Jerry Johnston
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Jerry Johnston
@jerryjohnston
American living in Japan since 2007. Husband, father, teacher, Christian. Higher English education. 日本に住む米国人 高等英語教育 2人幼児のパパ クリスチャン
大阪 Katılım Ağustos 2008
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@Msamalam Got some nice practice getting the children (1 year + 1 month) under the table.
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When the young guy in the office says, “My Japanese girlfriend isn’t like that”
Mogomra (e/acc)@MightyMogomra
@CacheThatCheque How it feels to die in battle rather than get yelled at about the seven categories of garbage again
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@GearoidReidy Talk to me when you want to go to the Yamazaki distillery in Osaka. 👍
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@Karai_Dan Yes. Absolutely, my dude. I had the same thing when my now 23-month-old was about the same age. It sucks, but kids are stronger than we give them credit for. I hope she feels better soon (and you too).
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My 9.5 month old daughter has been sick all week (as have I). She’s been inconsolable. Crying on and off all day. I feel a deep sadness that I can’t help her pain. Now that she’s asleep, my ears are ringing with hallucinations of her cries.
Is this common among other parents?
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Feels like ages ago but there was that crazy period back in 2008-2009 when the USD to Yen rate was like 85-90 and even Eikaiwa teachers felt rich
World of Statistics@stats_feed
🇺🇲 USD to 🇯🇵 Japanese Yen. April 27, 2019: 111 April 27, 2020: 107 April 27, 2021: 109 April 27, 2022: 129 April 27, 2023: 136 April 27, 2024: 158
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There ARE too many tourists in Japan.
Living in Japan during the pandemic makes me want another pandemic. It was so peaceful.
kira.@kirayhf
guy who is a tourist in japan: there are too many tourists in japan bro
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Real conversation I had with a prospective American client 5 months ago:
“We have to shoot in Kyoto, obviously.”
“Why?”
“Because Kyoto is the only place in Japan with big temples and shrines and old architecture.”
This was a documentary filmmaker, btw. Completely clueless.
Emily@writerofscratch
The only reason Japan has an "overtourism" problem is because y'all keep going to the same four of five places in a country that has so much more to offer. Earlier this week I was at a beautiful lake with beautiful cherry blossoms. I saw only five tourists in my 3 hours there.
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When AI makes pop punk about as pop punk as it could be.
Bill Mitchell@mitchellvii
This is absolutely hilarious.
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Black nikka special highball and making pork curry with my repaired aritsugu knife. Fml why did I ever leave Japan
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@GearoidReidy “You’re right to push back on that one. It was definitely my mistake — I forgot about the merger into 滋都.”
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@jerryjohnston Pfff you didn’t hear about the merger with Shiga into 滋都?
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Not perfect (size and shape of some of the prefectures is a bit weird!) but impressive from ChatGPT Images 2.0
ハリー｜自分軸キャリア開発@Barry_teizi55
【これで出身バレる】🍔 北海道：マック 青森県：マック 岩手県：マック 宮城県：マック 秋田県：マック 山形県：マック 福島県：マック 茨城県：マック 栃木県：マック 群馬県：マック 埼玉県：マック 千葉県：マック 東京都：マック 神奈川県：マック 新潟県：マック 富山県：マック 続く↓
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@bunburyoudoujp If your post said “EVERYTHING IN JAPAN IS RACIST” I’m sure he would have interacted positively.
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Debido San is getting very angry over a light hearted post because it’s not serious enough for his taste.
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@OliverJia1014 Where I grew up it was not necessarily kinder, but it was certainly less polarized than it is now. If you had differences you could talk/reason it out. Cancel culture was not a thing, and I think that made all the difference in the world. Wrongs forgiven and apologies accepted.
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Question for those alive during pre-internet or nascent internet days.
Were people actually kinder to each other overall before social media? I've always wondered if that was actually the case or just rose-tinted nostalgia talking considering how every era has social problems.
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I see you also like Having an Opinion, the difference is my opinions aren’t advocating for things I reported as fact two months earlier
Richard Lloyd Parry@dicklp
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.)
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@GearoidReidy @StoneBrewing Absolutely zero marketing, impossible to find outside of import supermarkets… did they just not think about bringing it to Japan?
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Aaaaand it's gone.
Sapporo is selling the @StoneBrewing brand to Firestone Walker less than four years after purchasing it.
The Japanese firm will take an impairment loss of $80 million.
Sapporo, who is running your craft beer business? Contact me next time!
Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド@GearoidReidy
WOW -- Japan's Sapporo is buying @StoneBrewing, an absolute pioneer in craft beer and one of the largest craft beer makers in the US, the Nikkei reports nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…
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