Eva Casper

German Freelance Journalist based in Kyoto/Japan @welt @deine_korri ジャーナリスト #DJS

[Kristi Govella @KristiGovella]

NATO to open Japan office, deepening Indo-Pacific engagement https://t.co/190aaXV6LF via @NikkeiAsia

[Eva Casper @casper_eva]

#Japan nur auf Platz 68 von 180 im Pressefreiheits-Ranking von @ReporterOG. https://t.co/ZC3MFkWHLm

[The Asian Feminist / @theasianfeminist.bsky.social @theasianfmnst]

Stop using the Western-influenced lens to judge every human interaction. Let's listen to the Tibetan perspective, including from Tibetan feminists, to understand cultural context & customs
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[derek guy @dieworkwear]

American style in Japan is so great. The way guys obsess over details and nail a look, or how bespoke tailors and shoemakers create mid-century Brooks/Alden styles but at another quality level. So great.

(IG kousukesuda, mr_nagayama, tailorcaid, seijimccarthy)

[Robert Ward @RobertAlanWard]

The arrival of Japan’s sakura 🌸 season reminded me of one of my favourite ever @ECONdailycharts charts (from 2017?), which shows the date of peak-bloom for cherry blossom in Kyoto over past 1,200 years. Getting earlier and earlier…

[Hannah Shepherd @hannahjshepherd]

Came across this incredible still in an even more incredible video from prewar (late 30s?) Kyoto. Anyone have any clue about ナチスコーヒー国民外交？(h/t Ethan and Sayaka)

[Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite]

According to school uniforms manufacturer Tombo, the number of schools it serves in Japan that offer genderless uniform choices has almost tripled from 370 in 2018 to 1,000 in 2021. Rival manufacturer Kanko reports similar numbers.

[Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee]

Breaking: Japanese PM Kishida is heading to Ukraine today after his trip to India, the final G7 leader to make the trip.

[Eva Casper @casper_eva]

Nice to know, I am living in of the worlds greatest places 😊 #kyoto https://t.co/7RTzItYPzi

[Elisa Harlan @harlan_elisa]

Wer Macht Meinung in Deutschland?

Antwort: Puh🤔

Nur 20% von knapp 15.000 analysierten Artikel der größten deutschen Medien wurden in unseren Stichproben von ♀️ Frauen geschrieben. 52% hatten einen ♂️ Autor. Unsere Analyse: https://t.co/ppP3IbsSUH #Frauenkampftag #IWD23

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[Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu]

A Chinese spy balloon over Japan? Back in 2020, a mysterious balloon appeared in the sky over northern Japan. This KHB news clip from the time notes that police and the self-defense forces were not sure where it came from and what it was doing. https://t.co/dJbz9HMYJS

[Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu]

NHK news footage of Japanese security police training for the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima. The report says they've changed some of their methods since the failure to prevent the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe.

[Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite]

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day - and a fine time to commemorate the story of Sugihara Chiune, the Japanese diplomat went against the dictates of his own government in order to issue Jewish refugees with visas to Japan - helping to save 6000 lives in the process.

[Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama]

Yesterday Toyota announced their new CEO but forgot to cut the mic when it was over and everyone heard this adorable exchange:
Old CEO: you should have smiled!
New CEO: I was so nervous!!
Old: a smile and it would have been perfect
Both: lololololololol

[Eureka Entertainment @Eurekavideo]

Tense Japanese thriller known for inspiring the 1994 Hollywood blockbuster SPEED.

THE BULLET TRAIN will be released on Blu-ray presented from a 2K restoration from 20 February. The first print-run will feature a Ltd-Ed. Slipcase & Booklet. PRE-ORDER now https://t.co/p38Rp1Ja0M

[Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite]

Japanese company Takiko is selling a “wearable beanbag cushion” that lets you plop down & rest anywhere. Touted as “the cushion that takes you out - anywhere, anytime”, it didn’t sell at all until going viral on social media recently. It can be yours for the low price of ¥17,800.

[Shigesaburo Okumura @nikkei @ShigesaburoO]

“Because of my strong passion for cars, I am an old-fashioned person in regards to digitalisation, electric vehicles, and connected cars. I cannot go beyond being a car guy, and that is my limitation,” Toyoda told reporters online on Thursday.

Good quote.
https://t.co/RyKOmcV9Sz

[Melanie Brock @melaniebrockjpn]

There’s been a bit of talk lately about what has changed in Japan and what hasn’t. This photo of the Lower House Steering Committee (a pic that will be used in a pamphlet for visitors to the Diet!!!) shows what should have changed but hasn’t. Sigh. #Japan #男女平等 #manel 🇯🇵

[AsianDocs @Asian_docs]

On February 9th 1967, TBS aired 日の丸 Hi no maru, a TV documentary where people on the street were asked uncomfortable questions such as "what is the meaning of the red in the Japanese flag?" "Do you have foreign friends? if a war were to start, would you fight them?" and
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[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past https://t.co/rCPDUNZuzu