb I can't fucking stand it

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cakejumper 🍰🦊 @cakejumper.ie · 09/01/2025

"I asked chatGPT to do this-" "chatGPT wrote me this-" "if you ask chatGPT like this-" EXPLODES YOU WITH MY MIND EXPLODES YOU WITH MY MIND EXPLODES YOU WITH MY MIND EXPLODES-

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

【NAKASENDO】Shout out to the #cats of the Nakasendo, between Magome-juku and Tsumago-juku. They were all beautiful and practically perfect, 9.5/10, my visit was greatly improved by their presence. -.5 for always refusing to pose in front of the lovely townscape, though... 📷 11.18.24 #japan

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

【KYOTO・SONYO-IN TEMPLE】I had heard about the unique ceiling at this #temple for a while, so I finally went… the contrast between the colorful chestnut tiger butterfly motifs and classic ink dragon, the stained glass panel behind the Jizo… a lot of neat contrasts here 📷 11.23.24 #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

【KURASHIKI・ACHI SHRINE】I suppose it was a very silly thing to do, but I saw someone else had picked up the quince fruit from the ground and placed them in lanterns and on torii gates… so I picked one up and put it on the left guardian lion-dog. Now they match. 📷 11.27.24 #japan #shrine #photography

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

After 6 months of work, 4 VCRs, and an official translation, I am pleased to share my RF rip of Yukio Ninagawa's staging of Euripides's Medea, a tape which has never been transferred. archive.org/details/ojo....

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Incredulously watching a woman in front of me at Minamiza theater whip out giant Horai 551 pork buns during the Kaomise kabuki performance intermission… #豚まんテロ was a viral hashtag for a reason… 🤨 Is this when I fully turn on the tourists and become a conservative Japanese troll.. #rizurants

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This big hawk moth accidentally flew in my house, but it let me hold it while I googled it… and also let me laugh at the fact that it’s Japanese name is literally “shrimp pattern hawk moth”… cutie… #japan #insects #bug #moth

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I have never been this stressed planning 紅葉狩り in my liiiiife… between global warming turning fall foliage into free fall and my work being a butt about letting me take days off, everything I’m doing is so gd last minute… scrambling to find a rental car just so I can go to Hofu… lemme go… #rizurants

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

【SEKI-JUKU】I really want to explore more of the old shukuba (post towns)… this one had a bevy of cute cafes, antique shops, a temple with great wood carvings, and several preserved inns and homes to explore. There were all sorts of little details to catch the eye. 📷 24.10.6 #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Took two days off work to spend my birthday exploring Kurashiki and looking at autumn foliage with my mother, who’s visiting from North Carolina. A good day! Goodbye, 35!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵

Saagar Enjeti tweets: "Probably a cold take but IMO Tokyo is the male fashion capital of the world: whether it’s western wear, suits, street wear the aesthetic is refined to the highest possible level

From the salaryman to the rebel teen they are impeccably dressed

It also helps no one is fat"

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

【GYOKI-JI TEMPLE】This temple in Kaizu, Gifu, had an amazing collection of hell scrolls and some impressively painted coffered ceilings… but the best part was the view! The high elevation made it seem as if you were looking down on the city from a temple in the clouds. 📷 24.10.6 #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Some people have Mariah Carey… some people have decorations showing up in a certain store… my “oh god, Christmas is coming” sign is… the hideous yellow tweedy bird tree in Zest Oike… GOOD ON THEM FOR CHARITY WORK but I’m sorry, I’m a yellow hater, that shade doesn’t belong on that tree!!!

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

【MONET’S POND】I can see how this pond in Gifu got its name… it’s only 80cm deep, fed by a spring, and the base contains quartz sand, which I guess all contributes to the clarity. Would like to see it at peak water lily season some time, that must be even more beautiful! 📷 24.10.5 #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

When you decide to trek a stretch of the Nakasendo because your friend assures you that part is so easy and no more than two hours… only to emerge three and a half hours later clutching your nitroglycerin spray in hand… omg u fast-paced hike-loving liars…

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

【DOROGAWA ONSEN】for those looking to get away for a weekend in Kansai… in addition to the lovely little traditional townscape packed with hot spring accommodations, there’s also hiking trails, Ryusen-ji Temple, and two explorable caves within walking distance #rizurecs #photography #japan

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M. Kirin 📶⚡ @mkirin.itch.io · 16/11/2024

"i hope this site doesn't end up like the last one :(" Hope has nothing to do with it--DO YOUR PART! Twitter & Truth Social are dying. Their users are used to farming outrage for engagement. Don't give them any! 🚫 Don't argue with them! 🚫 Don't quote them! ✅ #BlockAndMoveOn

A poster showing a weeping skull wearing a red hat. The skeleton is holding a smartphone that is showing no comments, shares, or likes, as though no one is interacting with its posts. The text on the poster reads "This account does not feed trolls. Block and move on."

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JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia @jojowiki.com · 16/11/2024

Hirohiko Araki on the evil of AI art in today's "world of con artists". He worries about the impact AI-generated fakes will have on manga. He recently saw an AI image and was shocked at its similarity to his art style. - Hirohiko Araki's New Manga Techniques (November 15, 2024)

Speaking about societal evils, I think that as AI continues to spread throughout society, we'll be seeing an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I saw a drawing and thought, “This is something I drew, right?” I was shocked to learn it was actually made by AI. When I draw manga, I add subtle elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this AI-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I’d know right away, “No, I didn’t draw this.” On the other hand, I honestly wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more AI advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.

Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we’re headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of evil in today’s age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.

Copyright infringement by AI is also a villain that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that AI-generated fakes might start being accepted as the real thing, and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it’s no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we’re dealing with a world of con artists, there’s also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings. When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don’t take it more seriously.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

【JOGU SHRINE・TSURUGA】This lovely little shrine by the sea had such a wonderful view from both the first torii gate and the prayer hall…

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I’d like to propose we start choosing prime ministers via poetry contest. If it was good enough to judge talent in the Heian period it’s good enough for me.

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Percy Balemans 📚 @creative-xl8.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

"Being a translator is an invisible and underrated profession. [...] It is this lack of awareness, the invisibility and lack of insight into our skills, that is making the machine takeover so easy." - Lisa Fransson, translator and author #translation #xl8 www.thebookseller.com/comment/does...

thebookseller.com

Does not translate

AI can never match human translators—but we need authors to support us.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I dragged Ablaze Publishing’s crappy AI/machine translation of Sumiyoshi Ryo’s manga “Centaurs” (人馬) so hard that they had to actually do their gd jobs a bit better in the second volume. Not that they actually released a statement or took any responsibility, but… a lady can only do so much! 🤷‍♀️

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I don’t tend to follow much contemporary art, but the Chiharu Shiota exhibition at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka really captivated me… a bit hard to explain without being there, how the threads would throw off depth perception and disorient, but also connect… but very cool #japan #art

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The end of kinmokusei (fragrant osmanthus) season is always so sad… When I first moved to Kyoto it took me two autumns or so to figure out where that tantalizing aroma was coming from each October… now I look forward to it every year… just let me stick my face in it, please…

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

【KYOTO AQUARIUM】went on a classic aquarium date and then fucked it up by paying way more attention to the fishies than to flirting… anyway, here’s some pics of what I was actually enamored with oops #photography #fish #salamander #jellyfish

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

【KAYANO SHRINE】this little shrine in Otsu, Shiga, has a charming and crowd-free light-up at the end of the summer. #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

To provide some much needed good feelings… here are some cute bees on cute flowers #bee #photography #flowers

A cute bee with long antennae on a white flower on Yakushima Island.

A cute bee on a blue nemophila flower at the Maishima Seaside Park in Osaka.

A cute bee on a pink plum blossom at Otori Taisha in Osaka.

A cute bee butt sticking out of a white camellia flower at Yata-dera Temple in Nara.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

The way Tokyo train passengers aggressively do not give consideration to people wearing medical Help Marks or expectant mother badges should be studied… Don’t get me wrong, Kyoto passengers *barely* care, but… it feels different, I can’t explain it!!!! #rizurants

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

【SHOREN-JI TEMPLE】this temple in Gojo, Nara Prefecture, is known for its many “teruteru bozu”, traditional handmade doll charms hung outside to pray for sun. Befitting the name 青蓮寺, they also had lots of lotus! #japan #photography

The principal image, a wooden statue of Jizo Bodhisattva, with a string of teruteru bozu hanging in front of it.

One of a series of wooden panel paintings in the main hall that depict white egrets wading in lotus ponds.

Pots of lotus flowering outside of the main hall in the summer.

The front gate and main hall, both of which are strung with countless handmade teruteru bozu charms.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

I’m feeling kind of fiery today… Here are some snaps from various fire festivals 🔥

A large torch carried through the night towards the nearby mountain on the shoulder of a participant in the Hi Matsuri in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture.

Men wearing only loincloths and straw sandals march through the freezing snow bearing torches at the Takakura Shrine fire festival in Ouchi-juku, Fukushima Prefecture.

A Year of the Tiger-themed float made of wood and perishable foods is ritually burned while the neighborhood residents who carried it dance around the flames at the Sagicho Matsuri in Omi Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture.

Flames consume prayer sticks in iron braziers placed in the Ogawa Stream as thousands of person-shaped purification charms are released into the water at the Nagoshi no Oharae ritual at Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto.

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

A reminder as NaNoWriMo begins that the org stated that criticizing AI is “classist and ableist” because… poor and disabled people can’t write? (They got an AI sponsor.) Meanwhile, Miyazaki saw AI, responded with a story about disability and humanity, and gave us the only response to AI we need:

Three screenshots of Hayao Miyazaki reacting to a showing of gen AI. He says, “I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I feel strongly that this is an insult to life itself. We humans are losing faith in ourselves.”

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

We interrupt this Japan broadcast to bring you my cat Gozu, the dark overlord who demandeth breakfast.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

It’s raining cats and dogs here in Kyoto today, so have some rain pictures for ambiance 🌧️

Mists over the Hozugawa River on an early morning boat trip with the Hozugawa Kukai crew from Kameoka to Arashiyama in Kyoto.

Misty, rainy day at the purportedly 1,000-year-old Sai no Kami Wisteria tree in Kyoto Prefecture.

A rainy autumn scene of the pond in the Wakayama Castle Momijidani Garden in Wakayama Prefecfure.

Rain pouring down over the eaves on the back side of the main hall at Hoko-ji Temple in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Until next Halloween… have some spooky Japan things from me

“Unidentified” sacred bones in the Menfudo Limestone Cave in Nara Prefecture.

Red spider lilies at the base of a tree.

The stone torii gate at Oiwa Shrine, an abandoned shrine in Kyoto Prefecture.

The vermillion torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto Prefecture.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

【BIZEN・AMATSU SHRINE】befitting Inbe’s traditional Bizenyaki pottery industry, the local shrine has some very creative ceramic statues and tiles

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Lucile Danilov @locdandloaded.net · 31/10/2024

Want to get into the Halloween mood? Check out these #gameloc Localization Horror Stories from a couple years back, courtesy of IGDA Localization SIG! igda.org/news-archive...

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

What’s good to see or eat in #Tokyo these days? My annual work trip is 11/7 so I’m gonna stay a bit for friends and fun… But what’s new to do? I haven’t lived there in over a decade, so I’m not as up on the happenings. I’m as SNS-illiterate here as I was on Twitter tho, help, how do ppl find this…

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Flashback to last autumn… I usually like to take one or two fall road trips each year to see the colors outside of Kyoto, which can get very crowded… The problem is, work has been so busy and the weather so unpredictable that I haven’t planned this year’s yet… where to go… hmm… #japan #photography

The fall colors at Shigi-san (Chogosonshi-ji Temple) in Nara Prefecture.

The Musaibashi (Endless Bridge) in autumn at Eiho-ji Temple in Gifu Prefecture.

The contrasting red maples and pink cherry blossoms at the Obara Shikizakura Festival in Aichi Prefecture.

The fall foliage on the mountains as seen from Yoro Park in Gifu Prefecture.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I don’t know what still possesses me, after more than ten years living in Kyoto, to think to myself “why don’t I just cut through Nishiki Market?” What a colossal jammed up fool I am every time. In my defense… it was raining, and I wanted the roof.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

【OKAYAMA・KURASHIKI】I just can’t stop exploring charming historical districts and I do not want to… one day in this area definitely wasn’t enough, so hopefully I’ll have the chance to go back sometime… the white storehouse walls and willow-lined canals were just so gorgeous #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

I been very hashtag blessed on the bird front this year… I saw endangered oriental storks in Toyooka, a grey heron being very cool in Heian Jingu, a rare copper pheasant in the Wakayama mountains, and okay it’s an observation center cheat but endangered crested ibis in Nagaoka… #birding #nature

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

【KURASHIKI・ANCHI SHRINE】I’d always heard of this shrine because their rabbit goshuincho is quite popular, so it was nice to see it for myself… they had many cute details, from the water basins and fortune slips to the zodiac compass and hand-dyed cloths #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

【KYOTO・WAZUKA-CHO】one of the best ways to enjoy Kyoto is to balance popular (crowded) sites with trips out of city… Wazuka isn’t as well known as Uji, but it grows 40% of tea labeled “Uji tea” and it’s a gorgeous rural area w/ plenty of fields, nature, and tea-flavored foods #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

【KYOTO】When you work in tourism there will be certain places that you end up at over and over again, and it can get a bit dull… but, they’re popular for a reason. It’s good to be reminded how beautiful they are every now and then. #japan #photography

The golden pavilion at Kinkaku-ji Temple, reflected in the Mirror Pond on a sunny day.

The vermillion torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.

The raised wooden stage at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, which extends out over a “sea” of maple trees.

The path through the bamboo forest in Saga Arashiyama.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Very obsessed with this brand’s dresses, always. Plus, they have big pockets!

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

You scream, I scream, we all scream for thematically designed and flavored soft serve ice cream at various tourist destinations… I don’t miss summer heat, but I do miss these #japan #foodporn

Chocolate and strawberry-flavored brown-and-red soft serve with a strawberry on top at the Nagahama “red wall” and “black wall” historic district.

Vanilla and sea salt flavored white-and-blue soft serve ice cream at the Rainbow Line Summit Park in Wakasa.

Light blue soft serve ice cream at the nemophila flower field in Maishima Seaside Park.

Cherry blossom-flavored pink soft serve ice cream with a decorative sugar leaf.

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

【KYOTANGO・NYOI-JI TEMPLE】I’ll have to come back here in the early spring when the rhododendron bloom, that’s what this temple is famous for, but it was still a lovely road trip stop #japan #photography

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Rizu @stormcoming.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

【TOYOOKA・KUKIHI SHRINE】When an area is famous for Oriental White Storks, the local shrine is bound to be involved… And considering I love both birds AND shrines… #japan #photography #御朱印

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