Takeo Tamashiro
@takeotamashiro.com
‘We are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free’. Liberae Filius: https://www.takeotamashiro.com. The Essays: https://en.takeotamashiro.com. Medium: https://medium.com/@takeotamashiro. For Japanese language, follow @ja.takeotamashiro.com.
Ut dominium imperiale perpetuum fiat, instrumentum requiritur non solum ad vastas terras adquirendas et magnas multitudines subiciendas, sed etiam ad illum statum rerum conservandum.
5. Imperiorum ascensus et casus in promoderno www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/5-im...
5. Imperiorum ascensus et casus in promoderno www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/5-im...
5. Imperiorum ascensus et casus in promoderno
Caput praecedens demonstravit investigationes usitatas propositum huius libri non attigisse, quia conspectum totius amiserunt, ita decussationem inter
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June 18, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Ut dominium imperiale perpetuum fiat, instrumentum requiritur non solum ad vastas terras adquirendas et magnas multitudines subiciendas, sed etiam ad illum statum rerum conservandum.
5. Imperiorum ascensus et casus in promoderno www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/5-im...
5. Imperiorum ascensus et casus in promoderno www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/5-im...
We use ‘left’ and ‘right’ every day, but defining them objectively is a deep scientific and philosophical labyrinth.
The definition of left and right en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/the-...
The definition of left and right en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/the-...
The definition of left and right
Left and right. From our early years, we have had these two concepts drummed into our physical awareness through the hands we use for cutlery, the fee
en.takeotamashiro.com
June 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
We use ‘left’ and ‘right’ every day, but defining them objectively is a deep scientific and philosophical labyrinth.
The definition of left and right en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/the-...
The definition of left and right en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/the-...
Dum notio hegemoniae Healy quendam gradum effectivitatis ostendit, quidam investigatores notionem ‘symbiosis’ vice eius suggerunt.
4. Symbiosis paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/4-sy...
4. Symbiosis paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/4-sy...
4. Symbiosis paradigma
Dum notio hegemoniae Healy quendam gradum effectivitatis ostendit, quidam investigatores, sicut Ricardus H. Collin, notionem ‘symbiosis’ vice eius sug
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June 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Dum notio hegemoniae Healy quendam gradum effectivitatis ostendit, quidam investigatores notionem ‘symbiosis’ vice eius suggerunt.
4. Symbiosis paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/4-sy...
4. Symbiosis paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/4-sy...
In paradigmate primatus, minatio Europaea magnum pondus habet in explicando hegemoniam Civitatum Foederatarum.
3. Primatus paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/3-pr...
3. Primatus paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/3-pr...
3. Primatus paradigma
Primatus paradigma de ratione politica Caribica, quod David Healy in libro Impulsus ad Hegemoniam (Drive to Hegemony, 1988) praesentavit, sicut opus e
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June 11, 2026 at 4:28 AM
In paradigmate primatus, minatio Europaea magnum pondus habet in explicando hegemoniam Civitatum Foederatarum.
3. Primatus paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/3-pr...
3. Primatus paradigma www.takeotamashiro.com/2026/06/3-pr...
In modern English, ‘due to’ is frequently used as a general-purpose preposition equivalent to ‘because of’ or ‘owing to’. But, from a traditional prescriptive standpoint, widespread use does not automatically legitimize a construction. en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/03/the-...
The adverbial use of ‘due to’
Widespread use does not automatically legitimize a construction
en.takeotamashiro.com
March 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
In modern English, ‘due to’ is frequently used as a general-purpose preposition equivalent to ‘because of’ or ‘owing to’. But, from a traditional prescriptive standpoint, widespread use does not automatically legitimize a construction. en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/03/the-...
The Trump administration has been intervening in Venezuela and then Iran. Hadn’t the US stepped down from its role as the ‘world’s policeman’?
America returns as the ‘world’s policeman’ en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/03/amer...
America returns as the ‘world’s policeman’ en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/03/amer...
America returns as the ‘world’s policeman’
It is not an idealistic entity, but as a functional agent
en.takeotamashiro.com
March 2, 2026 at 6:22 AM
The Trump administration has been intervening in Venezuela and then Iran. Hadn’t the US stepped down from its role as the ‘world’s policeman’?
America returns as the ‘world’s policeman’ en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/03/amer...
America returns as the ‘world’s policeman’ en.takeotamashiro.com/2026/03/amer...
Will Sanae Takaichi be the Japanese equivalent of Thatcher, or else Truss? en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/10/will...
Will Sanae Takaichi be the Japanese equivalent of Thatcher, or else Truss?
How will the market judge?
en.takeotamashiro.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Will Sanae Takaichi be the Japanese equivalent of Thatcher, or else Truss? en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/10/will...
Many advanced and developing economies are stretched. In particular, the finances of Japan, whose outstanding debt is more than twice its gross domestic product, are particularly dire.
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May 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Many advanced and developing economies are stretched. In particular, the finances of Japan, whose outstanding debt is more than twice its gross domestic product, are particularly dire.
medium.com/the-essays-b...
medium.com/the-essays-b...
Many advanced and developing economies are stretched. In particular, the finances of Japan, whose outstanding debt is more than twice its gross domestic product, are particularly dire. en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/05/fisc...
Fiscal reform lessons from Japan
Heretical economics and partial burden overwhelm the country
en.takeotamashiro.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Many advanced and developing economies are stretched. In particular, the finances of Japan, whose outstanding debt is more than twice its gross domestic product, are particularly dire. en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/05/fisc...
The majority of human beings have already forsaken the wisdom that the West has developed after long suffering, regarding it as degenerated into the extravagance of hypocrites.
en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/04/what...
en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/04/what...
What is to be lost in wokism?
The tyranny of ‘diversity’ at its height
en.takeotamashiro.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The majority of human beings have already forsaken the wisdom that the West has developed after long suffering, regarding it as degenerated into the extravagance of hypocrites.
en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/04/what...
en.takeotamashiro.com/2025/04/what...
I hope the Olympics will continue to deteriorate until no one pays attention to the sports world anymore.
August 2, 2024 at 12:42 AM
I hope the Olympics will continue to deteriorate until no one pays attention to the sports world anymore.
I am not the only one who thinks it resembles the Uniqlo logo.
Fast-growing Chinese retailer Miniso shifts expansion focus overseas www.ft.com/content/8b46... via @ft
Fast-growing Chinese retailer Miniso shifts expansion focus overseas www.ft.com/content/8b46... via @ft
Fast-growing Chinese retailer Miniso shifts expansion focus overseas
Finance chief says low-cost chain plans to open 600 stores abroad this year amid weak consumption in its home market
www.ft.com
May 13, 2024 at 8:11 AM
I am not the only one who thinks it resembles the Uniqlo logo.
Fast-growing Chinese retailer Miniso shifts expansion focus overseas www.ft.com/content/8b46... via @ft
Fast-growing Chinese retailer Miniso shifts expansion focus overseas www.ft.com/content/8b46... via @ft
Japanese PM Kishida’s new childcare package has a bad reputation. This is because it misuses social insurance to avoid criticism of tax hikes and hurts the working-age population rather than helping them.
Face up to tax debate to boost fertility
en.takeotamashiro.com/2024/03/face...
Face up to tax debate to boost fertility
en.takeotamashiro.com/2024/03/face...
Face up to tax debate to boost fertility
Misuse of social insurance should not be allowed
en.takeotamashiro.com
March 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Japanese PM Kishida’s new childcare package has a bad reputation. This is because it misuses social insurance to avoid criticism of tax hikes and hurts the working-age population rather than helping them.
Face up to tax debate to boost fertility
en.takeotamashiro.com/2024/03/face...
Face up to tax debate to boost fertility
en.takeotamashiro.com/2024/03/face...
Western countries cannot afford to be concerned about Russia’s reaction. An appeasement policy does much harm but no good. Are you going to repeat Chamberlain’s folly?
Western timidity has only emboldened Putin - on.ft.com/3T8Owft
Western timidity has only emboldened Putin - on.ft.com/3T8Owft
Western timidity has only emboldened Putin
Ukraine is paying a higher price in blood and devastation because of two years of cautious military and economic aid
on.ft.com
March 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Western countries cannot afford to be concerned about Russia’s reaction. An appeasement policy does much harm but no good. Are you going to repeat Chamberlain’s folly?
Western timidity has only emboldened Putin - on.ft.com/3T8Owft
Western timidity has only emboldened Putin - on.ft.com/3T8Owft
Affirmative action is a countermeasure of legacy admissions and birds of a feather. Both should be abandoned for fair competition.
Former Harvard president urges scrapping of legacy admissions www.ft.com/content/32c1...
Former Harvard president urges scrapping of legacy admissions www.ft.com/content/32c1...
Former Harvard president urges scrapping of legacy admissions
Derek Bok’s comments add pressure on Ivy League to remove preferences for alumni, donors and athletes
www.ft.com
February 26, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Affirmative action is a countermeasure of legacy admissions and birds of a feather. Both should be abandoned for fair competition.
Former Harvard president urges scrapping of legacy admissions www.ft.com/content/32c1...
Former Harvard president urges scrapping of legacy admissions www.ft.com/content/32c1...
It is obvious that the US should remain involved in NATO, and its members must also abide by the pact to increase defence spending to at least 2 per cent of GDP.
Most Nato members to hit spending target as alliance braces for potential Trump win
Eighteen of 31 countries are set to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence, officials say
www.ft.com
February 13, 2024 at 10:24 PM
It is obvious that the US should remain involved in NATO, and its members must also abide by the pact to increase defence spending to at least 2 per cent of GDP.
Bluesky’s community guidelines:
February 11, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Bluesky’s community guidelines:
I will not tolerate any disruptive behaviour on Bluesky. Here is a blacklist of unsolicited accounts which are gushing. Blocking or muting this list is recommended.
February 11, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I will not tolerate any disruptive behaviour on Bluesky. Here is a blacklist of unsolicited accounts which are gushing. Blocking or muting this list is recommended.
The uproar over paid-for of formerly Twitter unveils the fundamental difference in perception of social media between users and operators. And it comes down to an inevitable inclination of open media.
Is Twitter for community or advertising?
The transformation of social media through commercialization and the nature of open media
en.takeotamashiro.com
September 24, 2023 at 5:36 AM
The uproar over paid-for of formerly Twitter unveils the fundamental difference in perception of social media between users and operators. And it comes down to an inevitable inclination of open media.
Reposted by Takeo Tamashiro
