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The Japan Times<p>For imperial loyalists of the late Edo Period, the experiences of Emperor Go-Daigo from five centuries past were an inspiration — and a warning. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/17/japan/history/go-daigo-ashikaga-kenmu-meiji/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/history/go-daigo-ashikaga-kenmu-meiji/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/godaigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>godaigo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kusunokimasashige" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kusunokimasashige</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ashikagatakauji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ashikagatakauji</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenmurestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kenmurestoration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meijirestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meijirestoration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kamakuraperiod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kamakuraperiod</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edoperiod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edoperiod</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/masukagami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masukagami</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiheiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiheiki</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>Tsukioka <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yoshitoshi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yoshitoshi</span></a> (1839-1892) is celebrated as the last great master of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukiyoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukiyoe</span></a>. His works are characterized by a unique blend of traditional Japanese aesthetics and modern influences, reflecting the tumultuous period of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeijiRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeijiRestoration</span></a>. Yoshitoshi’s prints are known for their vivid colors, dynamic compositions, and expressive depictions of historical and supernatural subjects.</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024-08-17-yoshitoshi/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2024-08-17-yoshitoshi/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a></p>
WikiPicBot<p>𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘</p><p> ✧ flag of Japan ✧ </p><p>The national flag of Japan is a white rectangular flag with a large red disc (representing the Sun) in the center. It is officially called Nisshōki in Japanese, but more commonly known as the Hinomaru. Although considered the de facto flag, it was designated as Japan's national flag on 13&nbsp;August 1999. In early Japanese history, th...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hinomaru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hinomaru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JapaneseEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MeijiRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeijiRestoration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Japan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_</span><span class="invisible">Japan</span></a></p>
Infrapink (he/his/him)<p>Japan used to have a new year celebration, called <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Sh%C5%8Dgatsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shōgatsu</span></a> around the same time. Alas, the traditional Tenpō calendar was completely abandoned in 1873 AD as part of the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MeijiRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeijiRestoration</span></a>, and since then Japan has used the Gregorian calendar exclusively.</p><p>Due to timezones, Shogatsu would take place on the same date as Seollal. I think Japan should bring back the traditional new year, even point to it as something they have in common with Korea.</p>
Tech news from Canada<p>Kotaku: Like A Dragon: Ishin!: The Kotaku Review <a href="https://kotaku.com/like-a-dragon-ishin-review-yakuza-samurai-xbox-pc-ps5-1850151595" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kotaku.com/like-a-dragon-ishin</span><span class="invisible">-review-yakuza-samurai-xbox-pc-ps5-1850151595</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/kotaku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kotaku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/likeadragon3aprologue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>likeadragon3aprologue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/videogamecharacters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogamecharacters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/openworldvideogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openworldvideogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fictionalcharacters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fictionalcharacters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/sakamotoryc58dma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sakamotoryc58dma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/meijirestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meijirestoration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/japaneseculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/takechihanpeita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takechihanpeita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/saitc58dhajime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saitc58dhajime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/sakamotoryoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sakamotoryoma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/playstation3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playstation3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/kazumakiryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kazumakiryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/gotokuishin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gotokuishin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/shinsengumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shinsengumi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/saitohajime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saitohajime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/samurai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samurai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/takechi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takechi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/yakuza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yakuza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>
Infrapink (he/his/him)<p>Addendum: Since the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ChineseCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCalendar</span></a> depends on the exact positions of the sun and moon, traditional New Year celebrations in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Korea</span></a> can happen a day earlier than in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>. They use the same calendar, but are in a different time zone; as such, the month might start a day earlier if the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NewMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMoon</span></a> happens to fall very close to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/midnight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midnight</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> would celebrate New Year's Day on the same day as Kore had the government not abandoned the traditional celebrations in the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MeijiRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeijiRestoration</span></a></p>
saul b :rojava3: :acab: 🎡<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> a few cool pictures I found trolling the Wikipedia entry for the Battle of Port Arthur <br>(The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening engagement of the Russo-Japanese War. Basically Japan was worried that Russia threatened its influence in the Far East. Late night in Feb of 1904 a Japanese fleet snuck up on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur -a port leased to Russia by China- and engaged them in naval combat. The Russian Navy succefully drove Japan off the battlefield, although Russia sustained heavy causalities)</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RussoJapaneseWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussoJapaneseWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RussianEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Россия</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImperialJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImperialJapan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeijiRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeijiRestoration</span></a> also tagging <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/worldwarshistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>worldwarshistory</span></a></span> since this conflict was a precursor to WWI.</p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>Edo Castle was a large castle built by the Tokugawa family in 17th-century Japan. It served as their seat of government for more than 260 years. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Edo became the capital of Japan and was renamed Tokyo. Edo Castle became the residence of the imperial family and was renamed the Imperial Palace. <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Edo_Castle/?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Zapier&amp;utm_campaign=whencyclopedia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/Edo_Castle/?u</span><span class="invisible">tm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Zapier&amp;utm_campaign=whencyclopedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TokugawaIeyasu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TokugawaIeyasu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MeijiRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MeijiRestoration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EdoPeriod" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdoPeriod</span></a></p>