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Two bottles of potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide — fast-acting poisons — have gone missing from a laboratory at Osaka Metropolitan University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/society/osakaunipoison/ #japan #society #osakametropolitanuniversity #osaka


👣🤠JOURNIES✒️📖

May 16th is 'Tabi-no-hi' (旅の日 'Travel Day'), celebrating the day in 1689 that Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) set off on his epic journey across Japan.

His experiences and poetry would be immortalized in 'Oku-no-Hosomichi' (奥の細道 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'.

#TravelDay #Japan #旅の日 #和歌山 #Wakayama #haiku #MatsuoBasho #松尾芭蕉


⛈️🙏🐎THE AOI FESTIVAL🐎🎎🌿

The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) is one of the oldest festivals in the world.

It dates to the the reign of Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇 509-71), when a series of crop-destroying storms were attributed to the Kamo deities (賀茂の神), angry at the lack of respect shown to them by the people.

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #AoiMatsuri #葵祭 #matsuri #festival


Koinobori - Chiba Carp Streamers

Cities and villages across Japan hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, May 5th. The koinobori are said to represent good health, happiness and success as a result of the courage and strength of the carp to swim upstream.

https://www.tumblr.com/tokidokitokyo/749603986753142784

@photography
#Japan
#こどもの日
#こいのぼり
#鯉のぼり
#Children'sDay
#CarpStreamers
#千葉県


Listening to @amoaimo.bsky.social [Kaorin] ... Et c'est pas fini ! (Kaorin #223) #kaorin
https://podcastaddict.com/kaorin/episode/175341973 #music #japanimation #anime #jpop #japan


It was a busy month in Japanese-U.S. diplomacy, with the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington meeting with President Biden –and former PM Taro Aso meeting with Donald Trump.

#Japan is anxious to preserve its partnership with the US and its centrality to US Asian strategy – and concerned that the US commitment might be weakening

https://theconversation.com/japans-diplomatic-charm-offensive-in-us-aims-to-keep-washington-in-committed-relationship-227882
#News #WorldNews


I don't know why (probably because I just watched the White House Correspondents' Dinner 2024 Monologue) but while editing this photo, I can only think about Colin Jost.

https://goodtalk.cc/posts/2024/0501

#DailyPhoto #Tokyo #Japan #Photography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #マストドン写真部 @photography


Amateur sumo wrestlers hold babies during 'Nakizumo' or a baby-crying sumo contest, where two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces and loud noises to make them cry and determine the winner based on the loudest baby, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, April 28. The ritual is believed to aid the healthy growth of the children and ward off evil spirits. REUTERS/Issei Kato

@photography
#Japan
#children
#sumo
#Nakizumo


https://x.com/ut4palestine/status/1784490938502726017

“We are a group of students at the University of #Tokyo who have gathered in solidarity with Palestine to oppose the genocide by the Israeli government. We have started a Palestine Solidarity Encampment and formed an organization to manage its operation.”

#utokyo4palestine #Japan
#ProPalestineEncampment
@palestine