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Anime Film Review: Your Name
A fantasy and slice-of-life romantic-comedy about friendship, romance, the difficulties of adolescence, identity and destiny.
Oct 3, 20213 min read


Anime ● Review: Psycho-Pass
Although there is nothing particularly new, the story is intriguing enough with strong characters and it does look good.
Oct 2, 20214 min read


6G: China Leads Patent Applications
To those who are concerned about the health implications of 5G, fret not: the development of more-powerful 6G seems to be going strong....
Sep 20, 20211 min read


The Diamond Invention by Edward Jay Epstein
Why are diamonds so expensive? The Diamond Invention is the author’s investigation into the invented market of diamonds.
Sep 19, 20214 min read


Japan: Contaminants Found in Pfizer
Just weeks after Japan recalls over 1.6 million doses of Moderna, “foreign matter” was found in five unused vials of Pfizer according to...
Sep 16, 20211 min read


Do COVID Vaccinations Facilitate the Spreading of Disease?
There have been predictions that the currently available COVID-19 “vaccines” may facilitate the infection and spread of the disease to...
Sep 13, 20214 min read


Japan Recalls 3 Lots of Moderna
Even lamestream media covered this so there was no point repeating it at the time but it may be worth recapping now.
Sep 5, 20212 min read


Anime Film Review: The Garden of Words
Although it is about friendship, it takes a more ambiguous approach compared to Shinkai’s previous works.
Sep 3, 20213 min read


Anime Film Review: Children Who Chase Lost Voices
A fantasy-adventure that follows elementary school student Asuna and widower Mr Morisaki as they deal with death and loss.
Aug 25, 20213 min read


Kiku’s Prayer by Endo Shusaku
Set in 1860s Nagasaki, the story follows 16-year-old Kiku, a strong-willed girl, who falls in love with Seikichi, a young Catholic man.
Aug 23, 20213 min read


Anime Film Review: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Place Promised in Our Early Days is Shinkai’s first feature-length work that, like most of his later works, explores friendship.
Aug 20, 20213 min read


Anime Film & Manga Review: Voices of a Distant Star
Voices of a Distant Star is an OVA and one of Shinkai’s earlier works. Like most of his later works, it explores love and friendship.
Jul 28, 20213 min read


Akita: The Tears and Message of Mary by Yasuda Teiji OSV
The history of the supernatural phenomena and Marian messages at the Yuzawadai convent, Akita, Japan, from about 1973 to 1982.
Jul 17, 20215 min read


China vs Japan Trash-talking Nukes
In response to Japan’s annual defense white paper which mentions Taiwan, China threatens to use nukes.
Jul 16, 20212 min read


Film ● Mini-Review: The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill
This sequel is a more focused story, so it is not as fun but it is still a decent, enjoyable film.
Jun 17, 20211 min read


Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs
Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and the Great Pyramids, by Jim Marrs.
Jun 5, 20212 min read


#LoveDumbAsians
Given the current sentiments regarding #StopAsianHate—and there’s a few of us Asians here at Opinyuns—it’s time I add to it.
May 6, 20218 min read


Silence by Endo Shusaku
Silence (沈黙) by Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作) is a novel that is probably his most famous work, first published in 1966.
Apr 7, 20214 min read


Anime Film & Manga Review: 5 Centimeters per Second
Anime, Manga and Light Novel review of Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second.
Mar 5, 20214 min read


The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb by Gar Alperovitz
Alperovitz examines the circumstances surrounding the controversial decision to use the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.
Feb 23, 20215 min read


The Unseen Hand by A. Ralph Epperson
The Unseen Hand: An Introduction to the Conspiratorial View of History is Epperson’s first book, first published in 1985.
Jan 22, 20216 min read
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