Much as I'd love to be useful tonight/today (the timezone here in Japan doesn't help), I think this shall be my media diet for the next couple of days. Nothing like watching Taka & Yuji get the bad guys for a few days.

When your pre-addressed, postage-paid Mail-in Ballot envelope is missing the "City, ST ZIP##" line in the To: address...

Really, guys? I mean, never attribute to malice that which can be explained by a query error, but that one is dang disheartening, VA.

We reported it to my state's Dept of Elections, who said they are correcting the error. All this to say, it might be worth a second look if you're dropping your own ballot in the mail.

Do you know the Japanese for the constellations and planets? Learn the words and then head out to a field with your new vocabulary and a telescope for some stargazing. japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/09/ #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #space #astronomy #planets

Local woman looses faith in the chronological sequence of events. She can’t believe what happens next.

I... uh, may have developed a slight Abunai Deka obsession (think Starsky & Hutch, if they were Yokohama cops in the late 80s).

タカとユージにはイッツショータイム!

This is really important for understanding the source of right-wing libertarian/conservative covid + vaccine misinformation and dismantling of prevention measures we face in Western countries right now: sciencebasedmedicine.org/stanf

@rjblaskiewicz Within a couple kilometers, but not to that specific spot. On the whole, I hope its visitors find their relief.

Spent a chunk of the weekend trying to finish my application for rental privileges from a local video rental store.

Completed the online verification steps. Now I need to go in person at some point this week to present my passport, proof of address (e.g. water bill), and employment. Some time after that, if the government documentation gods smile upon me, I might actually get to rent a DVD. 😅

Tokaido Shinkansen services resumed Saturday, a day after operations between Tokyo and Nagoya were halted and trains between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka were severely curtailed by Typhoon Ampil. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/ #japan #typhoons #typhoonampil #meteorologicalagency #obon #tohoku #kanto #izuislands #rail #shinkansen

【台風第6号実況・予報 2024年08月12日 01:02】
台風第6号(ソンティン)は、南鳥島近海を1時間に20キロの速さで北北西に進んでいます。
#台風情報

【台風第5号推定・予報 2024年08月12日 01:40】
台風第5号(マリア)は、石巻市の東約120kmを1時間に10キロの速さで西北西に進んでいるとみられます。
#台風情報

【地震情報 2024年8月9日】
22時34分頃、神奈川県西部を震源とする地震がありました。震源の深さは約10km、地震の規模はM2.3、最大震度1を神奈川県で観測しています。この地震による津波の心配はありません。
#地震 #神奈川県

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