Antho D 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺🇯🇵

Aussie J>E translator in Kobe. Gay & buff (apparently) + married! Tea ceremony, kanji & language nerd! Queer. Pronouns: he/him/girlfriend. Trans rights are human rights.

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2026-07-16 01:54:16 UTC

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That's the one - I've never been.
Unfortunately the trash incineration plant needs to be booked a week in advance - maybe we can go one day before we get trashed?

2026-07-09 23:35:29 UTC

Today is NATTO DAY in Japan
7/10 na(na)-tou
I've already had mine for brekkie, but if you are not a fan, you could opt for a face pack instead (feel free to improvise with the natto in your fridge!)
Natto also tastes great on pizza and on ice cream!
https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/116/892/617/560/727/758/original/52dab3c13c5a0840.png

2026-07-02 01:11:29 UTC

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Ha ha - my hunch was correct - love it !

2026-07-01 23:47:17 UTC

Someone shared an essay with me by Zeynep Tufekci of Princeton University examining the intrinsic limitations of Artificial Intelligence, which was quite good (15+ min read) but denies it's coming for our jobs when some of us are already seeing work disappear from beneath our eyes.

2026-07-01 00:51:31 UTC

Was going to solve the issue of imperial succession, but got side-tracked reading about the founder of Morinaga:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichiro_Morinaga
https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/116/841/975/640/241/913/original/87b5d3ea569630aa.png

2026-06-27 07:15:42 UTC

Amagasaki's skull museum is open tomorrow in case your mind was void of ideas for something to do:
https://www.skull-museum.com/

2026-05-20 13:05:56 UTC

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Thank you. This sounds very interesting.
I'm wary of Western representation of The Resistance War against the US to Save the Country (aka Vietnam War) because of racism and over representation of suffering of Western military personnel when in fact there was far more suffering/casualties on the side of VN.

2026-02-09 01:34:17 UTC

Pipes have thawed!
We have hot water!

2026-01-29 00:27:45 UTC

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I used to shavebonito and make dashi from scratch at home. People thought I was crazy...too much effort - but it tastes so much better!
Might need to invest in a shaving box again...

2025-12-20 01:37:28 UTC

Infusing mirin with yuzu and spices to have as "o-toso" (some folk call it "miki") when the family comes at New Year.
(This is pure drinkable mirin, most mirin is for cooking)
https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/115/749/310/917/763/368/original/fd6005ca2139068e.jpg

2025-12-02 04:08:01 UTC

Gunma has a problem with girth control.
https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/115/648/000/254/813/829/original/c7e07f860ca58921.jpg

2025-11-28 01:04:06 UTC

Kobe Architecture Festival is on this Sunday 30 Nov (who knew?) and this year's focus is on my hood: Shioya, Tarumi & Maiko with a couple of buildings I've been eager to see inside. Passport costs 2,000 yen.
:fingerguns:
https://kobe2025.kenchikusai.jp/
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2025-09-30 08:43:12 UTC

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Wow - thanks!
I always thought "pin set" from English and thought WTF.
I should be more clued in to scientific/medical terminology not coming in from English but old habits die hard.

2025-08-04 11:01:15 UTC

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Thanks Ash.
Sometimes I have things i want to post but i want to remain mildly respectable...

2025-05-24 06:57:32 UTC

Been asked to show a couple around "non-touristic Kyoto".
I know some off the beaten tracks spot but...
Any suggestions?

2025-04-16 01:52:04 UTC

Japan-based tooters: Any recommendations for non-Amazombie online shops for physical books that deliver to Japan?
(I can't workout if Bookshop . org delivers here)
(Rakuten is giving "We might be able to get it" vibes on a certain book)

2025-04-14 09:16:30 UTC

Last night DJing at Sheepman Uyghur restaurant in Tokyo, i was lucky to be joined by a talented guitarist who managed to enhance the music. It was magic.
Also, the food was amazing.
:fingerguns:
https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/114/335/556/160/460/960/original/66dfdb7a296e6bd2.jpg

2025-03-10 07:22:19 UTC

TiL the word "skosh", borrowed from Japanese.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skosh
https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/114/136/925/579/488/766/original/c519879d7bc60ba3.png

2025-01-11 14:16:50 UTC

Everyone needs a breather sometimes.
:fingerguns: