Yōkai procession
Streaming through Kōenji streets:
Delightful monsters.
On Tokyo’s Trains
Webs of hurtling trains
Knit together this city
In constant motion.
Today’s Three Things VI
- Penang might fall to Perikatan Nasional? Seems a little out there, but here’s the argument for this (to my mind) unlikely outcome.
- This is what an aging nation looks like: “Japan’s underworld has not escaped unscathed either: a majority of yakuza are over 50 and there are now more gangsters in their 70s than in their 20s. Meanwhile, senior porn is a growing niche, populated by a handful of silver stars in their 60s, 70s and even 80s.” Depopulation is becoming a real crisis for Japan.
- Is factory farming the worst crime in history? Read this before you sink your teeth into that KFC drumstick…