Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド (@GearoidReidy) / X

Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド

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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド

@GearoidReidy

Bloomberg @Opinion columnist. I mostly cover Japan,ｊａｐａｎｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ, ｓｏｆｔｐｏｗｅｒ and so on. Follow for more “chuhai tweets”. Retweets ≠ endorsements, opinions mine.

Tokyo, Japan

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Joined December 2009

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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Jun 8
Over the past week, the games industry has been unveiling upcoming titles at multiple events. The one big exception: Nintendo. Speculation is rife it will soon finally hold one of its Nintendo Direct events and lift the veil on what's in store for Switch 2 this year. And with
Nintendo Gamers Love Surprises. Investors Don’t
From bloomberg.com
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Jan 19, 2024
Japanese Twitter has discovered the meme
わだみさき
@R1_103
Jan 19, 2024
これな
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Mar 23, 2025
> No flag for Taipei > Tokyo ranked 10th in public transportation You guys could make this a little more subtle
Jason Smith - 上官杰文
@ShangguanJiewen
Mar 23, 2025
Socialism mean high-quality, affordable infrastructure for all. #Socialism #China
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Sep 8, 2025
A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the future Emperor uses public transportation.
えす
@nogimisuta33
Sep 7, 2025
実は今日東京駅で新幹線乗って帰る時にすごく警視庁の方がいて何と思ったら偶然ホームで悠仁さまに会えました！優しくて手を振ってくれました！奇跡な一週間すぎました！
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Mar 4, 2024
The manager of a Lawson in Yamashiro Onsen accidentally ordered 999 kombu onigiri with an expiration date of only one day. If you're nearby, please help consume them.
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Sep 22, 2023
Penny for the thoughts of the McDonalds Japan social media manager who is trying to make sense of the absolutely nuclear-grade-insane American culture war nonsense that this innocuous commercial has found itself at the center of
マクドナルド
@McDonaldsJapan
Sep 20, 2023
特別じゃない、しあわせな時間。
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Jun 12, 2022
Covid deaths per capita in New Zealand have now surpassed Japan. That means Japan, which never once locked down, now has the lowest deaths per capita of all 38 OECD countries. Lessons from the country, that could be useful in future pandemics, have been largely ignored.
Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Jun 9, 2025
Noted Japanese voice actress Megumi Hayashibara -- the voice of Rei in Evangelion -- is dividing opinion with her latest blog, in which she calls for a crackdown on rule-breaking foreigners and laments foreign students being prioritized above Japanese. A reference to Japanese
林原めぐみ公式
@MHayashibara_PR
Jun 8, 2025
アメブロを投稿しました。『興味がない、わからない、知らない』 #アメブロ #選挙 ameblo.jp/megumi--hayash…
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Apr 17, 2024
Was not prepared for how devastating this was
Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Apr 17, 2024
Kabashima Ikuo served 4 terms as governor of Kumamoto prefecture (from 2008 to 2024). In 2010 his government created Kumamon, a mascot character that has become internationally famous. Here is a video of Kumamon saying goodbye to the retiring governor.
なぎょぽん(無慈悲なムヒ)
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なぎょぽん(無慈悲なムヒ)
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Aug 4, 2023
And amazingly, only in Tokyo (among major metropolises) is there not a housing crisis, and young professionals can afford to buy new property downtown. Coincidence, I'm sure.
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Jan 1, 2024
This is terrible - the most useful account on this site for spreading reliable information on the quake in both Japanese and English has reached its API limit on X and can no longer send automated tweets on quakes and tsunamis. Sort it out please @elonmusk
特務機関NERV
@UN_NERV
Jan 1, 2024
X（旧Twitter）のAPI使用回数が上限に達したため、 @UN_NERV および @EN_NERV で自動ツイートができなくなっています。NERV防災アプリをお使いいただけましたら幸いです。ダウンロード→ nerv.app/download.html
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Oct 4, 2025
It's ironic that after years of US media coverage bashing Japan's status in gender equality rankings, Japan is now set to have its first female leader years ahead of the US.
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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Oct 7, 2021
Koichi Sugiyama, the composer of music for the "Dragon Quest" series of games, has died at the age of 90
Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Mar 19, 2020
A lot of people have been asking the same question: why do things seem so calm in Japan over the virus when in the West, people are losing their minds? Does Japan have it under control, or is it sweeping things under the carpet? We took a look (1/)
A Coronavirus Explosion Was Expected in Japan. Where Is It?
From bloomberg.com