Category: Japan

Media Embed Test (de-Google/de-Platforming)

Testing the viability of using MEGA for hosting videos to replace YouTube (as part of my de-Googling) as...

MurasamaJul 4, 2025

Ryo Tatsuki is a well known Japanese manga artist whose most known/famous work is “The Future I Saw”...

MurasamaJun 2, 2025

The algorithm on YouTube often times has this way of throwing something into recommendations that comes at the...

MurasamaApr 19, 2025

A PhD student with just year left for completing his doctorate degree at BYU (in the state of...

MurasamaApr 18, 2025

Local media finally confirmed actual landfall this morning at Satsumasendai City in Kagoshima. There was video and radar that...

MurasamaAug 29, 2024

The first ever megaquake advisory for the Nankai Trough was issued not long after the M7.1 earthquake that...

There are a couple of smaller content creators that I feel is now the right time to highlight...

MurasamaJun 10, 2024

Fuji City in Shizuoka Prefecture has decided to erect a fence near a popular Mt. Fuji photo/video op location;...

MurasamaJun 7, 2024

The city of Yokosuka began using generative AI to create an “avatar” of the mayor (utilizing visual and...

MurasamaJun 6, 2024

Akiya properties in Japan are “abandoned” properties (normally in rural areas) in a variety of condition. Some of...

MurasamaJun 2, 2024

Sometimes, I get the most “out of the ballpark” recommendations in my YouTube feed (like where did that...

MurasamaMay 16, 2024

The Japanese ¥ (Yen) has continued weakening against other world currencies including the USD. This obviously means the...

MurasamaApr 27, 2024