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JGKarlin

  1. It looks like voting tickets for the next AKB48 election are selling fast on auction sites. AKB48の投票券がまたもネットオークション大量出品. news.livedoor.com/article/detail… about 19 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  2. Damn! Look at this storm front heading towards Tokyo from Saitama. Better batten down the hatches! tokyo-ame.jwa.or.jp about 20 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  3. Oh, the sweet taste of Absinthe! #jailbreak 7:26 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
  4. JGB48? Pop Idols To Push Japanese Government Bonds. on.wsj.com/LlTfhV 2:27 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
  5. "What is the K in K-Pop?" Lecture by Professor John Lie (UC Berkeley) at Sophia University on May 29 from 18:30. icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/html/events/20… 1:58 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
  6. @jdierkes I think your book has gotten lots of great reviews, even without my endorsement! I really just research TV; I don't appear on it. 9:22 PM May 24th via Twitter for Mac in reply to jdierkes
  7. @jdierkes Thanks! I'd agree your book is a much better resource on this subject. More people should read it. 9:09 PM May 24th via Twitter for Mac in reply to jdierkes
  8. The East Asian Textbook Issue: A good review of Japan's history textbook screening and international relations. nippon.com/en/in-depth/a0…” 8:29 PM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
  9. @erichanintokyo I'm standing right next to him. After flopping around like a fish for about 10 seconds, the conductor opened the door again. 4:11 AM May 24th via Twitter for Mac in reply to erichanintokyo
  10. @erichanintokyo Thanks for your reply. I felt like I'm supposed to help or something, but those doors just won't budge. 4:04 AM May 24th via Twitter for Mac in reply to erichanintokyo
  11. @erichanintokyo In this situation, is there any social obligation to render assistance, particularly since he brought it on himself. #駆け込み乗車 3:42 AM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
  12. @erichanintokyo Etiquette Question: A Japanese man got stuck in the train door, and I just stood there watching him squirm like a fish. 3:42 AM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
  13. Here's a good example of a 3-page story with 1-page of information. No mention of attacks on constitutional rights. wapo.st/JB5GFq 9:09 PM May 22nd via web
  14. How Pixar’s Toy Story 2 was deleted twice, once by technology and again for its own good. tnw.to/1EUQj 6:32 PM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  • Name Jason G. Karlin
  • Location Tokyo, Japan
  • Web http://individual...
  • Bio Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo, specializing in gender and media studies.　東京大学大学院情報学環准教授、メディア論・ジェンダー論
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