Andrea Ortolani

Comparative and Japanese law. Associate Professor. Living in Tokyo. Intellectual property abolitionist. Neckties. Chess. Opinions are my grandma's.

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

Be careful what you wish for

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Patrol officers from Shibuya will now monitor the area and collect the fine on the spot from anyone caught throwing away trash improperly. 👉 https://t.co/jcYuIGzWgh

[federica corsi @lafedecorsi]

Il Pm chiede l’archiviazione ma il Gip rinvia. Siamo alla follia, motivazioni per le quali mezza Italia dovrebbe andare a processo nelle critiche a un giornale. Sono schifata.

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@Colin_P_A_Jones Thanks for sharing. A while ago I was just thinking that I needed a reading on the IHL for my intro to Jpn law class, and here it is

[Apple Design @TheAppleDesign]

POV: You’re charging your new Ferrari Luce

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@konichivalue Thanks for the article. Just one note: that y-axis starting at 180% (Source: Japan Ministry of Finance) is a textbook example of misleading data visualisation

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@Colin_P_A_Jones Among my favourites, seen with my eyes: a classmate at a zemi in English wearing a T-shirt with one word only: PHILANDERER. A female student with one word embroidered on the back of her jeans, just between the belt and the buttocks: RECEPTIVE

[nicolas, 30 ans @nic_carter]

I ate one almond the other day. Then I felt bad about the water usage, so I thought to myself - well I just won’t make the next 15,000 AI queries I was planning on making

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@glamis D’accordo, volevo solo dire che non è che la F sia sempre sbagliata a priori. Ed è vero come scrivevi che per molti è più facile da pronunciare. Poi oh ad es in Jp father diventa fazaa e something samsing(u) quindi teniamoci stretta la F

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@glamis Oppure v: father "favaa" mother "mavaa"

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@glamis Ma poi di quale inglese stiamo parlando? Per quanto ne so, in cockney th si pronuncia proprio f

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@spaghetti_72947 Agreed, JT worse

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

Profound insight from one of the leading experts. The acumen is unparalleled

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

The yen could either weaken to 170 versus the dollar or gain to 140, depending on how events unfold, Morgan Stanley's Japan chief said, without giving a timeline. https://t.co/1na0Bh1BU9

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@glamis Hahahahaha

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@spaghetti_72947 If he was trolling, both the journalist and the headline writer fell for it completely, and nobody comes out looking good in that title. I mean try reading it again, is that even news?

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

Over at Substack, @JoshEakle asks: "It's 2026, and I have yet to see an anti-almond farm protest."

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@glamis Pfff hahahaha

[Federico Filacchione @glamis]

That's an excellent idea!

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

@dieworkwear Not an absolute rule, but generally I like matching socks with the shoes, especially black socks with black shoes. I might reconsider after reading this. Thanks for your fine tweets as always

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

After 4–5 cycles, it stopped working again. ChatGPT suggested the pressure sensor hose to the air trap might be clogged. I opened the machine, indeed I found the hose nearly blocked, cleaned it, and it now works again 🎖️🎖️

[Andrea Ortolani @ortospace]

Washing machine stopped taking in water. Called the manufacturer and several repair shops, same answer from all: too old, we won't touch it. One tip though: maybe it's the water inlet valve. Found it on Rakuten, watched tutorials, replaced it. Now it's working again 🎖️