# ![@mrjeffu Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::15709520.png) @mrjeffu Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸

Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 posts on X about japan, prime minister, tokyo, china the most. They currently have [------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  #5461 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [finance](/list/finance)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  #6343 [stocks](/list/stocks)  [us election](/list/us-election)  [gaming](/list/gaming) 

**Social topic influence**
[japan](/topic/japan) #416, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #376, [tokyo](/topic/tokyo) #1668, [china](/topic/china) #566, [twitter](/topic/twitter), [prime](/topic/prime) #439, [earthquake](/topic/earthquake), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [has been](/topic/has-been), [taiwan](/topic/taiwan)

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Trump just said "Reiwa 1" instead of 2019"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1132568547543044096)  2019-05-26T08:45Z 45.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Get perfect radio reception for air defense alerts and war news - A September [--] [----] newspaper advertisement for Matsuda (Mazda)'s UZ-57 pentode. (1/3) #Japan #ThisDayinHistory #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1175919969990660096)  2019-09-22T23:49Z 45.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Kono Taro Japan's Defense Minister responds to a Taro-faced "Happy Hanukkah" Mensch on a Bench dance video by clarifying to his Twitter followers that he is in fact not Jewish. (Odd timing given that today is #RoshHashanah and not Hanukkah.) https://x.com/konotarogomame/status/1178435623234887682 https://x.com/konotarogomame/status/1178435623234887682"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1178444459735801857)  2019-09-29T23:00Z 45.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Victory for Japan in the #JPNvSCO match. Fans celebrate at a pub in Tokyo #Japan #Scotland #RWC19 #RugbyWorldCup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1183362990906605568)  2019-10-13T12:44Z 53.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Japanese #History Thread 1: A look at Ford Motor Company's presence in Japan from an October [--] [----] newspaper advertisement. Included are illustrations of facilities in the Uchisaiwaich and Shibaura areas of Tokyo. #TodayInHistory #Ford #Cars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1183892400151810048)  2019-10-14T23:48Z 45.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@DavidMcNeill3 They're the official flags of the JSDF so they appear in photos with (1) the Prime Minister of Djibouti (2) the President of the Marshall Islands (3) the Commander-In-Chief of Myanmar's Defense Services (4) Germany's parliamentary state secretary to the Defense Ministry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1189432989270196224)  2019-10-30T06:44Z 46.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@DavidMcNeill3 And here is Kono's predecessor with (1) the Commandant of the US Marine Corps (2) officials from Myanmar and (3) officers from ASEAN countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1189434401223888896)  2019-10-30T06:50Z 46.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Not all festivals in #Tokyo have been cancelled due to #coronavirus. I just stumbled upon Samurai Festa which is being held this weekend in Ueno Park. It's probably the least crowded festival I've seen here. #COVID19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1233984991614255104)  2020-03-01T05:18Z 45.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Spotted at a convenience store in Tokyo this morning: Sapporo has new beer cans with "JAPAN'S OLDEST BRAND" and "2020" over a retro beer bottle. Clearly meant to appeal to foreign tourists who should have been here for the #Tokyo2020 Olympics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1286493288506171392)  2020-07-24T02:47Z 53.3K followers, [--] engagements


"I just found out that my forthcoming book Japan's Nationalist Right in the Internet Age is actually already listed on Routledge's page. It will be released in April: https://www.routledge.com/Japans-Nationalist-Right-in-the-Internet-Age-Online-Media-and-Grassroots/Hall/p/book/9780367558284 https://www.routledge.com/Japans-Nationalist-Right-in-the-Internet-Age-Online-Media-and-Grassroots/Hall/p/book/9780367558284"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1334033601961234433)  2020-12-02T07:16Z 53.3K followers, [---] engagements


"There were also [--] joggers wearing masks on their chins while they jogged. They also interviewed students at a junior high school where masking is not required in gym class but almost everyone wears them anyway. Peer pressure seems to be preventing the masks from coming off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1579685759606722560)  2022-10-11T04:10Z 53.3K followers, [--] engagements


"The official Twitter account of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Osaka Provincial Cooperation Office is facing a backlash after making a #ComingOutDay post joking about its mascot character instead of highlighting the actual meaning of International Coming Out Day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1580102498765111296)  2022-10-12T07:46Z 52.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Kao Corporation also faced a backlash for a tweet it made yesterday misusing the International Coming Out Day hashtag to make a tweet promoting its shampoo. The company ended up issuing an apology: https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-260499 https://www.businessinsider.jp/post-260499"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1580103452205940736)  2022-10-12T07:49Z 52.1K followers, [--] engagements


"The value of the yen is way down and food prices are rising in Japan but the price of domestic spinach is actually going down due to stable weather conditions this year. This shopkeeper recommends you eat a simple pork and spinach hot pot (jya-nabe): https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Ka2IhdZlCrI https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Ka2IhdZlCrI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1582564792245850112)  2022-10-19T02:50Z 53.3K followers, [---] engagements


"It is being reported that the Tokyo branch of the LDP paid [--] million yen (about $29000) last year to the web development company that was behind the popular pro-government Twitter account Dappi. https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/life/314679 https://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/life/314679"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1593514686867464192)  2022-11-18T08:01Z 46.2K followers, [---] engagements


"An emotional Japanese documentary released in [----] that you may have missed- Infrared cameras decipher the faded writing of a diary written by a Japanese soldier who starved to death on the Marshall Islands in [----] revealing final messages to his family: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=66mBLLYnkNM https://www.youtube.com/watchv=66mBLLYnkNM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1609013541125918720)  2022-12-31T02:28Z 45.7K followers, 31.4K engagements


""Welcome to the new sleepy Tokyo.Everyone's at home in their pajamas now." A lot of people aren't staying out as late as they used to but it seems odd to blame masks. Maybe the pandemic helped more people discover the value of relaxing at home Tyler Brule calls on Japan to drop its masks. Tokyo will not get back to normal until it sheds COVID inhibitions https://t.co/seCrMKBZai Tyler Brule calls on Japan to drop its masks. Tokyo will not get back to normal until it sheds COVID inhibitions https://t.co/seCrMKBZai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1612318764762304512)  2023-01-09T05:22Z 45.7K followers, 25.4K engagements


"Japanese aviation fans' camera shutters click as an Indian Air Force C-17 transport plane arrives at Ibaraki's Hyakuri Air Base ahead of Veer Guardian [----] a bilateral training exercise that will be begin later this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1612674373646974976)  2023-01-10T04:55Z 45.7K followers, 14.3K engagements


"The Japanese government actually produced a short Isekai anime movie in [----] to promote their territorial claim to the Southern Kuril Islands. A girl gets hit by a car and wakes up in [----] experiencing the Soviet invasion of the islands (24 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watchv=dJdjY_Vsk0I https://www.youtube.com/watchv=dJdjY_Vsk0I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1622940038001745920)  2023-02-07T12:47Z 45.7K followers, 481.4K engagements


"I have to admit it is a clever way to introduce actual historical events to younger generations. Here are scenes Russian soldiers robbing Japanese residents and of local girls having their hair cut short and dressing like boys in the hope of avoiding rape"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1622942093101629445)  2023-02-07T12:55Z 45.7K followers, 1.1M engagements


"The Hitachi City Kamine Zoo held a drill today simulating the escape of one of its Asian black bears. As this NHK news video shows it was quite realistic:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1625838915868319744)  2023-02-15T12:46Z 45.7K followers, 69.1K engagements


"President Biden visited Ukraine yesterday. ANN's headline about the visit emphasized the fact that Biden was riding around Kyiv in a "Japanese-made car" (a Toyota SUV). https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Ap6_sTS16XI https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Ap6_sTS16XI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1628046751906103296)  2023-02-21T14:59Z 45.7K followers, 13.8K engagements


"Sat Masahisa (LDP) urged Prime Minister Kishida not to repeat any historical apologies after South Korea's government announced a plan to compensate wartime forced laborers. Kishida responded by stating he supports previous cabinets' views on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1632740329081241600)  2023-03-06T13:50Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements


"A Japanese subtitled preview of the BBC's new documentary "Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop" - which details sexual abuse allegations against Johnny Kitagawa. The full program be available to Japanese viewers later this month via BBC World"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1633293866794115074)  2023-03-08T02:29Z 46.3K followers, 28.5K engagements


"The main icon at the top of Twitter has been turned from a blue bird into a photo of Kabosu a Japanese Shiba Inu dog from Chiba prefecture. Sato Atsuko Kabosu's owner posted the original photo on her blog in [----]. Internet users later turned it into the famous "Doge" meme"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1643056354939277312)  2023-04-04T01:02Z 50K followers, 32.4K engagements


"A former cop with VIP protection experience said Kishida's guard was right to kick a pipe bomb back towards a crowd: "Our first priority is to protect the VIP.He had no choice because the assassination of this VIP would have national importance.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1647956435265892352)  2023-04-17T13:33Z 46.2K followers, 71.5K engagements


"An "Orange Parade" was held in Tokyo today. Participants were calling for Japan legally recognize joint custody of children for divorced parents. A lot of the Ishin party social media accounts I follow were promoting this event"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1654398454255456258)  2023-05-05T08:11Z 45.7K followers, 64.7K engagements


"In [----] the United States reverted control of Okinawa to the Japanese government. This file footage from NHK shows a store holding a "Goodbye Dollar Sale" and shopkeepers preparing currency conversion charts ahead of the switch from dollars to yen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1658024343820173312)  2023-05-15T08:19Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements


"New NHK poll on support for political parties: 36.5% of Japanese voters support the LDP followed by 6.7% support for Ishin and 4.2% support for the CDP. All are exceeded by support for no party (38.9%). NHK #nhk_news https://t.co/atZP20C9FG NHK #nhk_news https://t.co/atZP20C9FG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1658082369830813699)  2023-05-15T12:10Z 45.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A photo of the script handed out to participants in the small pro-Russia demonstration that took place in Tokyo today. "The media's one-sided reporting about Russia being bad is fake news" "Was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor aggression" "No it was self-defense""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1659080574500470786)  2023-05-18T06:16Z 43.4K followers, 16.1K engagements


"The Chugoku Shimbun shared this video of international journalists inside the G7 Summit media center reacting to President's Zelensky's arrival in Hiroshima"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1659817409711316993)  2023-05-20T07:04Z 49.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Haraguchi Kazuhiro (CDP) Japan's Communications Minister from 2009-2010 has convinced himself that his cancer diagnosis must have been caused by his Covid vaccines. He is tweeting out anti-vaccine videos and has tried to reach out to conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A CDP politician is peddling vaccine conspiracies and asking the US (through Robert Kennedy) for help regarding his unfortunate illness but unlikely to be related to the vaccine A CDP politician is peddling vaccine conspiracies and asking the US (through Robert Kennedy) for help regarding his unfortunate illness but"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1662365277848489985)  2023-05-27T07:49Z 42.4K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Iwami a small town in Tottori prefecture built these traffic safety signs many years ago to warn drivers about crosswalks. They once looked like high school students but rust has turned them into the stuff of nightmares. They are now being promoted as a tourist attraction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1668442372915757057)  2023-06-13T02:17Z 53.4K followers, 30K engagements


"I have previously tweeted about the lack of computer graphics in some Japanese TV news reports but here's a counter example. Asahi TV's report on the missing Titan submarine had a newscaster standing on a computer-generated seabed next to the sub"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1671540234289573889)  2023-06-21T15:27Z 44.2K followers, 68.1K engagements


"Emperor Naruhito of Japan wore a Batik-dyed shirt and sandals while visiting Indonesia's Borobudur temple complex today. All visitors are required to wear such sandals in order to prevent damage to the temple's stone stairs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1671809753226547202)  2023-06-22T09:18Z 44.2K followers, 67.1K engagements


"Chiba City's official PR account just tweeted out that a "foreign-looking" person committed a murder in the city last night and is currently on the loose. Residents are advised to lock their doors and windows and contact the police if they know anything about the crime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1674298616087977991)  2023-06-29T06:07Z 28.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Police cordoned off an area of Osaka station today after receiving a report of a "suspicious object" left in a coin locker. It turned out to be a black bag with a pair of shoes in it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1674310930954604544)  2023-06-29T06:56Z 35K followers, [---] engagements


"New editions of several elementary school social studies textbooks are not going to educate children about the Japanese military's involvement in civilian mass suicides instead emphasizing that civilians were "cornered by U.S. military attacks.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1674356952841986051)  2023-06-29T22:37Z 35.1K followers, 38.5K engagements


"A guy cosplaying as Yamagami Testuya showed up today at the site of former Abe Shinzo's assassination. Today is the one year anniversary of Abe's death and a lot of people have come to offer flowers at a temporary memorial. https://t.co/6I0DAnZj0y https://t.co/6I0DAnZj0y"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1677512619626999809)  2023-07-08T02:59Z 70.5K followers, 1.1M engagements


"High ranking members of the Unification Church's UPF could be seen setting up equipment on the stage. They claimed to be volunteering as "as individuals" but TBS obtained copies of text messages sent to UC members calling for the dispatch of [--] people to the event"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1677854741148360706)  2023-07-09T01:38Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Images from Asahi TV's coverage of people who gathered in Nara for the anniversary of the Abe assassination: they show the person who brought a fake Yamagami gun as well as far-right uyoku in military-style uniforms (with a man wearing an LDP arm band looking at them)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678215994886504448)  2023-07-10T01:34Z 35K followers, 12.1K engagements


"The Asahi reports that historian Tsuneishi Keiichi has passed away. He was one of Japan's leading experts on Unit [---] and wrote several books about its wartime atrocities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678561624217772034)  2023-07-11T17:49Z 35.1K followers, 13K engagements


"Japan's Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of a transgender government worker who was denied access to a women's restroom. This is the first time that the court has made a ruling on such an issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678650112720117760)  2023-07-19T02:01Z 28.6K followers, 85.9K engagements


"A recent change in Japanese law has finally made it possible to trim overgrown plants that originate in someone else's property. ANN shows us the first-ever case of a city government cutting tree/bush branches that were obstructing a public road:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678791762662547456)  2023-07-11T15:43Z 35.1K followers, 30K engagements


"The newly-released "Godzilla -1.0" teaser has Eighth United States Army PX markings on the doors of Ginza's clock tower building confirming that the film will take place during the US Occupation of Japan. An article from last year stated that the new film take place sometime between [----] and [----] a period when Japan was under US military occupation. In fact the building in question was actually serving as a PX for occupation troops. https://t.co/mZMnZgwMIB https://t.co/euRDCp0NEX An article from last year stated that the new film take place sometime between [----] and [----] a period when Japan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678948329080901633)  2023-07-12T02:04Z 45.7K followers, 42.8K engagements


"In this period Japan was under the authority of General Douglas MacArthur's GHQ. Many of the US Occupation forces' most important buildings were in the area near Tokyo station and Ginza. MacArthur's headquarters was just a few blocks from the clock tower building"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678952748044410883)  2023-07-12T02:24Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: A person climbed over safety barriers today near the Godzilla head on the top of Shinjuku's Toho building. It looks like an emergency responder successfully prevented a potential tragedy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1678985732516646912)  2023-07-12T23:26Z 28.7K followers, 91.7K engagements


"Video: A Japan Self-Defense Force band performed together with a Papua New Guinea military band at a memorial service in Port Moresby to honor those who lost their lives in World War II"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1679038587621474304)  2023-07-12T20:21Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: NHK news' coverage of yesterday's heavy rainfall featured this footage of fish in the street in front of Akita station. It looks like the result of a local park's koi pond overflowing from rain water"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1680818479908401152)  2023-07-20T01:23Z 35K followers, 15.8K engagements


"The Hankyu-Kyoto Line experienced a mechanical failure this morning. This video is shot from the perspective of one of the 400+ passengers who had to get out of a stranded train and walk along the elevated tracks in the summer heat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1681560136257794048)  2023-07-19T21:19Z 35.1K followers, 282.5K engagements


"Video: a bear is currently holed-up inside a rabbit park in Kaga Ishikawa prefecture. Workers were evacuated from its buildings and police are on the scene. No word yet on the status of the rabbits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1681569473449562112)  2023-07-19T07:39Z 42.5K followers, 39.2K engagements


"Tsuki Usagi no Sato is a "theme park of rabbits" at which tourists can hang out in a common area filled with rabbits. The presence of a bear was reported shortly after 8AM this morning and it was still inside as of 4PM. https://twitter.com/usakomu_tan/status/1202149266275258373/video/1 https://twitter.com/usakomu_tan/status/1202149266275258373/video/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1681571257131880448)  2023-07-19T07:46Z 42.5K followers, 20.8K engagements


"One of Japan's most famous politics magazines Sekai suddenly had its Twitter account suspended yesterday because Twitter flagged it as a spam account (@WEB_SEKAI). Magazine publisher Iwanami Shoten isn't sure why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1681602074126192640)  2023-07-19T14:34Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Over [--] million foreign tourists came to Japan in the first half of [----]. The top four sources of tourists: 1) South Korea - [----] million visitors 2) Taiwan - [----] million visitors 3) USA - [----] million visitors 4) Hong Kong - [----] million visitors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1681611174834733056)  2023-07-19T17:52Z 35.1K followers, 61.7K engagements


"The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ) will be giving a Freedom of the Press Award to Suzuki Eito the Japanese journalist who spent years documenting the LDP's extensive ties to the Unification Church. The award ceremony will be held tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1682018341744148481)  2023-07-20T13:23Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Japanese Twitter users are noting that the decision to replace the iconic Twitter brand name with the letter "X" could turn Twitter Japan into "X Japan." It's a name that has been used for decades by one of Japan's most famous rock bands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1683289667746267137)  2023-07-24T01:35Z 70.5K followers, 1.4M engagements


"Twitch streamer Joey Khao (JOEYKAOTYK) was arrested last month after livestreaming himself entering buildings in Fukushima's restricted zone. He has finally reappeared on social media stating that he has just been released after [--] days in police detention"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1684006253859831809)  2023-07-26T01:02Z 35.1K followers, 45.2K engagements


"NHK file footage from [----] shows the day that Okinawa officially changed its traffic rules to make cars drive on the left side of roads. It was a confusing situation for locals who had learned to drive during American rule (1945-1972)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1685595486320021504)  2023-08-02T08:23Z 35K followers, 49.2K engagements


"The hashtag #NoBarbenheimmer was trending on Twitter Japan this morning. It looks like some Japanese netizens belatedly discovered memes that were popular abroad prior to the July 21st Barbie/Oppenheimer release and don't think it is appropriate to joke about the atomic bomb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1685797874591039488)  2023-07-31T14:04Z 28K followers, 336.1K engagements


"Warner Brothers Japan has issued an apology statement about the official US @barbiethemovie account's Barbenheimer meme posts. They wrote that they do not endorse Barbenheimer and have requested that their US parent company which has not apologized respond to this problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1685982557240987648)  2023-08-01T04:57Z 35.1K followers, 229.1K engagements


"The #NoBarbenheimer controversy is a reminder of the perception gap between Japan and the US over the issue of nuclear weapons. Japanese grow up learning about the horrors of the a-bombs and every year's memorial ceremonies are treated as national news"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686200563078438912)  2023-08-01T02:21Z 35.1K followers, 538.5K engagements


"Works of popular culture such as Barefoot Gen have been read/viewed by millions of Japanese children forming deep impressions about the horrible impact of the atomic bombs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686202674130427905)  2023-08-01T02:30Z 35.1K followers, 31.7K engagements


"This clip from the animated version of Barefoot Gen has been widely shared in Twitter in recent days. When teaching American study abroad students about war memory in Japan I have often used this clip. Many of them are shocked by how graphic it is:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686203425204408320)  2023-08-01T02:33Z 35.1K followers, 74.1K engagements


"It's important to note that Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen) is not some kind of nationalist work that only emphasizes Japanese victimhood. Its author was also highly critical of Imperial Japan's wars of aggression and does not shy away from mentioning atrocities in the manga"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686205408728477696)  2023-08-01T02:41Z 35.1K followers, 39.7K engagements


"When Japanese internet users see mushroom clouds it likely brings to mind the horrible suffering and death that occurred in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's hard to see the humor in Barbenheimer memes that depict mushroom clouds and harmless/silly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686211075023548416)  2023-08-01T03:03Z 45.7K followers, 32.8K engagements


"The initial wave of #NoBarbenheimer posts were not a call for American apologies and were not condemning America for dropping the bombs. They were negative reactions to how Barbie's US marketing team was making light of the atomic bombings with positive responses to a-bomb memes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686213112456941568)  2023-08-01T03:11Z 35K followers, 24K engagements


"The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are widely understood in Japan as having occurred because of a war started by Japan. It is also widely believed that the use of nuclear weapons on cities was a major tragedy that must be remembered today so that it may never occur again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686218239603580929)  2023-08-01T03:32Z 35K followers, 24K engagements


"In the postwar years survivors of the atomic bombings known as hibakusha in Japanese have been highly influential in shaping public memory and promoting pacifist views. These people are not right-wing nationalists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686233141688795136)  2023-08-01T04:31Z 35.1K followers, 23.3K engagements


"Warner Brothers U.S. has apologized to an international media outlet (Deadline) about the recent #NoBarbenheimer controversy but not yet posted an apology on its official Twitter account. It also quietly deleted the tweets that caused offense in Japan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686286343167672320)  2023-08-01T08:02Z 35.1K followers, 44.1K engagements


"A new trailer has been released for Mori Tatsuya's upcoming film about the Fukudamura Incident. It includes a clip where xenophobic vigilantes demand that people pronounce certain Japanese words. (Japanese people who pronounced it "wrong" were murdered.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1686563897137102848)  2023-08-02T02:25Z 29.6K followers, 69.4K engagements


"Tomorrow is the 78th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing. TBS just aired a special report interviewing a-bomb survivors including this woman who said she cannot speak about her experience without also acknowledging Hiroshima's role as a "military city" () active in the war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1687764173772779521)  2023-08-06T09:55Z 35.1K followers, 39.5K engagements


"Airing tonight on NHK: A new documentary explores how America obtained the uranium used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The preview video includes a photo of mining engineer Edgar Sengier who helped ship uranium from the Belgian Congo to the USA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1687980200917905408)  2023-08-06T00:13Z 28.3K followers, 31.2K engagements


"Video: A moment of silence was held at 8:15AM this morning to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This clip will be featured on news broadcasts across Japan today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1687982354290421760)  2023-08-06T00:22Z 35.1K followers, 117.3K engagements


"Video: British newsreel footage of Hiroshima marking the 6th anniversary of the atomic bombing in [----]. It included a bomber dropping flowers:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1688358539600007168)  2023-08-07T01:16Z 35.1K followers, 31K engagements


"An American quote about the flowers: "We do not repent dropping the bomb but we are sorry that we had to do it. We grieve for those we had to kill. We feel their deaths and the hurt of the survivors and we show that by our wreath of flowers.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1688358941582041088)  2023-08-07T01:18Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"NHK has been sharing clips of its "Unveiling the Pacific War" documentary series in anticipation of two new episodes that will air on August 12/13. Today they uploaded this video describing the Bataan Death March (from last year's episodes about 1942):"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1688933858006466561)  2023-08-08T15:23Z 35K followers, [----] engagements


"Today is the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. A large outdoor memorial ceremony was originally planned but had to be cancelled due to the approach of a typhoon. A smaller scale memorial event will be held indoors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1689073157217677312)  2023-08-09T00:36Z 35.1K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs was supposed to move its offices from Tokyo to Kyoto this year. However the Nikkei reports that agency's investigation of the Unification Church has caused many employees to stay behind in Tokyo:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1689091306247598080)  2023-08-09T01:48Z 29.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Taiwan Plus News reports on the unveiling of a memorial to Taiwanese volunteers who served in the Imperial Japanese military during World War II:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1689096169157455872)  2023-08-09T02:08Z 29K followers, 27K engagements


"The "Sports Values Summit" that Prince Harry attended in Tokyo was headed by Handa Haruhisa the wealthy founder/leader of a "Shinto-based" new religious movement known as World Mate. It faced scandals and legal trouble in the 1990s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1689591228055113728)  2023-08-10T10:55Z 28.7K followers, 30K engagements


"ANN dispatched a reporter to a Hokkaido city where police were warning that a big scary Tosa Inu was on the loose. She found the dog just chilling in some grass by the road made some quick phone calls and the dog's owner showed up to take his pet home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1689937686570668032)  2023-08-11T09:51Z 35.1K followers, 14.4K engagements


"Video: A crowd surges towards the Tokyo Big Sight convention center to line up for the first day of Summer Comic Market (Natsukomi) one of Japan's largest self-published comic (doujinshi) events"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1690145207965421570)  2023-08-11T23:36Z 29.8K followers, 74.8K engagements


"Video: A view of the crowds inside the Tokyo Big Sight convention center during this first day of Summer Comic Market"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1690277670515331072)  2023-08-12T08:22Z 35.1K followers, 25.1K engagements


"The conservative Sankei Shimbun has interviewed the Turkish Ambassador to Japan who assures its readers that Kurds face no discrimination/persecution in Turkey. He has called on Kurds residing in Saitama to "adhere to Japanese laws and customs.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1690309750599135232)  2023-08-12T10:30Z 35.1K followers, 14.6K engagements


"Video: Prince Harry receives a trophy at a polo event in Singapore sponsored by ISPS Handa a non-profit founded by Handa Haruhisa leader of a fringe Japanese religion currently known as World Mate (it changed its name after legal trouble in the 1990s)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1690320994089472001)  2023-08-12T11:15Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"ANN recently aired a special report about elderly Philippine Nikkei-jin who whose Japanese parents died during World War [--] leaving them without Japanese nationality. A non-profit organization is helping them legally obtain Japanese citizenship:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1690745116552515584)  2023-08-13T15:20Z 35.1K followers, [--] engagements


"The report shows the difficult task facing the Philippine Nikkei-jin Legal Support Center (PNLSC). They helped an [--] year-old woman track down evidence that a man with her father's name traveled to the Philippines and they found local records of her mother marrying him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1690747231345717249)  2023-08-13T15:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"In July [----] American aircraft bombed a school on Hoto island killing [---] people most of them children. TBS aired this news report about a research presentation by a junior high school student whose grandfather survived the attack:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1691053213015801856)  2023-08-14T11:44Z 35.1K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Video from NHK: A typhoon is heading towards Nara so Hry-ji temple has put up wooden boards to protect guardian statues that have stood at its gates for nearly [----] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1691070657260392448)  2023-08-14T12:53Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Senshu University's War History Club has posted an apology for several tweets that promoted their booth at Summer Comic Market with photos of a club member wearing a Nazi SS uniform. It's unclear if they plan to stop their Nazi cosplaying or just stop sharing pictures of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1691096731914776576)  2023-08-14T14:37Z 35.1K followers, 38.4K engagements


"LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Hagiuda Koichi visited the Yasukuni Shrine today. This might be aimed at regaining support from the conservative right of the LDP after drawing right-wing anger for his recent support of a very weak LGBT rights bill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1691387226549047296)  2023-08-15T09:51Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: Awa Odori dancers encounter an escalator. The Awa Dance Festival is held each year between August 12th and 15th as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1691403772331782144)  2023-08-15T10:57Z 28.7K followers, 46.2K engagements


"Video: Members of the "Taiwan Civil Government (TCG) () paid their respects at the Yasukuni Shrine on August 15th. The TCG is a fringe group that believes Taiwan is still legally part of Japan and should honor Japan's Emperor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1691764789041656212)  2023-08-16T10:52Z 29.5K followers, 447.6K engagements


"Chinese state media CCTV reports that "many people" were holding a rally in Tokyo against the Biden/Kishida/Yoon summit taking place in the United States. The actual video shows a tiny demonstration that appears to consist of less than [--] people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1692535563402784790)  2023-08-18T13:54Z 35.1K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Video: Billionaire Elon Musk went on stage at Tokyo's Sonicmania music festival to livestream a performance by his ex-girlfriend. This is going viral in Japan because people are annoyed he was disrupting the show and blocking the audience's view"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1692597741824704626)  2023-08-18T18:02Z 27K followers, 535.9K engagements


"The agreements made at the U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral leaders meeting today will receive praise from various security experts. However it remains to be seen if this cooperation can survive a change in South Korean leadership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1692633304313585848)  2023-08-18T20:23Z 29.3K followers, 28.9K engagements


"Video: Hanshin Tigers baseball fans threw trash onto the field at Yokohama stadium after suffering a defeat at the hands of the Baystars. It is also being reported that they booed during postgame on-field interviews:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1692651701684035934)  2023-08-18T21:36Z 35.1K followers, 24.1K engagements


"In early August this video showing violence at the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri went viral and became news. The group that operated this float the Aomori Junior Chamber of Commerce has sacked those responsible and will not participate in next year's festival"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1692850773879636431)  2023-08-19T10:47Z 35.1K followers, 27.6K engagements


"YouTuber Mr. Beast just held a competition with one contestant from "every country on earth." It looks like Mr. Beast does not recognize Taiwan as a country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1692935018262265898)  2023-08-19T16:22Z 35.1K followers, 31.1K engagements


"Video: The Imperial family have visited their Nasu villa for the first time since the start of the pandemic. In contrast to the Prime Minister the Emperor appears to be quite strict about still wearing a mask when making public appearances:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1693589481251623402)  2023-08-21T11:42Z 45.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Japanese nuisance YouTuber/failed right-wing political candidate Rengoku Koroaki posted a denunciation of American IRL streamer Johnny Somali today accusing him of illegal drug use and calling on followers to apprehend Somali"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1693603252946829515)  2023-08-21T12:37Z 35K followers, 33.3K engagements


"From NHK News: Historian Matsumoto Saho (Nihon University) has unearthed diplomatic documents showing that Vatican officials pushed for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands Japanese sent to Soviet forced labor camps after WW2:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1693615708708446477)  2023-08-21T13:27Z 35.1K followers, 10.8K engagements


"A more hostile article about rude Chinese tourists from the tabloid Daily Shincho: "A Chinese person clearly under the influence of marijuana." ".'tourism pollution' worsens raising concerns of a surge in syphilis cases." https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2023/08221132/all=1 ANN reports on the resumption of mainland Chinese group tours by focusing on overtourism. Some points: 1) Foreign tourists are once again blocking the road in Kamakura for Slam Dunk photos. 2) Litter 3) A Japanese woman complains that it's harder to enter shops/restaurants. https://t.co/tsSkQeOksF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1693979772710264983)  2023-08-22T13:33Z 45.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Asahi TV reports on an alleged increase in illegal marijuana use among young people: A retired Japanese cop insists that its legalization abroad is giving young Japanese people "wrong information" about it being safe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1694367421375648017)  2023-08-23T15:14Z 29.2K followers, 64K engagements


"Video from Reuters of foreign protests against the Japan's release of Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific which has received far more media attention than similar tritium-containing wastewater dumps from other countries in the region:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1694691689061859727)  2023-08-24T12:42Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: Shoppers fight over LEGO Bowser sets which were on special sale for the grand opening of a new Costco store today in Kadoma Osaka:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1694696424967913826)  2023-08-24T13:01Z 35.1K followers, 149.1K engagements


"ANN reports on China's politically motivated ban on seafood from Japan: the owner of a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai reports harassing phone calls and stores are facing "inspections" of non-seafood products by Chinese police"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695259094595080404)  2023-08-26T02:17Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Chinese government's politically motivated ban on Japanese seafood over Fukushima wastewater seems to have caused some consumers to panic buy salt (even though mainland China's nuclear power plants have been dumping similar wastewater for many years):"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695260409572266356)  2023-08-26T02:22Z 35.1K followers, 92.9K engagements


"ANN's coverage of the Fukushima wastewater release included several Chinese social media videos of people making threatening calls to Japanese phone numbers. Mainland Chinese nuclear plants have released similar amounts of wastewater for years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695456975717282117)  2023-08-26T15:23Z 27.4K followers, 128K engagements


""Scientists have pointed out that Chinas own nuclear power plants release wastewater with higher levels of tritium than that found in Fukushimas discharge and that the levels are all within boundaries not considered to be harmful to human health." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/25/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-china-wastewater-release https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/25/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-china-wastewater-release"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695622360534057290)  2023-08-27T02:20Z 45.7K followers, 120.2K engagements


"Pro-China Twitter accounts have been insisting that their wastewater is "different" while spamming this meme. It completely fails to address the fact that Japan allows third parties to measure and publish wastewater/seawater contamination levels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695623883800338466)  2023-08-27T02:26Z 35.1K followers, 21.9K engagements


"After the Fukushima wastewater release this Aizu-style ramen restaurant suddenly started receiving about [--] threatening phone calls a day from mainland Chinese numbers. Callers are angry about Japan's wastewater even though China also dumps wastewater from its nuclear plants. ANN's coverage of the Fukushima wastewater release included several Chinese social media videos of people making threatening calls to Japanese phone numbers. Mainland Chinese nuclear plants have released similar amounts of wastewater for years. https://t.co/HjDSLEiNCy ANN's coverage of the Fukushima wastewater release"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695778916193989047)  2023-08-27T12:42Z 45.7K followers, 85.6K engagements


""You should go back to junior high school and read a science textbook." In this viral video businessman Horie Takafumi denounces Reiwa Party leader Yamamoto Taro and "left-wing activists" who have spread scary unproven claims about Fukushima radiation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695792682738622969)  2023-08-27T13:37Z 35.1K followers, 13.8K engagements


"More from ANN on the wave of abusive phone calls coming Chinese phone numbers after the release of Fukushima wastewater: This restaurant in Fukushima has received over [---] phone calls from China. The Japanese embassy in China has lodged an official complaint about such calls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695818457172832562)  2023-08-27T15:20Z 27.6K followers, 40.1K engagements


"Beware of misinformation from Chinese state media propagandists: Japan has worked with the IAEA to improve transparency and meet international safety standards for water releases. Water that does not meet those standards will be re-treated until it does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695825829345763818)  2023-08-27T15:49Z 35.1K followers, 37.8K engagements


"This popular tweet and its replies reflect something a lot of foreign residents of Japan experienced in 2011: many western media reports on Fukushima sensationally exaggerated the potential danger causing relatives abroad to panic and demand that we flee the country ASAP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695839769849151769)  2023-08-27T16:44Z 35.1K followers, 39.9K engagements


"It is vital and necessary for journalists to not blindly trust power companies or the govt. Unfortunately in [----] Japanese authorities did a very poor job of keeping the public and media readily informed and some foreign media filled the information gap with sensationalism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695842715336892767)  2023-08-27T16:56Z 45.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Media reports in the United States were so sensational that people in California were panic-buying potassium iodine pills. As this article notes credible scientific experts found such fears to be unbacked by evidence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695844629206212783)  2023-08-27T17:04Z 35.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@AndyBxxx My apologies. The level of radioactive contamination in Chinese nuclear plant wastewater is actually higher according to internationally credible sources that are not PRC shills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1695994553784762439)  2023-08-28T02:59Z 35.1K followers, 90.8K engagements


"Japan's Trade Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi traveled to Fukushima today and ate sashimi made from locally-caught fish. Its delicious and fresh. I appreciate the pride and passion of the Fukushima fishermen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696141563766743326)  2023-08-28T12:43Z 26.9K followers, 21.8K engagements


"TEPCO and the Fukushima government have received thousands of calls from China. As ANN notes Chinese nuclear plants have dumped water that is far more radioactive than the water being released in Fukushima"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696181904490258751)  2023-08-28T15:24Z 27.4K followers, 42.8K engagements


"ANN shows us the situation at the Edogawa City Cultural Center a local government organization in Tokyo that handles cultural events that have nothing to do with nuclear plants. Nonetheless Chinese numbers are spamming their office with insults and abuse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696183786071867649)  2023-08-28T15:31Z 27.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The owner of Mendoro Wakamusha a Fukushima-style ramen restaurant in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood says his restaurant has been receiving abusive phone calls almost non-stop from Chinese numbers for the last few days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696256487641739268)  2023-08-28T20:20Z 35K followers, 12.9K engagements


"I had an opportunity to see Ohtani play in Philadelphia yesterday evening. I didn't get to witness a home run but it was quite interesting to see how so many people including Phillies fans whipped out their cameras whenever he went to bat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1696499340695486585)  2023-08-29T12:25Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"After China enacted an extraordinary ban on all Japanese seafood a Tokyo restaurant put up a sign specifically warning Chinese people that it uses ingredients from Fukushima. This Chinese vlogger took offense and called the police. Shinjuku restaurant puts up a sign saying all their food comes from Fukushima. This Chinese vlogger feels wronged and calls the police. (English added video shortened). https://t.co/Zl8zWOSJYJ Shinjuku restaurant puts up a sign saying all their food comes from Fukushima. This Chinese vlogger feels wronged and calls the police. (English added video shortened)."  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696568423092810015)  2023-08-29T17:00Z 45.6K followers, 103.4K engagements


"Video: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio eats a meal consisting of seafood and agricultural products from the Fukushima area. "It's delicious" It was shared with the hashtag #STOP ("stop rumor-induced damage")"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696869984725569773)  2023-08-30T12:58Z 35.1K followers, 15.7K engagements


"The Australian embassy in Japan has shared this video of its diplomats buying food from Fukushima: "The Australian Government has faith in the International Atomic Energy Agency's transparent technical guidance and supports Fukushima.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1696909571271319861)  2023-08-30T15:35Z 35K followers, 17K engagements


"Nomura Testuro Japan's Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries is in trouble after telling the media he discussed Fukushima's "contaminated water" issue with the PM today. He was ordered to apologize for using the wrong term"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697223475302195614)  2023-08-31T12:23Z 35.1K followers, 14.3K engagements


"A musical staircase has been installed at the north exit of Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station. Sensors in the stairs will play harpsichord sounds when stepped on from 10AM to 5PM until September 26th. Video from NHK:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697595602345853253)  2023-09-01T13:01Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Over a week has passed since TEPCO started releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant. About [----] tons of wastewater have been released but it has not resulted in a detectable increase of tritium in local seawater:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697605139547267530)  2023-09-01T13:39Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Results come from several sources: "TEPCO and the Fisheries Agency publish daily measurements.The Environment Ministry and Fukushima prefectural government also found tritium concentrations in seawater to be below the detectable limit.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697615673436803177)  2023-09-01T14:21Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Asahi TV aired this report tonight marking the 100th anniversary of the massacre of Koreans that took place after the [----] Great Kant earthquake. It highlights the role of the government and media in spreading the false rumors that fueled the massacres"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697626368916275283)  2023-09-01T15:04Z 35.1K followers, 37.1K engagements


"Japanese bus driver associations have rules against waving or nodding greetings at other bus drivers but about half of drivers do it anyway. I always liked seeing the exchange of these polite greetings but it seems the practice has caused traffic accidents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697766755962077686)  2023-09-02T00:21Z 35.1K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Another video from NHK marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923: Here is Tokyo's famous Mitsukoshi Department Store building which suffered heavy damage in the quake but remains today along with its lion statues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697782045651415451)  2023-09-02T01:22Z 35K followers, [----] engagements


"Viral Video in Japan: Starfield is finally out but somebody at Bethesda forgot to edit out the "hai sumimasen" at the end of this Japanese language voice actor's dialogue recording:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697941848076034441)  2023-09-02T11:57Z 26.7K followers, 88.7K engagements


"Chinese state propaganda videos have animated this low-quality meme to smugly spread "facts" (misinformation) about Fukushima wastewater. The water from Fukushima is treated and tested before release under an IAEA-approved plan that meets international safety standards"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1697947733288419396)  2023-09-02T12:21Z 35.1K followers, 15.1K engagements


"New: A Japanese govt investigation into the Unification Church will likely result in a request to revoke the church's legal status as a religion. This could come as early as mid-October. (Related video: Donald Trump speaking at a church event in May 2023)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1698096270026362996)  2023-09-02T22:11Z 35.1K followers, 36.5K engagements


"Japanese politician goes surfing in Fukushima to prove the water is safe: LDP lawmaker Koizumi Shinjir participated in a surfing event in Fukushima today. Afterwards he ate some fresh sashimi made from locally-caught fish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1698356552090997128)  2023-09-03T15:25Z 45.7K followers, 144.5K engagements


"In [----] Japanese lawmaker Sonoda Yasuhiro drank a glass of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to prove it was safe. Chinese websites are now claiming he got cancer and died. Kyodo News has spoken to Sonoda who says he's very much still alive:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1698449554922766841)  2023-09-03T21:35Z 35.1K followers, 27.5K engagements


"An alarming development - YouTubers who work to create serious videos about history are experiencing a huge increase in videos being flagged as "age restricted" content. This will cut their ability to reach more viewers and generate income. See:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1698516761686024594)  2023-09-04T02:02Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Asahi TV's Hodo Station created a full-size mockup of a school classroom complete with paper cut-outs of students for its introduction of a news story about Aichi schools allowing students to take up to [--] days off per year for family vacations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1698723844423340478)  2023-09-04T15:44Z 35.1K followers, 21.6K engagements


"A nationwide poll in Japan has found that more than 80% of respondents approve of the discharge of treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima. Only 10% of respondents said that the release must be stopped"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699057945110282717)  2023-09-05T13:52Z 29.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: a car smashed into the signboard of a Unification Church branch in Fukuoka today. The media is reporting it was likely an accident. The driver a woman in her seventies says she mixed up the brake and the accelerator"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699060850089496600)  2023-09-05T14:04Z 35K followers, [----] engagements


""Let's eat Fukushima seafood" Izumi Kenta leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has shared this video of himself cooking and eating a meal consisting of fresh ingredients from Fukushima:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699063027851776405)  2023-09-05T14:12Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


""We support Fukushima" The Australian embassy has uploaded another video making a public appeal about the safety of Fukushima seafood. This time they ate some Fukushima fish and chips"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699066477691965612)  2023-09-05T14:26Z 35K followers, 20.9K engagements


"Video: Heavy rain caused this frightening drainage overflow in the city of Kushiro Hokkaido. According to TBS News this morning's storm broke the record for the highest-ever amount of rain to fall on the city in a one hour period"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699069731939246317)  2023-09-05T14:39Z 35K followers, [----] engagements


""Let's defeat China by eating Japanese seafood." "Safe and delicious. Let's eat plenty stay healthy and defeat China with bright smiles." Conservative journalist Sakurai Yoshiko's Japan Institute for National Fundamentals ran this advertisement in today's Sankei Shimbun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699240642201718796)  2023-09-06T01:58Z 45.2K followers, 61.9K engagements


"Bear News Update- The Asahi reports an alarming increase in bear attacks: "Hokkaido officials also reported an increasing number of 'urban bears' which are not intimidated by traffic or street lights being spotted in the region's capital of Sapporo.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699382059918115148)  2023-09-06T11:20Z 27.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Video from NHK: A Buddhist priest is walking a statue of Kannon goddess of mercy on a [---] kilometer pilgrimage from Kyoto to his temple in southern Chiba prefecture. He is recreating a traditional pilgrimage last undertaken about [---] years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699388689539891403)  2023-09-06T11:46Z 27.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: A Russian TV propagandist delivers a bizarre rant claiming that Japan could be planning to land a large number of civilians on one of the Russian-occupied southern Kuril Islands in an attempt to provoke war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699400835044696320)  2023-09-06T12:35Z 29.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: Lithuania's Ambassador to Japan Aurelijus Zykas uploaded this video of himself and Fukushima Governor Uchibori Masao eating Fukushima cucumbers dipped in Lithuanian honey. Uchibori was surprised by the delicious combination of flavors:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699541506539893246)  2023-09-06T21:54Z 35.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Video: the formal surrender of Japanese military forces in the Ryukyu Islands took place on September [--] [----] - [--] years ago today. General Nomi Toshiro signed the surrender document. He later committed suicide to avoid prosecution as a war criminal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699555441401794607)  2023-09-06T22:49Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The US military later built a monument at the site of the surrender ceremony at Kadena Air Base. It is one of several significant historical sites that can be found on the grounds of the American base:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699556408146932200)  2023-09-06T22:53Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: a real life Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan. The igawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture has operated these special Thomas steam locomotives since [----]. They also sell Thomas-themed bento boxes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699775494139375643)  2023-09-07T13:23Z 35.1K followers, 106.1K engagements


"Video: Japanese Whisky ASMR The TikTok account iceandliquor has been uploading daily whisky ASMR videos for the last [---] days. It is operated by a "36 year-old married person who doesn't have the money to go out to drink at bars.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699781248833769481)  2023-09-07T13:46Z 27.6K followers, 18.5K engagements


"Japanese driver's licenses have contained an IC chip and antenna since [----]. This video shared by a Japanese Twitter user who has just discovered this fact and is freaking out about being "monitored" has received over [---] million views:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699785503183372331)  2023-09-07T14:03Z 35.1K followers, 38.1K engagements


"Japan's Self-Defense Forces are conducting a trial of Starlink communication systems. If this report about Elon Musk cutting off Ukrainian Starlink access to aid the Russian military is true the Japanese government should seriously consider alternatives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1699887940988772572)  2023-09-07T20:50Z 35.1K followers, 24K engagements


"This Type [--] Ha-G Imperial Japanese Army tank was converted into a civilian tractor after Japan's defeat in World War II. TV Shizuoka shows the former tank being delivered to a non-profit that is building a defense technology museum (@tankmuseum_jp):"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1700812338537115803)  2023-09-10T10:03Z 35K followers, [----] engagements


"The Mainichi reports that Japanese Foreign Ministry Officials were surprised by PM Modi's announcement of the G20 Leaders' Declaration. They usually are given time to prepare a full Japanese translation prior to the release of such declarations. https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230910/k00/00m/030/268000c https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230910/k00/00m/030/268000c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701057769603039416)  2023-09-11T02:19Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements


""Japan living in 2050" This viral video showing a reversible train seat - technology that is not new and not unique to Japan - has received nearly [--] million views"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701382604153672020)  2023-09-11T23:49Z 35.1K followers, 101.3K engagements


"NHK's latest poll found 34.1% support for the LDP - a continuation of its worst result since Prime Minister Kishida took office. However this has not resulted in major gains for any opposition party. Ishin is 2nd with a mere 5.8%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701387282367017280)  2023-09-12T00:08Z 35K followers, 13K engagements


"ANN aired claims from an Instagram influencer who said that US immigration authorities unfairly denied her entry because they suspected she was a prostitute. Her own online post reveals that they caught her misrepresenting her profession (a big no-no)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701513225349779786)  2023-09-12T08:29Z 35.1K followers, 30.9K engagements


"It has been reported that Prime Minister Kishida will increase the number of women in his latest cabinet reshuffling. Obuchi Yko and Kat Ayuko will be given new posts. Both are from political dynasties and hold Diet seats formerly held by their fathers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701522834617745438)  2023-09-12T09:07Z 35.1K followers, 15.3K engagements


"Prime Minister Kishida has appointed a politician with ties to the Unification Church to head the government ministry investigating the Church's misconduct. Moriyama Masahito will be the new Minister of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701532723888935083)  2023-09-12T09:46Z 29.7K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Right-wing novelist Hyakuta Naoki has announced the formation of a new political party: the Conservative Party of Japan. It was created because the LDP passed an LGBT Understanding Bill in June (the bill was heavily watered-down but it was still too much for him to stomach)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701707320869499196)  2023-09-12T21:20Z 29.8K followers, 26.6K engagements


"Video: Yakuza HQ Converted into Nursing Home In the 2000s citizen activists organized against Kyushu's Kudo-kai gang. The gang responded with violence prompting a harsh police crackdown. The yakuza eventually sold their HQ to a nursing home company"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701713752926962016)  2023-09-12T21:45Z 35K followers, 15.1K engagements


"82-year-old Former Prime Minister Aso Taro has retained his post as Vice President of the LDP in today's reshuffling of the Kishida cabinet. Here a clip of Aso back in [----] when he was first elected to the National Diet:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701757091416076779)  2023-09-13T00:38Z 35.1K followers, [---] engagements


"He was [--] at the time. As noted in the clip Aso is the grandson of one of Japan's most famous postwar Prime Ministers Yoshida Shigeru. He's also the great-grandson of kubo Toshimichi one of the founding fathers of the modern Japanese state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1701759417916830188)  2023-09-13T00:47Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: Elon Musk told a podcast he denied Ukrainian requests for Starlink access over Crimea because if they had attacked Russian ships occupying Ukrainian territory it would've been a "Pearl Harbor type attack.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702143632369975671)  2023-09-14T02:14Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"It's only one day into the new Kishida Cabinet and we've got a scandal: Bunshun reports that Obuchi Yko's political support organization has been making payments to businesses owned by her family. She says no laws were broken"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702238162897297895)  2023-09-14T08:29Z 35.1K followers, 10K engagements


"A survey found that 13.5% of Japanese cyclists are complying with a new law requiring bike helmets: Ehime: 59.9% Oita: 46.3% Gunma: 43.8% Tottori: 30.9% Mie: 26.5% Fukushima: 4.3% Osaka: 4.2% Akita: 3.5% Aomori: 2.5% Niigata: 2.4%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702254653101183478)  2023-09-14T09:35Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: If the Hanshin Tigers win their game tonight they'll clinch the Central League pennant for the first time since [----]. Police have been deployed to prevent joyous fans from jumping in Osaka's Dotonbori river"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702280075620872438)  2023-09-14T11:16Z 28.3K followers, 83.1K engagements


"NHK aired a segment warning Hanshin Tigers baseball fans not to jump in the Dotonbori River if their team wins the Central League pennant. This scientist says there is so much bacteria in the river that it would be like diving into a toilet bowl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702281552154259472)  2023-09-14T11:22Z 35K followers, 95K engagements


"The Hanshin Tigers have won the Central League pennant - over [-----] people are watching a YouTube livestream of Osaka's Dotonbori area which is overflowing with fans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702290356925243588)  2023-09-14T11:57Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: A crowd of fans and Osaka react to the Hanshin Tigers winning the Central League pennant for the first time since [----]. The text on the screen is netizen chat reactions on the NicoNico livestream"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702291128115187962)  2023-09-14T12:00Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"It appears at least one happy Hanshin Tigers fan did take a celebratory plunge into the toilet bowl-like waters of Osaka's Dotonbori River last night:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702425428609376710)  2023-09-14T20:53Z 35.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Video: Japan Railway workers try their best to remove water from a train platform at Shinjuku station after a sudden torrential downpour hit central Tokyo today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702567340901351786)  2023-09-15T06:17Z 35.1K followers, 40.9K engagements


"Prime Minister Kishida got a lot of attention yesterday for appointing [--] women as cabinet ministers - a historic high. Meanwhile he cut the number of female appointees for lower ranking posts to zero. All [--] vice ministers and parliamentary secretaries are men"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702661779221021059)  2023-09-15T12:32Z 28.7K followers, 69.1K engagements


"A visual representation of how Prime Minister Kishida's cabinet reshuffling has reduced the number of women in important posts (from ANN). Right: Vice-Ministers in the [----] Kishida Cabinet - four women. Left: Vice-Ministers after yesterday's reshuffling - zero women"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702678862923264077)  2023-09-15T13:40Z 27.3K followers, 12K engagements


"Mt. Fuji's climbing season ended earlier this week and authorities placed barriers on hiking trails. Asahi TV aired this report yesterday claiming that foreign tourists are illegally bypassing the barriers and climbing the mountain anyway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702799179167494338)  2023-09-15T21:38Z 35K followers, [---] engagements


"@bantam84 Mt. Fuji is a legally protected national park not open land that people can do whatever they want on. The video references the Road Law probably because the climbing trials are government-operated roads that have been closed down to the public for this time period"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702823998927827064)  2023-09-15T23:17Z 35.1K followers, [---] engagements


"It gets worse: The Asahi Shimbun is reporting that [--] of the [--] newly-appointed vice-ministers and parliamentary secretaries had ties to the Unification Church. That is mostly based on self-reported ties. The actual number could be higher"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1702863803485217200)  2023-09-16T01:55Z 27.7K followers, 49.8K engagements


"Video: Japanese mascot collapses from heat exhaustion Police mascot Pipo-kun was promoting traffic safety outdoors yesterday at Tokyo's Haijima station in 32.4C (90.3F) heat. The person in the suit later made a full recovery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703258169743741199)  2023-09-17T04:02Z 35K followers, 29.9K engagements


""You are a Special Attack Unit that will save the world and save Japan." Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han Moon reportedly said this to thousands of young Japanese UC members who had traveled to South Korean for "religious education.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703543889104429512)  2023-09-17T22:58Z 35K followers, 11.4K engagements


""Everyone wants to come to Tokyo to drink in the streets of Shibuya." ANN followed around Shibuya rent-a-cops who warn people not to drink in the streets (street drinking is not a crime). Focus is placed on foreigners who are supposedly making the problem worse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703550464615424331)  2023-09-17T23:24Z 35K followers, 48.8K engagements


"The report shows people drinking in the streets litter on the ground and rats - all of which have been a normal sight on the streets of Shibuya for many years. The only act of violence shown in the report is a young Japanese man assaulting a rent-a-cop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703550938827669884)  2023-09-17T23:26Z 28.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Huge crowds gathering for outdoor drinking such as matsuri hanami and fireworks viewing are a celebrated part of Japanese culture. This report about "nuisance" drinking by foreigners comes ahead of the yearly moral panic over Shibuya's Halloween gatherings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703552682701791595)  2023-09-17T23:33Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Video: Japan's Nagashima Spa Land amusement park experienced a power outrage earlier today that briefly stranded [--] people in a roller coaster [--] meters (318 ft.) above ground"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703679838400426326)  2023-09-18T07:58Z 35.1K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Video: Japanese Pro-Wrestling Event Held on a Shinkansen Train This video from Jiji Press shows the first-ever professional wrestling event held on a Japanese bullet train"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703726438552420618)  2023-09-18T11:03Z 35.1K followers, 68.8K engagements


"Japan's ramen restaurants are facing rising ingredient & energy costs causing many to struggle and some to go out of business. This ANN report features a ramen restaurant owner in Saitama who decided to close down his shop because the costs are too high:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703953820009804058)  2023-09-19T02:07Z 35.1K followers, 13K engagements


"Top trending terms on Twitter Japan today relate to a media report that Elon Musk has suggested that Twitter should become a paid service for all users. Responses are overwhelmingly negative"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1703959256209436795)  2023-09-19T02:28Z 35K followers, 19.5K engagements


"A mishap at a construction site near Tokyo station has caused the deaths of at least [--] workers. Steel beams fell and four construction workers fell from the 7th to the 3rd floor. Another worker on the 3rd floor was caught up in the accident"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704042994800984515)  2023-09-19T08:01Z 35.1K followers, 13.9K engagements


"Video: Mascot characters from across Japan gathered in Aomori's Tsugaru City yesterday for an epic sumo battle. Umaichi-kun the horse mascot character of the Tsugaru City of Commerce won the tournament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704093873793110059)  2023-09-19T11:23Z 35K followers, [----] engagements


"From Fuji TV - These Chinese people wearing Tang Dynasty costumes were told to get out of a public park in China because a park employee was convinced they were wearing "Japanese clothing." Anti-Japanese nationalists are also targeting anime cosplayers:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704261491472658537)  2023-09-19T22:29Z 35.1K followers, 23.9K engagements


"If you have used TikTok in Japan chances are you've seen one of these extremely fake-looking job ads: They use footage of people in other countries to advertise for childcare jobs in Japan where you can allegedly listen to music all day and decide your own hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704264442127806798)  2023-09-19T22:41Z 27.6K followers, 18K engagements


"Video: This is reportedly a video of a Chinese Tiktok (Douyin) influencer with 60000+ followers who traveled to Japan and filmed videos of herself raising the Chinese flag in front of the Yasukuni Shrine Mt. Fuji and in Okinawa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704325297888502242)  2023-09-20T02:43Z 35.1K followers, 704.4K engagements


"It was supposedly done as some kind of statement of Chinese power or maybe territorial claims. Meanwhile Japan still controls all of those places and its tourist industry benefited from the money she spent here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704326375199686657)  2023-09-20T02:47Z 29.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Video: Chinese soccer fans chant "Baka" (Idiots) at a Japanese team. These are fans of Wuhan Three Towns which played against the Urawa Reds yesterday in the AFC Champions League. The match ended in a 2-2 tie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704657132061335764)  2023-09-21T00:41Z 35.1K followers, 20.5K engagements


"Tokyo's Ch Line was temporarily halted today because there was a person on the tracks between Mitaka and Kichijji stations. Videos and photos shared on social media show police rushing to apprehend the person"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704687043601977515)  2023-09-21T02:40Z 35.1K followers, [---] engagements


"This clip appears to show the person wearing a white shirt fleeing from a police officer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1704687535841243509)  2023-09-21T02:42Z 29.3K followers, [----] engagements

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