Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) / X

Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸

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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸

@mrjeffu

PhD. I teach at Kanda University of International Studies. Japanese Politics/International Relations Views my own. RT/Likes ≠ endorsements. Not a journalist.

Tokyo/Chiba, Japan

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Joined August 2008

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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Jun 3
A preview the first episode of J Context, a new podcast that I am co-hosting for NewsPicks, is now available for viewing on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=skuALn…
Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Jun 2
Today at 5:00PM NewsPicks will release the first episode of J Context, a new podcast that I will be co-hosting with @ayana_kizaki. In the first part we talk about Prime Minister Takaichi's recent diplomacy: newspicks.com/live-movie/696…
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@mrjeffu
Aug 1, 2024
"Free User Ojisan" (無課金おじさん) is trending in Japan as netizens react to 51-year-old Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec winning a silver medal without fancy eye gear. They're describing him like a gamer who wins without spending any money on freemium games.
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Apr 8, 2025
A viral meme summarizing decades of U.S. complaints about Japan not buying enough American cars (while not making the kind of cars Japanese consumers actually want):
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Nov 7, 2024
A Japanese journalist who covered the first Trump Administration claimed on Kansai TV that Donald Trump says, "I wish I could see Shinzo," when he's feeling down. This information was said to have come from "people close to Trump."
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Jul 4, 2024
Video: a Japanese Buddhist monk played Super Mario and chanted a sutra every time he killed an enemy. [From the YouTube channel of Buddhist entertainment group The Namazu].
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Jul 24, 2023
Japanese Twitter users are noting that the decision to replace the iconic Twitter brand name with the letter "X" could turn Twitter Japan into "X Japan." It's a name that has been used for decades by one of Japan's most famous rock bands.
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Apr 14, 2024
Video: A Japanese mouthwash brand made this commercial parodying The Exit 8 (with official permission from the creators of the PC game). x.com/EarthOfficialJ…
Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Nov 4, 2023
This is the preview for The Exit 8, an upcoming PC game about being trapped in a Japanese metro station and having no idea how to find an exit: "You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape."
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Nov 12, 2025
Viral video in Japan: This is a PlayStation ad that is currently being shown at Ryogoku station, near Japan's national sumo arena. You can see this special ad until Friday, November 14th.
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Oct 30, 2022
Aerial footage of Japanese police engaging in crowd control to limit the flow of people at Shibuya crossing last night. The news report notes that 350 officers had been deployed to keep order during Halloween festivities. x.com/JapanPoliticsC…
Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Jun 20, 2024
The Tokyo governor race is off to a crazy start: Sakurai Miu, who calls herself "the world's most adventurous gyaru," will be on risqué campaign posters promoting joker candidate Kawai Yusuke. This poster calls for an end to laws that censor nudity. x.com/chantichanti22…
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@mrjeffu
Nov 2, 2025
Video: Japanese announcers react to the Dodgers winning the World Series. It was wild seeing Yamamoto pitch two days in a row, but it worked out in the end.
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Apr 10, 2025
Palestine was supposed to have a section at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, but could not get permission from Israel to ship items. The Palestine area now empty display cases and signs that say "Shipping was delayed by the Israeli military occupation."
しんしてい＠停泊
@Ki_46ozzie
Apr 9, 2025
万博のパビリオン展示、注目株が現れたな…
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Feb 14, 2024
Video: It appears that a wild tanuki (Japanese racoon dog) was spotted at Tokyo's Shimokitazawa station last night. This viral video has already received nearly 3 million views.
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Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@mrjeffu
Feb 28, 2025
The Japanese people are very sympathetic towards Ukraine and view it as the victim of Russian a war of aggression. When this clip of Zelensky being berated at the White House is shown on Japanese TV, I expect many will question the reliability of US promises to protect Japan.
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Feb 28, 2025
This is utterly repulsive! Trump and Vance just tried to humiliate Zelensky live on American TV, smugly demanding gratitude while openly mocking him like playground bullies counting favors. My respect for Zelensky—and my embarrassment as an American—just surged off the charts.
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