sam byford

editor @japantimes, purveyor of artisanal tech writing @ multicore. prev @verge and @reuters. ✉️: [email protected]

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Japan wrapped up its World Cup preparations in languid fashion on Sunday, needing a late goal from Koki Ogawa to grind out a 1-0 win in a friendly match against Iceland. https://t.co/McWToxjtmU

[sam byford @345triangle]

nice to see southampton legend maya yoshida get a guard of honour in his last match for japan. great ovation

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@REPHVIM harm is distinct from ham because the vowel is different. better example would be balm/barm (if you're northern at least)

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@Noahpinion this isn't true at all, yahoo auctions was huge before mercari. people just use mercari now because it's phone-forward and more convenient

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some xiaomi 17t pro snaps from today. leica authentic mode delivers as always. review here: https://t.co/aNeDSrNTCU

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@vladsavov @GearoidReidy i have only ever heard people talking about this one in the context of seeking out specific gastrointestinal performance enhancements

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@GearoidReidy yeah at this point regular coke makes me feel like my teeth are disintegrating

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@hellobeatrix suboptimal. at least the cup is cute

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@mweinbach i like mine too but i don't really think weight or thinness are an issue! if i were to go with whoop or the new fitbit thing i figure the biggest advantage would be that i could still tell time on something that doesn't need charging

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@TylerRothmar it was great! very nostalgic. they played most of 36 chambers and a bunch of solo cuts. method man was the MVP

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wu-tang clan in yokohama

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DAZN didn't get the memo

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hisashiburi sumo

[Jason Coskrey @JCoskrey]

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara are going to throw out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium on the 25th (26th in Japan).

[Jason Coskrey @JCoskrey]

The Hanshin Tigers went into the bottom of the seventh trailing the Chunichi Dragons 7-0, then staged a dramatic comeback and won in the ninth on a sayonara home run from Shota Morishita.

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@slbsn also if this is an appropriate penalty, what would the appropriate penalty have been for the same crime had they lost to boro?

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@supurasensei it's so unhinged. IIRC the first thing you have to do is press a tiny button at the bottom that says something like "DO NOT HAVE POINT CARD (continue to purchase)"

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@supurasensei he could possibly get a reasonable turnout at the hub