Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸

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PhD. Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. Japanese Politics/International Relations Views my own. RT/Likes ≠ endorsements. Not a journalist.

Tokyo/Chiba, Japan linktr.ee/jeffreyjhall Joined August 2008

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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu Oct 29

I appeared on BBC radio today to discuss China's negative reaction to the Japanese spy drama Vivant and Sanrio's decision to end its collaboration with the drama:

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My comments about the state of Japan-China relations under Takaichi Sanae have been featured in the Financial Times' coverage of the Sanrio incident: 「Hello Kitty gets caught up in Japan-China spat」
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu 4h

The popular Japanese spy drama Vivant aired the last episode of its second season yesterday. This is a behind the scenes look at how they filmed a scene in which a character was supposed to be riding a camel.

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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu 17h

An official United States Navy recruiting account shared this video on Instagram.
It's a parody of the opening song from the Japanese anime series Blend S.

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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu 18h

I've seen claims that the man on the AI-generated campaign poster - Hara Hiyoshi (left) - is the same Hara Hiyoshi (right) who previously ran in Hyogo as an NHK Party candidate.
Japanese election laws do not require that a candidate include their real face on election posters.

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A poster from a fringe candidate running in a local election in Amagasaki: is the the political equivalent of those bad-looking AI food menus?
Some candidates allegedly take advantage of government subsidies via "third-party" companies that overcharge for poster design/printing.

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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu 19h

The popular Japanese children's anime series Doraemon aired an episode where the characters visited India.
Some internet nationalists are angry because they intensely dislike children being taught that "multicultural coexistence" is a good thing.