Richard Lloyd Parry

A novel I have written, ‘In the Green Heart’, will be published in the UK in August by Jonathan Cape. It tells the story of Kit, a Western man who lives with his partner, Lara, in a small village in a tropical rain forest.

@moseley_oscar Hey, thanks for reading - I’m very glad that you found it stimulating.

. @dicklp so many questions after in the green heart. Loved the thought of buying a great love with a great risk. Something i had thought but never articulated. Kudos

That's fine, of course - carry on attitudinising. But don't confuse it with journalism. (Call me Nostradamus, but I prophesy that you're going to respond with something about .... the Olympics!)

The difference is that one of us has an opinion, now and then, but also gets out of the office sometimes, goes to places and talks to people. Whereas the other, from all visible evidence, works exclusively via a screen, reacting, recycling, sneering, then chuhai tweeting at 1 am.

3) Address the person you’re sneering at. Apart from being the decent, non-sneaky thing to do, it allows people to Engage. (Not sure how keen you are on that bit. This has been fun, though - hasn’t it?)

Since you ask, always (1) read the headline, to the end; (2) read the piece, to the end. This will put you in the perfect position to Have An Opinion. (I can tell how much you like having those.)

@gearoidreidy finally read beyond a headline! After floundering around for all these years, he’s learned something about journalism. Perhaps next he’ll grow the balls to address people directly when he sneers about them behind their backs. Nah, not much chance of that.

“This island has been under outside influence. It’s expressed in the old songs, which are so sad compared to the mainland. Knowing that what they say will have no influence has always been our experience.” My report from Japan's Yonaguni island. thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

@From2193 Thank you for reading Ghosts of the Tsunami. I’m glad to know that it rings true to someone who lived through it all.

@dicklp just finished reading Ghosts of the Tsunami. As someone who lived in Fukushima when it all happened (fortunately safe), I can’t thank you enough for telling the stories you told. My life changed after that day and it changed again after reading your book. Thank you again

When I first started investigating the Prince Group a little over five years ago it never even crossed my mind that the story would lead anywhere near the White House. But here we are. [link in the tweet below]

Yang Jian was allegedly part of the Prince Group, described last October by the US government as “one of the largest transnational criminal organisations in Asia”. The UK also sanctioned its members.

The Trump family crypto business went into partnership with a company whose“flagship project” was founded by a man later sanctioned by Trump’s own government. By @jackoozell and me in @thetimes. thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

@grok @Jayzh50 @mog_russEN @grok identify the original posting of the video.

Yes, this is authentic footage from Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo today. A woman shoved a young Taiwanese girl who was posing for photos in the middle of the busy crosswalk. The video (originally from a Japanese account) has gone viral with millions of views. The uploader said the masked woman "looks" Chinese, but others dispute that. No serious injuries reported. Mixed reactions online about tourists blocking paths vs. the push.

🚨 In Japan, a woman pushed a Taiwanese girl at Shibuya Crossing while she was taking photos, amid mixed reactions between those who justified the act and others who expressed shame.

“It was unthinkable for a woman to be head of the Tokugawa family. People would say, ‘her brother would be better’, and, ‘wouldn’t her husband be more suitable?’” My interview in @thetimes with the woman closing down the family of the last shogun. thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Miki Yamagishi, a 57-year-old cellist from Nagoya and a descendant of the 15th and final shogun, says it is time for the family line to bow out #Echobox=1771619440" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Britain believes that China would negotiate the release of the imprisoned Hong Kong newspaper owner, Jimmy Lai - but only if he agrees to be silent. Exclusive in @thetimes by @RichardJSpencer and me. thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

The Japanese word oshikatsu is the equivalent of the English term “stanning”, describing devoted support of a pop star or idol. In the past weeks a new term has emerged: “Sana-katsu”, or personal adoration of Sanae Takaichi. From (£) thetimes.com/world/asia/art… By @dicklp

… although I have to admit that I nicked it from Jesper Koll.

‘As Takichi’s idols Deep Purple wrote in her favourite song, Burn: “The woman’s flames are reaching higher/We were fools, we called her liar…”’ I’m I ntensely, almost tearfully, proud that I got a heavy metal lyric into a piece about Japanese politics… thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

My video debut on @thetimes Instagram, talking about Sanae Takaichi and Sana-katsu. Ninety seconds of pure narrative and analytical brilliance, I'm sure you'll agree. Now all I need is a comb. instagram.com/reel/DUZDCPDAM…

Uncomfortable truth for all Japanese leaders: within narrow circle of policy, freedom of action is tightly constrained by stark geopolitical facts. Biggest problems are structural, functions of geography and demography, and they are grave. (£) thetimes.com/comment/column… By @dicklp