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Double Feature: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) & Perfect Blue (1997)

Double Feature: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) & Perfect Blue (1997)

Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Director (and co-writer): Satoshi Kon Voice cast: Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shozo Izuka, Seizo Kato, Hiroya Ishimaru On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents. – IMDB *Posted on Friday Film Club* Inspired by the 1948 American Western film 3 Godfathers,…

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Like tbh ,Tatsuya Kato and Yoshiaki Fujisawa sure knows how to orchestrate. Every soundtrack in Revstar and other anime they work for are pure gold (Like Love live and Houseki no kuni), they deserve more recognition as a composer fr

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Hosokawa Gracia: The Woman who lost Mitsunari his War

But did she? (This post will be getting updates and changes in the future)

Who was Gracia? Well, she was a daughter, a wife, a mother and a Christian.

In terms of her character in Samurai Warriors I think I might have liked her quite a lot in earlier games but her portrayal in Samurai Warriors four just disturbs me. She’s too childlike for me, it doesn’t quite hit the levels of the Qiaos but it’s still disturbing. If they keep her like this then I hope they never, ever add Hosokawa Tadaoki…I’d like to think that they couldn’t add him for any feasible reason. I do like her design but I’m thrown off by her character, I understand they need to make her look younger than Mitsuhide who they’ve really aged down from his fifties to absolutely no more than 30-35 but still. I like her dress though, even if that doesn’t help in her appearing too childlike.

The real Gracia was born Akechi Tama in 1563 – another thing about making her so young, she’s only a few years younger than Mitsunari and the bulk of the cast…for gods sake she’s older than Yukimura and he’s the poster boy. Sorry. I’ll stop. Anyway, she was the 3rd daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and his wife, Tsumaki Hiroko – who are literally the most romantic couple ever honestly they hurt my feelings.

At sixteen (1579) she was married to Hosokawa Tadaoki and would remain so until her death. There was a gap so to speak, she was kept confined upon her Father’s rebellion but she was released and taken back by Tadaoki at the intervention of HIdeyoshi. The couple had 3 sons and 2 daughters together and are ancestors of the current lineage of the Imperial family.

Gracia’s involvement in Christianity began in the late 1580s and into the 1590s, pursuing it largely while her husband was fighting in Korea. It’s said to have begun because one of her maids was Christian (perhaps drawing a link between her and Konishi? That was the kind of thing he was involved in) and her husband was also friends with Takayama Ukon. This continuous exposure to the faith gained her interest and she was able to (secretly) visit the Osaka Church in 1587 and was eventually baptised “Gracia” or Garasha to better fit Japanese pronunciation.

It’s also important to note that her husband, Hosokawa Tadaoki, was a little bit…crazy? I’m going with crazy. He was known for getting into regular disputes with his father and, according to Gracia, he killed at least one maid. He also would not allow Gracia to leave, hence why she had to visit the church secretly and she was never properly baptised – it was done by a servant girl reading from texts given to her by Jesuits.

Really, the reason we remember her and she is so famous is her death. Yep, one of those. People really like to say that her death is the reason the Mitsunari lost Sekigahara – it cost him allies. There’s an immediate problem with this which I’m going to go into great depth about.

Mitsunari wasn’t at Osaka for at least a week and a half (I might not be remembering that correctly) after Gracia died and if it was his men that were surrounding the Hosokawa mansion then he would be in way too deep. It would be considered a rebellion. It can’t be attributed to his brother either – Masazumi had even less power than Mitsunari and him raising troops was (aside from being out of his power sphere) even worse.

That’s not to say that Mitsunari wasn’t involved, he probably was – it was just the case he didn’t have the power to do it. Therefore, it’s easy to attribute the actual order to the Three Bugyo – although there’s no saying it wasn’t his idea either. The impression that it was Mitsunari (or at least, his soldiers) comes from a recount of the event by one of the maids many years later who names the soldiers as his men, due to translation and changes and all sorts it’s just been whittled down to Mitsunari. On top of this the account was written when “Mitsunari is evil” was big for Tokugawa and politics did what it could to dictate that the now long dead Mitsunari would become a villain forever more.

So, in short he was involved? Probably but it wasn’t him ordering people to do it, at least not directly.

But did it lose him his war? Well…yes, kind of. In a sense that it backfired on him and the Bugyo and whoever came up with the idea.

Because Gracia died she’s typically the only one addressed in English translations but she was definitely not the only hostage. She was just the only one who died. Ikeda Terumasa, Todo Takatora, Arima Toyoji and Kato Yoshiaki’s wives were all kept in the main keep of Osaka while the Sanada wives were kept by Otani Yoshitsugu – makes sense considering Yukimura’s wife was his daughter…sister…relative. They were related in some way either by birth or adoption. The Kuroda women and Kiyomasa’s wife escaped before anything could really go down.

The wives of Western Daimyo weren’t taken hostage in general but the Sanada wives were. I mean, on the other hand that throws into question just how loyal the Sanada were…though Nobuyuki being on Tokugawa’s side was probably enough to cause suspicion. There’s so many questions you can ask about this entire thing if I’m honest. I don’t have a comprehensive list (if one even exists) of the women who were taken hostage.

Regardless of how much they trusted the Sanada, the fact is that it didn’t really do anything. None of the hostage’s respective husbands switched sides. It probably made them more adamant on fighting the Western army and winning, going along the lines of a “Take my lady and I’ll kick your ass” kind of mindset.

Back to Gracia, she died on 17th July 1600 at the age of 37. While Japanese sources dictate that she died by her own hand, this is largely ignored as Christianity does not allow this. It’s more likely that she died at the hands of a retainer on her own (or possibly Tadaoki’s) orders after ordering her servants and others to leave. The mansion was burnt down, the retainer who had killed her – Ogasawara Shousai – committing suicide after lighting it on fire.

Hosokawa Gracia had made herself into Sekigahara’s martyr. She may well not have lost Mitsunari his war (which was hardly just his war) but she certainly lost him centuries of any kind word being said.

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Official English translated author comments featured in Jump SQ July 2021 issue.

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign chapter 103 - Yamato Yamamato

World Trigger chapter 208 - Daisuke Ashihara

Twin Star Exorcists chapter 94 - Yoshiaki Sukeno

Blue Exorcist chapter 131 - Kazue Kato

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Sentai Filmworks to Debut 'Revue Starlight' Sequel Film in Theaters This Summer

On April 21, Sentai Filmworks announced that it will debut Revue Starlight The Movie (Gekijōban Shōjo☆Kageki Revyuu Sutāraito) in North American Theaters this June. The film is a follow-up to the 2018 television anime series of the same name.

A sneak-peak premiere will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Anime Central. Afterward, the anime will be screened in select theaters nationwide on June 5, with an encore presentation on June 6.

Sentai Filmworks describes the movie:

Revue Starlight The Movie picks up soon after the series left off and opens the curtain a new, original story set during Karen Aijo and Hikari Kagura’s third year at Seisho Music Academy, a performing arts school for young women who aspire to the heights of on-stage stardom. In the next chapter of their theatrical lives, these young women will face one another on the battlefield of the stage, where song, dance and thrilling swordplay collide to illustrate the rich emotional narratives of the film’s protagonists. Fans of Revue Starlight won’t want to miss the next chapter of Karen and Hikari’s story, which brings to life even more of the high-flying musical numbers and rich emotionality of the beloved original series.

The film is animated by Kinema Citrus (Made in Abyss). It is directed by Tomohiro Furuwara, who helmed the Review Starlight anime series. Returning composers Tatsuya Kato (Love Live! Sunshine!!) and Yoshiaki Fujisawa create the film’s musical score.

Revue Starlight The Movie was initially released in Japan on June 4, 2021. It is the second film in the franchise. The first, Rando Rando Rando tells an abridged version of the television anime's story.

Source: Press Release

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Photography by Yoshiaki Kato

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Crunchyroll, ecco i primi anime estivi che arriveranno sulla piattaforma di streaming

Già confermato il simucast di nove nuove serie e altre sono ancora da svelare.

Annunciati da Crunchyroll i primi anime che andranno a far parte dell’imminente palinsesto estivo 2021 della piattaforma, che come ormai ci ha abituato, fra novità stagionali e serie in corso, vedrà il catalogo italiano riempirsi di titoli un po’ per tutti i gusti, da seguire in streaming on demand, in contemporanea con la trasmissione giapponese.

NUOVI SIMULCAST

GIRLFRIEND, GIRLFRIEND

Serie animata basata su “Kanojo mo Kanojo”, la nuova commedia romantica firmata Hiroyuki (Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to, Doujin Work, Aho Girl).

Naoya Mukai ama Saki Saki sin dalle elementari, e quando lei finalmente accetta i suoi sentimenti, lui è al massimo della felicità. Poco dopo, però, una bella ragazza di nome Nagisa Minase confessa a Naoya di essere innamorata di lui! Non volendo ferire i sentimenti di nessuna delle due ragazze, Naoya decide di uscire con entrambe! Cosa uscirà da questo triangolo amoroso che sfida il senso comune?

L’adattamento è diretto da Satoshi Kuwahara (The Quintessential Quintuplets, Adachi to Shimamura) presso gli studi TEZUKA PRODUCTIONS (The Quintessential Quintuplets, Adachi to Shimamura). La sceneggiatura sta venendo curata da Keiichirou Ochi (Hinamatsuri, The Quintessential Quintuplets, Machikado Mazoku) e Kazuhiko Inukai, Mayumi Morita (Dagashi Kashi 2), mentre il character design è in mano ad Akiko Toyoda (direttrice d’animazione in Adachi to Shimamura). Le musiche sono invece composte da Miki Sakurai (Machikado Mazoku) e Tatsuhiko Saiki (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom).

I’M STANDING ON A MILLION LIVES (Stagione 2)

Torna la serie tv tratta dal manga fantasy isekai scritto da Naoki Yamakawa e disegnato da Akinari Nao (Trinity Seven). La prima stagione di 12 episodi è andata in onda lo scorso autunno ed è già disponibile in streaming sulla piattaforma.

Il distaccato e razionale alunno di terza media, Yusuke Yotsuya, viene trasportato in un mondo parallelo che sembra un videogioco. Diventa il terzo giocatore e si imbarca in una pericolosa missione insieme ai suoi compagni di classe Iu Shindo e Kusue Hakozaki, teletrasportati lì prima di lui. Il freddo Yusuke rifugge ogni dimostrazione di emozione ed esamina ogni elemento con distacco, talvolta prendendosi gioco delle vite dei suoi compagni. Potrà proteggere il suo gruppo dagli attacchi dei mostri, i terribili incidenti e i piani dei nemici per vincere il gioco?

L’adattamento è diretto da Kumiko Habara (assistente di regia in Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion) presso lo studio MAHO FILM (If It’s for My Daughter I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, By the Grace of the Gods). La sceneggiatura è supervisionata da Takao Yoshioka (High School DxD, Bugie d’aprile), mentre il design dei personaggi è curato da Kaho Deguchi (By the Grace of the Gods), Eri Kojima (I’m standing on 1,000,000 lives) e Toshihide Masudate (In Another World With My Smartphone)

PEACH BOY RIVERSIDE

Serie animata basata sul manga adventure fantasy scritto da Coolkyoushinja (Komori-san Can’t Decline, I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying e Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) e disegnato da Johanne, che prende spunto dal famoso racconto giapponese di Momotaro, reinventandolo.

Saltherine Aldarake è una giovane principessa sempre solare e allegra, desiderosa di andare all'avventura perché annoiata dalla vita nell suo piccolo castello in campagna. Un giorno, però, un gruppo di feroci demoni conosciuti come Oni arrivano alle sue porte, minacciando la vita di tutti nel Regno. Per fortuna, vengono salvati da un viandante solitario di nome Mikoto Kibitsu che uccide tutti mostri grazie ad un misterioso “Peach Eye”. Scossa dai pericoli del mondo esterno, la principessa decide di intraprendere un viaggio per conto suo, senza sapere che questo avrebbe messo in moto una catena di eventi tali da determinare il destino di questo mondo magico.

Il progetto targato ASAHI PRODUCTION (WAVE!! Let’s go surfing!!, Heaven’s Design Team) è diretto da Shigeru Ueda (Senran Kagura Estival Versus) e sceneggiato da Keiichiro Ochi (The Quintessential Quintuplets, Hinamatsuri). Il design dei personaggi è curato da Satomi Kurita (3D Kanojo: Real Girl) e Masato Kato, mentre la colonna sonora è firmata da Takaaki Nakahashi (Mannaka no Rikkun, Control Bear).  

THE AQUATOPE ON WHITE SAND

Nuova serie originale dello studio P.A. WORKS (Iroduku: The World in Colors, Nagi no Asu kara, Shirobako, Appare-Ranman!) all’insegna dello slice of life.

Il Gama Gama Aquarium è un piccolo acquario di Okinawa, a un'ora di autobus da Naha. Kukuru Misakino è una liceale diciottenne che lavora lì e conosce il “segreto” di quel posto: a volte appiano cose misteriose all’interno dell’aquario. Un giorno Kukuru incontra Fuuka, in piedi davanti a una delle vasche e con le lacrime che le scendono sulle guance. La ragazza ha rinunciato al suo sogno di diventare una idol e si è trasferita da Tokyo ad Okinawa alla ricerca di un nuovo inizio. Fuuka comincia dunque a lavorare all'acquario, che oltre a dare qualche grattacapo inaspettato a causa del suo “segreto”, rischia di essere chiuso a breve.

L’anime è diretto da Toshiya Shinohara (Iroduku: The World in Colors, Nagi no Asu kara) e sceneggiato da Yuuko Kakihara (Tsuki ga Kirei, Iroduku: The World in Colors), mentre il character design è ad opera di Yuki Akiyama (Iroduku: The World in Colors) e si basa su quello concepito da U35 (Lapis Re:LiGHTs, Magia Record Puella Magi Madoka Magica Gaiden Another Story). Akiyama si occupa anche di supervisionare il comparto animazioni, le musiche per la colonna sonora, invece, sono composte da Yoshiaki Dewa (Iroduku: The World in Colors, Nagi no Asu kara, Flying Witch).

THE IDATEN DEITIES KNOW ONLY PEACE

Serie animata tratta dal manga “Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi” scritto da Amahara (Interspecies Reviewers) e disegnato da Coolkyoushinja Komori-san Can’t Decline, I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying e Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid).

800 anni or sono, gli dèi apparvero sulla terra sconfiggendo e sigillando i demoni che avevano portato l'umanità sull'orlo della distruzione. Le divinità di oggi vivono un’esistenza pacifica e non hanno alcuna esperienza in battaglia, ma i demoni stanno per tornare e per dèi e uomini è di nuovo tempo di combattere.

Prodotto dallo studio MAPPA (Dorohedoro, Jujutsu Kaisen, Zombie Land Saga), l’adattamento dell’action fantasy è diretto da Seimei Kidokoro (assistente di regia in Fireworks e Hells) sceneggiato da Hiroshi Seko (Dorohedoro, Jujutsu Kaisen), mentre il character design è curato da Nao Ootsu (Beastars, Land of the Lustrous).

RICONFERMATI

Serie tv in simulcast annunciate in precedenza durante altre occasioni.

FENA: PIRATE PRINCESS

IDOLISH7 THIRD BEAT! (Il primo episodio è già disponibile in anteprima)

MISS KOBAYASHI’S DRAGON MAID S

THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME (Stagione 2)

IN PROSECUZIONE

Serie tuttora in corso, già presenti sulla nostra precedente guida simulcast stagionale.

KIYO IN KYOTO: FROM THE MAIKO HOUSE

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS

DRAGON QUEST: THE ADVENTURE OF DAI

ONE PIECE

MY HERO ACADEMIA (Stagione 5)

SD GUNDAM WORLD HEROES

TO YOUR ETERNITY

TOKIO REVENGERS

WELCOME TO DEMON SCHOOL, IRUMA-KUN! (Stagione 2)

Come al solito, gli episodi delle serie arriveranno ogni settimana in lingua originale con sottotitoli in italiano; gli abbonati premium potranno vedere da subito le puntate, che però dopo sette giorni saranno accessibili a tutti gratuitamente.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐STAGE 71: Games Of 2020⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Last year may not have gone down as one of the best years we had, if anything, comparing it to a dumpster fire wouldn’t be too far off .

In a year where so many things went wrong, video games were pretty much one of the very few Highlights that stood out in 2020.

The ability to spend hours disappearing into a beautiful world like those in the far away islands of Animal Crossing, the competitive but fun gameshow aesthetic of Fall Guys or revisiting old friends in the land of Midgar was a much welcomed breather that we all needed.

These video games provided the much needed distractions from everything else happening in the world, by enabling us to visit far away places filled with hours upon hours of entertainment, colorful, unique and intriguing characters …and most of all amazing music.

SO This is why THIS stage of the Retro VGM Revival Hour has chosen the 3 most amazing tracks from the various games released in 2020 to get you excited for what’s to come in 2021.

I hope you’re ready…. so lets begin.

                                      Full track listing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Game – Composer – Title – Company⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

1.) Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Chihiro Aoki & Saori Yoshida – “Kamurocho Battle Theme, Overcoming the Dragon & Substory Battle Theme“ – January 16, 2020 – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega – Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X/S

2.) Granblue Fantasy Versus – Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Nishiki & Tsutomu Narita – “Such a Blue Sky, Noble Execution & Arvess“ – February 6, 2020 – Arc System Works/Cygames – PS4 & Windows PC

3.) Persona 5 Strikers – Atsushi Kitajoh, Gota Masuoka, Ayana Hira, Hiromu Akaba & Shoji Meguro – “Camping Trip, A Waltz of Feasting & Keeper of Lust“ – February 20, 2020 – Omega Force & P-Studio/Atlus – PS4, Windows PC & Nintendo Switch

4.) Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Gareth Coker – “Separated by the Storm, Hornbug & Escaping the Sandworm” – March 11, 2020 – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios – Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S & Nintendo Switch

5.) Nioh 2 – Yugo Kanno & Akihiro Manabe – “Battle II, Azai Nagamasa & Dark Realm II” – March 12, 2020 – Team Ninja – PS4, Windows PC & PS5

6.) Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi & Masato Ohashi – “K.K. Slider Dream, Island Tour (Day/Snowy) & New Years Eve (12:00 a.m.)“ – March 20, 2020 – Nintendo – Nintendo Switch

7.)Doom Eternal – Mick Gordon – “BFG Division 2020, The Only Thing They Fear Is You & DOOM Eternal“ – March 20, 2020 – id Software/Bethesda Softworks – Windows PC, PS4, Google Stadia, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X/S & Nintendo Switch

8.) Final Fantasy VII Remake – Nobuo Uematsu, Shotaro Shima, Tadayoshi Makino, Masashi Hamauzu & Yasunori Nishiki – “Scorpion Sentinel, J-E-N-O-V-A – Quickening & One Winged Angel (Rebirth)“ – April 10, 2020 – Square Enix – PS4

9.) Trials of Mana – Hiroki Kikuta – “Axe Bring Storm, Swivel & Farewell Song“ – April 24, 2020 – Xeen/Square Enix – Nintendo Switch, Windows PC & PS4

10.) Sakura Wars – Kohei Tanaka – “Anastasia’s Theme, Hatsuho’s theme & Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (w/ vocals provided by Ayane Sakura, Maaya Uchida, Hibiku Yamamura, Ayaka Fukuhara & Saori Hayami)“ – April 28, 2020 – Sega CS2 R&D/SEGA – PS4

11.) Streets of Rage 4 – Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Groundislava, XL Middleton, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, David Scatliffe (Scattle) & Das Mörtal – “Nora, Estel (Round 2) & Ms Y“ – April 30, 2020 – Dotemu, Lizardcube & Guard Crush Games/Dotemu – Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Linux & macOS

12.) Maneater – Daniel James – “Prologue Theme, The Great Hunter & Arc Shark“ – May 22, 2020 – Tripwire Interactive & Blindside Interactive/Deep Silver – Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S & Nintendo Switch

13.) Shantae and the Seven Sirens – Mark Sparling, Kentaro Sakamoto & Gavin Allen – “Risky Blows the Hatch, Turbulent Hip Shaking & Rise and Shine Shantae (w/ vocals provided by Cristina Vee)“ – May 28, 2020 – WayForward – iOS, macOS, Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch

14.) The Last of Us Part II – Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla & Mac Quayle – “It Can’t Last, Allowed to be Happy & Beyond Desolation“ – June 19, 2020 – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4

15.) Marvel’s Iron Man VR – Kazuma Jinnouchi & John Paesano – “Old Tech/New Threats, Cost of Doing Business & Heroes“ – July 3, 2020 – Camouflaj/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4

16.) Ghost of Tsushima – Ilan Eshkeri & Shigeru Umebayashi – “The Way of the Ghost, The Last of Clan Adachi & The Fate of Tsushima“ – July 17, 2020 – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4

17.) Paper Mario: The Origami King – Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita & Fumihiro Isobe – “Event Battle, Swan Lake (Punk Remix) & Battle at Bowser’s Castle“ – July 17, 2020 – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo – Nintendo Switch

18.) Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Jukio Kallio & Daniel Hagström – “Didn’t Fall! (You Win), Fall ‘n’ Roll & Final Fall“ – August 4, 2020 – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital – Windows PC & PS4

19.) Battletoads – David Housden & David Wise – “Battletoads, Olympian Amphibians & To the Queen!“ – August 20, 2020 – Dlala Studios & Rare/Xbox Game Studios – Windows PC & Xbox One

20.) Marvel’s Avengers – Bobby Tahouri – “The Light That Failed, God of Thunder & By Force of Mind“ – September 4, 2020 – Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix – Windows PC, PS4, Google Stadia & Xbox One

21.) Hades – Darren Korb – “No Escape, The Painful Way & The Unseen Ones“ – September 17, 2020 – Supergiant Games – macOS, Windows PC & Nintendo Switch

22.) 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, Kazuki Higashihara & Azusa Chiba – “METHIONINE, Go Sentinels, Go! & VALINE“ – September 22, 2020 – Vanillaware/Atlus – PS4

23.) Genshin Impact – Yu-Peng Chen – “Make Haste Partner, His Resolution & Symphony of Boreal Wind“ – September 28, 2020 – miHoYo – Windows PC, PS4, Android, iOS & PS5

24.) Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Walter Mair – “Rude Awakening, Stage Dive (N. Gin Theme) & A Hole In Space (N. Tropy Theme)“ – October 2, 2020 – Toys for Bob/Activision – PS4 & Xbox One

25.) Amnesia: Rebirth – Mikko Tarmia – “Ghoul Chase, The Shadow & Ending (Part 2)“ – October 20, 2020 – Frictional Games – Linux, Windows PC & PS4

26.) Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues – Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson – “Arcade, Encino & Woodley Ave“ – October 27, 2020 – Flux Game Studio/GameMill Entertainment – PS4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch

27.) Ghostrunner – Daniel Deluxe – “Infiltrator, Let Them Know & Truth to Power“ – October 27, 2020 – One More Level & Slipgate Ironworks/All in! Games SA & 505 Games – PS4, Xbox One, Windows PC & Nintendo Switch

28.) Watch Dogs: Legion – Stephen Barton – “A Room with a Queue, It’s All Gone a Bit Tom Tit & Orwell That Ends Well“ – October 29, 2020 – Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft – Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna, Xbox Series X/S & PS5

29.) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Jesper Kyd, Sarah Schachner & Einar Selvik – “Kingdom of Wessex (w/ Vocals provided by Melissa R. Kaplan), Raids of Rage & Drenglynda Skáldið/ The Steadfast Skald (w/ Vocals provided by Einar Selvik)“ – November 10, 2020 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft – Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna, Xbox Series X/S & PS5

30.) Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – Hiroyuki Oshima – “Mayhem, Resentment & War“ – November 10, 2020 – Edelweiss/Marvelous – PS4, Windows PC & Nintendo Switch

31.) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – John Paesano – “All In, Rhino Rampage & New York’s Only Spider-Man“ – November 12, 2020 – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4 & PS5

32.) Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory – Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez – “At Dusk: I Will Think of You (Main Menu 3), Night of Fate & Let It Go (Japanese ver. w/ Vocals provided by Takako Matsu)“ – November 11, 2020 – Square Enix – PS4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch

33.) Immortals Fenyx Rising – Gareth Coker – “Heart of the Hero, The Corrupted Heroes & Art of Warfare“ – December 3, 2020 – Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft – Amazon Luna, Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Google Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S & Nintendo Switch

34.) Cyberpunk 2077 – Marcin Przybyłowicz, P.T. Adamczyk, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Mattias Bärjed, David Sandström & Kristofer Steen – “The Rebel Path, The Heist & Juiced Up“ – December 10, 2020 – CD Projekt Red – Windows PC, PS4, Google Stadia, Xbox One, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S

35.) Resident Evil 3 – Kota Suzuki, Azusa Kato, Ryo Koike, Masami Ueda, Takayasu Sodeoka, Saori Maeda, Takumi Saito, Jeff Broadbent & Zhenlan Kang – “Invincible Nemesis, Resistance & Save Room“ – April 3, 2020 – Capcom – Windows PC, PS4 & Xbox One

36.) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Kumi Tanioka, Reo Uratani, Ryotaro Yagi, Haruki Yamada, Ayana Hira, Asami Mitake, Hikaru Yamada, Shigekiyo Okuda, Gota Masuoka, Junya Ishiguro, Masako Otsuka, Takashi Yoshida & Hiromu Akaba – “Overlooking Hyrule/Prelude to Calamity (Title Screen), Urbosa: The Gerudo Chief & The Knight Who Seals the Darkness“ – November 20, 2020 – Omega Force/Nintendo – Nintendo Switch

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Ban the Man

Kato Yoshiaki had 3,000 troops at Sekigahara. Known as one of the "Seven Spears Of Shizugatake," Kato Yoshiaki's frontline ashigaru spear-men were sent in ahead of Yoshiaki's famed crack gunners under the command of Ban Danemon. However the matchlock corps’ efficiency was fast quelled by the fact that they were soon made leaderless: it was not that Ban was killed, but that in all the excitement and in an effort to gain personal glory, Ban Danemon had grabbed a spear and run off alone into the thick of the battle, leaving his teppotai (marksmen) without a captain. His abandonment of the marksmen brigade rendered them virtually impotent, a situation which greatly angered Yoshiaki. After Sekigahara, Danemon was called before his lord and reprimanded. Not liking his terms of punishment, he ran away from Yoshiaki's castle, but not before writing a letter and posting it to the castle gates. It read: "I, Ban Danemon, a hero of the Sekigahara campaign, hereby resign myself from the employ of the fool Lord Kato, who failed to distinguish himself in the great battle because he lacked leadership qualities." Ban Danemon then joined the army of Kobayakawa Hideaki, and upon the death of that young lord, the forces of Matsudaira Tadayoshi. Tadayoshi passed away in 1607, so Danemon joined Fukushima Masanori. When Kato Yoshiaki discovered Danemon was working for Masanori, he asked for the head of his former captain. Danemon somehow escaped the death penalty and at the Winter Siege of Osaka in 1614, he achieved renown on the night of February 2. At 2 a.m. he took his small band of 20 troops and attacked the camp of Hachisuka Yoshishige, taking the head of a high-ranking general while he slept. Danemon was richly rewarded for his efforts, and had wooden plaques, on which his name was inscribed distributed to remind people of his deeds. The following year, 1615, during the Summer Campaign on Osaka Castle, Ban Danemon was in command of an army of 3,000. Stationed beside the troops of one Okabe Noritsuna, Danemon was horrified to discover the Okabe troops pull out one morning and begin an advance before he was able to rouse his men. In an effort to be the first into battle, Danemon ran ahead alone, caught up with Okabe, challenged his ally to a fight, physically beat the man, and then ran ahead to be the first to engage the enemy. Having left his 3,000 troops behind, the maverick Ban Danemon then realized he faced the countless enemy alone, and was soon overwhelmed and killed.

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Wrestlequest: Tokyo

Hey everyone! I’m back from Japan. What a trip! I will post a bunch of stuff about it in a bit (still unpacking, jet lagged, etc), but as a baseline, here are the shows I attended while I was there, courtesy of Cagematch. I thought 10 shows was a lot, but I met a bunch of fans from overseas who were going to 20+. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: I am a fake wrestling fan. I might as well wear be wearing a Dolph Ziggler t-shirt and have a Twitter screen name like “WokenCloset316.” 

Anyway, here’s the list:

December 28, 2019

DDT

“D-Ou Grand Prix 2020: The Final!”

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Abema TV 

Attendance: 2,019 

Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuki Ino defeat Keigo Nakamura and Keisuke Ishii

One Count Rule Gauntlet Match: Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Yamato, Kazuki Hirata, Mad Paulie, Masahiro Takanashi, Mizuki Watase, Toru Owashi, Yoshihiko, vs. Makoto Oishi (Makoto Oishi wins)

Saki Akai defeats Sakura Hirota

Three-Way Tag Match: Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno) defeat ALL OUT (Akito and Shunma Katsumata) and DAMNATION (Nobuhiro Shimatani and Soma Takao)

Shinya Aoki defeats Super Sasadango Machine

Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi defeat Bull James and Yukio Naya

Four Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeats Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, and HARASHIMA

D-Ou Grand Prix Final Match: Masato Tanaka defeats Tetsuya Endo 

December 30, 2019

Gatoh Move

“GTMV #26″

Ichigaya Chocolate Square

Attendance: 77

Hagane Shinnou defeats Lulu Pencil

Chris Brookes defeats Mitsuru Konno

Six Man Tag Match: Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki, and Mei Suruga defeat Masahiro Takanashi, Rin Rin, and TAMURA

December 30, 2019

Big Japan Wrestling: The World Is Not Enough Round 2

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Samurai TV

Attendance: 1,150

Six Man Tag Match: Kazuki Hashimoto, Shinobu, and Yuya Aoki defeat Koju Takeda, Kota Sekifuda, and Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Tag Team Match: Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masaya Takahashi

Daisuke Sekimoto defeats Kosuke Sato

Six Man Tag Match: Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, and Takuya Nomura defeat Freddie Krueger, Leatherface, and Raijin Yaguchi

Six Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto, and Toshiyuki Sakuda defeat Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Hyodo, Yuji Hino, and Yuji Okabayashi defeat Hideki Suzuki, Takuho Kato, and Yasufumi Nakanoue

Six Man Tag Match: Strong Hearts (El Lindaman, Shigehiro Irie, and T-Hawk) defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto, and Masato Tanaka 

January 1, 2020

YMZ Pro Wrestling

“The 7th Sunrise”

Basement Mon Star

Attendance: 120

Tag Team Match: Manami Katsu and Mari Manji defeat Eito and Kaji Tomato

Tag Team Match: ASUKA and Hagane Shinnou vs. Daiki Shimomura and Tsubasa Kuragaki (Time Limit Draw)

No English Allowed Match: Cherry defeats Kakeru Sekiguchi 

Six Man Tag Match: Kuishinbo Kamen, Syuri, and Yuko Miyamoto defeat Daiki Shimomura, Hikaru Sato, and Kaori Yoneyama (w/Matsuzawa-san)

January 2, 2020

All Japan Pro Wrestling

“New Year Wars 2020, Day 1″

Korakuen Hall

Streamed live on AJPW.tv

Attendance: 1,445

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Francesco, Danny Jones, and Rising HAYATO defeat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, and Yusuke Okada

Six Man Tag Match: Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, and Naoya Namura defeat Black Menso-re, Jun Akiyama, and Takao Omori

Six Man Tag Match: Masanobu Fuchi, TAJIRI, and The Great Sasuke defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Frank Atsushi, and the Great Kojika 

New Year Battle Royal: Danny Jones defeats Akira Francesco, Atsuki Aoyagi, Black Menso-re, Chikara, Dan Tamura, Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, Naoya Nomura, Osamu Nishimura, Rising HAYATO, Takao Omori, and Yusuke Okada

Eight Man Tag Match: Izanagi, Lucas Steel, Shigehiro Irie, and UTAMARO defeat Hokuto Omori, Kento Miyahara, Yoshitatsu, and Yuma Aoyagi

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Hikaru Sato defeats Kagetora

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Susumu Yokosuka defeats Koji Iwamoto

AJPW World Tag Team Title Match: Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) defeat Ryouji Sai and Zeus by KO - Title Change! 

January 2, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 1″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 408

Tag Team Match: Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki) defeat Rina and Ruaka

Three Way Match: Leyla Hirsch (debut) defeats Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Iida

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (Bea Priestly, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Natsu Sumire) and Zoey Skye

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Tag Team Match: Kagetsu and AZM defeat STARS (Starlight Kid and Mayu Iwatani)

Eight Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, Jungle Kyona, and Hana Kimura) defeat Saya Kamiani and STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saki Kashima, and Tam Nakano)

January 3, 2020

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS

“Happy New Freedom 2020″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 215

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Kenji Fukimoto defeats Masashi Takeda

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Rina Yamashita

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Kamui

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Chikara defeats Takumi Tsukamoto

Two On One Handicap Elimination Match: Naoki Kamata and Tomoya Hirata defeat GENTARO

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Kenji Fukimoto

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Chikara

Tag Team Match: Mammoth Sasaki and Violento Jack defeat Toru Sugiura and Yuya Susumu

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Final Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Takashi Sasaki 

January 3, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 2″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 453

Three Way Match: Starlight Kid defeats Natsu Sumire and Ruaka

Three Way Tag Match: Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Kamitani defeat Leyla Hirsch and Rina and Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki)

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Natsuko Tora and Zoey Skye

Six Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, and Jungle Kyona) defeat Bea Priestley and Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saya Iida, and Tam Nakano)

Oedo Tai Reunion (Hana Kimura and Kagetsu) defeat STARS (Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima) - Saki Kashima betrays Mayu and joins Oedo Tai

January 5, 2020

Tokyo Joshi Pro

“New Year Dish”

Itabashi Green Hall

Streamed live on DDT Universe

Attendance: 223

Tag Team Match: BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) defeat Mizuki and Sena Shori

Akemi Daredasore defeats Pom Harajuku 

Three Way Match: Shoko Nakajima defeats Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku

Six Man Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita, Raku, and Suzume defeat Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, and Natsumi Maki

Six Man Tag Match: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi, and Yuka Sakazaki defeat Mina Shirakawa, Mirai Miumi, and Yuna Manase

International Princess Title Match: Thunder Rosa defeats Maki Itoh - Title Change!  

January 5, 2020

New Japan Pro Wrestling: 

“Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2″

Tokyo Dome

Streamed live on NJPW World

Attendance: 30,063

Dark Match: NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Gauntlet Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, and Singo Takagi) defeat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi), CHAOS (Robbie Eagles, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI), Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) and Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, and Toru Yano - Title Change!

Tag Team Match: Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee defeat Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (w/Yoshiaki Fujiwara) - Liger’s final match

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) w/Rocky Romero defeat Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) - Title Change!

RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title Match - Zack Sabre Jr. defeats SANADA

IWGP US Heavyweight Title Match: Jon Moxley defeats Juice Robinson (w/David Finlay)

NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hirooki Goto defeats KENTA - Title Change!

Jay White (w/Gedo) defeats Kota Ibushi

Chris Jericho defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight/IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito defeats Kazuchika Okada - Title Change! (also Title Retention!)

[jibuyo]

Did you know that Todo Takatora and Kato Yoshiaki were rivals/natural enemies?

Takatora and Kuroda Nagamasa also didn’t get along. 

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Japanese Owner Of Wakashio Oil Spill Ship Continues To Hide Behind Corporate Secrecy

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Japanese Owner Of Wakashio Oil Spill Ship Continues To Hide Behind Corporate Secrecy

Four months on, and despite the rear of the Wakashio remaining on Mauritius’ reefs, many questions … [] about how the ship got stuck on Mauritius’ reefs remain

More than four months since the major oil spill event on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, many questions still swirl around how the Japanese vessel, the Wakashio ended up grounded on Mauritius’ coral reefs in July.

Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is on a two day visit to Mauritius on December 12 and 13 … [] to visit the site of the Wakashio wreck

Now the Japanese shipowner behind the Wakashio, Nagashiki Shipping, is attempting to hide behind a screen of corporate secrecy to not disclose material information to the shipwreck inquiry, following an investigation published in Forbes.

This follows two stories published in Forbes on November 25 and November 26 that highlighted the nearly 100 safety flaws with the Wakashio (which is an unusually high number), and statements by the CEO of Nagashiki Shipping which could not be corroborated with public shipping safety databases that the EU runs, called EQUASIS (Electronic Quality Shipping Information System).

The EU’s Electronic Quality Shipping Information System was designed to ensure transparency in the … [] global shipping industry

This is despite Mauritius currently being in a state of National Environmental Emergency, and the visit of Japan’s Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, who is currently in Mauritius visiting the wreck of Wakashio, the stern of which is still stuck on Mauritius’ coral reefs.

It is precisely the use of offshore ‘Flags of Convenience’ that are causing shipowners to shield their risky fleets in these jurisdictions like Panama behind a complex and secret web of corporate shell companies.

The conduct of the shipowners and operators involved with the Wakashio disaster highlight just why the shipping laws that use offshore ‘Flags of Convenience’ registrations need to be reformed, to bring more transparency and safety into the sector.

This is the incomplete part of the work that the G20 led on offshore tax havens over the past decade, but inexplicably did not include global ship registration reform.

Hiding behind claims of ‘Commercial Sensitivity’

11 Aug 2020: A statement by Nagashiki Shipping CEO reveals that 11 vessels were owned by Nagashiki … [] Shipping

At a MOL-Nagashiki Shipping Press Conference on the Wakashio oil spill, hosted at MOL’s Headquarters in Tokyo on August 9, Nagashiki Shipping’s President and CEO Yoshiaki Nagashiki publicly stated that Nagashiki Shipping owns 11 vessels, which he specified as bulk carriers, container ships and tankers. 

He was giving a joint press conference along with MOL’s Executive Vice President, Akihiko Ono, and MOL’s Head of Safe Operations Division, Masanori Kato.

However, using the EU’s shipping database, EQUASIS, it is only possible to identify five vessels owned by Nagashiki Shipping (one of which was added on November 1, the Admiral Jimmu).

The EU Shipping Database can only identify five vessels owned by Nagashiki Shipping despite the CEO … [] claiming 11 vessels are owned to the company

In response to clarifications about Nagshiki Shipping’s vessel ownership asked by Forbes on November 26, a spokesperson for Nagashiki Shipping responded on December 1, with “As these questions are commercially sensitive and do not directly relate to the incident we are unable to provide the requested information.”

The Wakashio had nearly 100 deficiencies

Wakashio was by far the riskiest vessel in Nagashiki Shipping’s fleet

The EU EQUASIS database also identified nearly 100 safety deficiencies with the Wakashio, several of which were very serious. This is many times higher than other vessels in Nagashiki Shipping’s stated fleet from their website.

Several serious safety flaws were identified with the Wakashio

An investigation by Forbes has identified further systemic risks with the Navigation Systems on almost all the vessels named by Nagashiki Shipping on its website.

There were historic and systematic risks identified with the navigation systems across most of … [] Nagashiki Shipping’s vessels in the EU database, EQUASIS

However, upon a closer examination, it turned out that many of these vessels did not appear to be owned by Nagashiki Shipping.

A search through several shipping databases cannot identify the 11 vessels that the CEO of Nagashiki Shipping is referring to which Nagashiki Shipping said they owned. In fact, only five vessels could be identified that are owned by Nagashiki Shipping, with the rest being linked to several of the biggest shipping companies in Japan.

Several changes and inconsistencies were observed between the vessels listed on Nagashiki Shipping’s … [] website and what was discovered in public databases available on ship safety

Changes to the records of the Wakashio

It was then noticed that several changes had been made to the public EQUASIS database around entries relating to the Wakashio.

Changes were made to Nagashiki Shipping’s records on 25 August and 27 October 2020, three months … [] after the vessel was declared a total loss

There was also an inexplicable entry that showed the insurance for the Wakashio beginning on August 7, the day after the oil spill began, and 13 days after the vessel had run aground on Mauritius’ coral reefs.

Wakashio’s insurance shows it being started on 7 August, the day after the oil spill. No … [] explanation has been given for this.

No explanation has been given for these changes.

In response to questions by Forbes whether Nagashiki Shipping issued any instructions to alter any documentation for the Wakashio since its grounding on July 25, a spokesperson for Nagashiki Shipping responded with one word, “No,” on November 1.

In response to questions about the inexplicable changes to vessels held by Nagashiki Shipping, including the subsidiary shell company Okiyo Maritime which the Wakashio was being held under, the spokesperson for Nagashiki Shipping responded with, “There has not been any restructure of our business.”

At the time of the Wakashio’s grounding, there were two vessels registered with Okiyo Maritime. Now, there are none.

Mitsui’s relationship with the Wakashio

Mitsui OSK Lines President and CEO Junichiro Ikeda attends a press conference at the company’s … [] headquarters in Tokyo on September 11, 2020. What did MOL know about the Wakashio?

There are also questions about what MOL knew about the Wakashio. Many of these questions also extend to how the vessel was operated and the risks entailed there.

On, September 14, a spokesperson for MOL said in response to questions from Forbes, “Our relationship with Wakashio had started since her delivery in May, 2007 as Charterer from Nagashiki Shipping’s point of view. We had also sublet the vessel to a different Charterer, which in this contract we would be considered the operator from sublet Charterers point of view.”

Hidden corporate structures used in shipping

Panama City: the global headquarters for offshore ship registrations

At the core of shipping safety is the use of offshore ‘Flags of Convenience.’ 70% of global shipping continues to be registered in six jurisdictions that have increased the risk to ship safety.

The largest ship registry is Panama, which is where the Wakashio was registered. Several other vessels that were registered with Panama had major shipping incidents this summer leading to the deaths of 41 crew, 6000 cattle and narrowly avoiding a major ecological disaster by a Panama-registered oil supertanker off the coast of Sri Lanka.

A spokesperson for MOL clarified the relationship between MOL and Nagashiki Shipping on September 14, with “This charter had already expired, and at the time of the incident as she was on a ballast voyage and had no cargo. The Charter chain was simply MOL as Charterer and Nagashiki Shipping as Owner. If she was laden, we would have been the Operator, Nagashiki shipping would be the Owner, and whom ever that had taken her on a spot voyage would have been the Charterer.”

Forbes has since asked for clarification for who the operator would have been for the return journey from Brazil, when presumably the Wakashio would have been laden and also passing by Mauritius. No response has been received by MOL.

A campaign for shipping reform

19 Oct 2020: Protests against secretive shipping laws have taken place around the world, seen here … [] outside the UN’s IMO by activist group Ocean Rebellion

Once more, the actions of Nagashiki Shipping and Mitsui OSK Lines epitomizes why global shipping laws need to be reformed to have greater transparency and safety.

The Wakashio is an example where a shipping incident has caused a State of National Environmental Emergency to be declared in a nation (still ongoing), provoked over 100,000 people to march on the streets of Mauritius and triggered protests around the world, prompting a major political crisis, put in danger dozens of the world’s rarest species, and yet a Japanese company finds that it is too ‘commercially sensitive’ to disclose material information that could already not be corroborated.

Japan has already been under fire for pushing forward with targets at the UN’s shipping agency last month that broke the Paris Climate Agreement.

This is not compatible with statements made by the Government of Japan when they declared they would meet 2050 climate targets with trust and transparency.

With Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi’s visit in Mauritius, the real test will be how much transparency is now revealed about the events that led to the Wakashio’s grounding.

From Manufacturing in Perfectirishgifts

[demifiendrsa]

Official English translated author comments featured in Jump SQ June 2021 issue.

World Trigger chapter 207 - Daisuke Ashihara

Blue Exorcist chapter 130 - Kazue Kato

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign chapter 102 - Takaya Kagami

Twin Star Exorcists chapter 93 - Yoshiaki Sukeno

[gotojobin]

#HonzukiNoGekokujouShishoNiNaruTameNiWaShudanWoErandeiraremasen #AscendanceOfaBookworm #本好きの下剋上司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません #HonzukiNoGekokujō #ShishoNiNaruTameNiwaShudanoErandeiraremasen #KingDevinJoseph #Weaboo #WéäBóo #キングデビンジョセフ #おたく #Otaku #オタク #GotoJobin #後藤Jobin #デヴィンジョセフ王 #Weeb #WeebDar #王デヴィンジョセフ 1. 9 Granddaughter of the Head of the Guild The Mines, who were taken to Benno to the commercial guild, met the guild president there. The guild chief is surprised to see the hair ornament that Mine is making. It was the hair ornament that the granddaughter Frida of the head of the guild wanted, and had been looking for for. When the head of the guild asked me to make a hair ornament for Frida, Mine decided to go and see Frida. Frida was a pretty and pretty girl. STAFF Screenplay: Mariko Sasazawa / Storyboard: Takeshi Mori / Director: Ogata Takahide / General Drawing Director: Yanagida Yoshiaki / Drawing Director: Shigeru Kato, Ai Kato. 2. 9 guild-long granddaughter The main guilds were taken to a commercial guild by Benno and met the guild leader there. The guild head is surprised by the hair ornament that Mine is making. It was the hair ornament that the guild leader's granddaughter Frida wanted and had been looking for. Mine is asked by the guild manager to make Frida's hair ornaments, and she decides to go see Frida. Frida was a pretty little girl... STAFF Screenplay: Mariko Kunizawa / storyboard: Takeshi Mori / director: Takahide Ogata / total drawing director: Yoshiaki Yanagida / drawing director: Shigeru Kato, Ai Kato. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UX26qH6fS/?igshid=5g7arh08h2d7

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"Humidity". Photography by Yoshiaki Kato