Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social Nuclear historian. Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Visiting researcher at Nuclear Knowledges program, Sciences Po (Paris). Author of THE MOST AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY (2025). Creator of NUKEMAP. Blogging at https://doomsdaymachines.net.
クリスだよ @orionstoe.bsky.social Dead man on leave. Lapsed librarian. Okinawa (non-)expert. Marine veteran. Dabbling in security cooperation, foreign affairs, German, and French.
Also: books, West Africa, living in Germany などのチャンハプルー
元々は図書館の司書だが、今は公務員(っていうか？)
心はいつも沖縄にいる…
日本語, ok?
JR @tonkatsujr.bsky.social failed ethnographer
breaded pork enthusiast at https://tonkatsuchronicles.weebly.com
streaming eclectic games at twitch.tv/tonkatsujr
writer of extremely small things
also an English and social studies teacher in Japan
日本語を食べませ
Jordan Taylor @jt-translates.bsky.social Japanese to English literary translator with a love for sci-fi and fantasy | SFとファンタジーが好きな和英文芸翻訳者
www.jordan-taylor.me
Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth;views my own. Author, 'Capital w/out Borders' https://shorturl.at/bGsLB and 'Offshore' https://shorturl.at/rTacl; words
@washingtonpost.com, @nytimes.com, the Atlantic & the Guardian.
All at brookeharrington.com
Rod Van Meter @rdvquantum.bsky.social Quantum Computing systems, Quantum Internet, quantum education.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
Larry Staples @lstaples.sdf.org Came to Japan in 1984 to study 日本語 @ ICU. Been working in Japan IT and telecommunications since then. Likes are not endorsements.
@lstaples@mastodon.social
@lstaples.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social Japanese politics analyst; author of The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan; Chicago-born Cubs fan now living in DC; marathoner.
Substack: Observingjapan.substack.com.
Business: www.japanforesight.com
Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social Trade, politics, and geoeconomics. Adjunct associate professor with Temple University Japan, visiting research fellow with the Institute of Geoeconomics, should be GM of the Quebec Nordiques. Usual disclaimers. Skeets in English, curses in French.
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social Theoretical Physicist.
(She/her/hers)
From Eastern KY.
Chris @chestnutvinegar.bsky.social In Japan since 2005. Originally from suburbs of Vancouver, Canada.
This is mainly my outlet for video game related topics
ちぇろめん @kameoshimao.bsky.social Translator
Daniel Morales @howtojapanese.com Translator, writer. How to get used to Japanese (Additional topics: Murakami, New Orleans, Chicago, beer, writing, translation, basketball). Based in Osaka. http://linktree.com/howtojapanese
Kimpatsu Hekigan @khekigan.bsky.social Writer, translator, herbalist, shamaness in my last incarnation
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I track ICE flights and third-country removals. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Subscribe to my newsletter: gillianbrockell.com
One-time tip: https://gillianbrockell.com/#/portal/support
Signal: gbrockell.44
Brian, Some Guy @modallaw.bsky.social American IP Attorney / アメリカの知財弁護士
@niten.bsky.social @niten.bsky.social 日英特許翻訳者。豪州人。好きなテレビ番組は笑点。
Into dungeons and dragons and the like.
He/him.
Clueless Toshika @cluelesstoshika.bsky.social Cabbage futures speculator on the Daikon Prairie.
I post mainly random stuff about life in Tokyo/Japan, as and when the mood takes me and/or I have too many pictures on my phone.
Alex knight @agk42.com Designer, photographer, start-up founder. Girl dad.
Building pocketseed.io
Love/Art Blues @loveartblues.bsky.social Osaka, Japan
Tonight’s the night.
Chad Kohalyk @chadkoh.com Generous with Likes ❤️ 📸 🖊️ 📿 🙏 He/him 日本語 🙆♂️ #COYS #SurreyBC 🇨🇦
https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/about-me/
#PublicInterestTechnologist #buddhism #books #photography #japan
Also @protocolsforpublishers.com & @dwebyvr.org
PfP @kawaiirailroads.millie-may.net
Sammo Hung @sammohung.bsky.social #BlackAF
#antiracist ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
#SF6
🇭🇹 🇺🇸 🇯🇵
🎙️ host of the Tokyo Tea Party Podcast (in hiatus)
🖼️ Logo designer (www.samthedesigner.com)
Juliann of KintsugiStyle @thesickchick.bsky.social Fiber and mixed media artist, craft instructor, and Japanese pop culture & folk arts facilitator. This is my personal account. Multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses. 🏴☠️🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇹🇯🇵
Wildllama @wildllama.bsky.social Tokyo/trail runner, waterfall lover, craft beer drinker, cheeseburger eater, occasional worker.
Daniel Warriner @danielwarriner.com Editor in Tokyo posting Japan-related stuff, articles, essays, photos, and fiction.
記事やフィクション、気になる映画の解説など投稿しています。
Web: https://www.danielwarriner.com/
Taylor Drew @mollymay5000.bsky.social she/they | Canada → 日本 | Japanese to English translator | English, Français, 日本語
https://taylordrew.me/
mbv ticket haver @redhero.bsky.social I'm just an ex-con trying to go straight and get my kids back.
Japan Morning Commute @joefowler.bsky.social This is a hybrid account, so while it is mainly about me, it is also about my podcast,Japan Morning commute, which is also about me. I am an English teacher by job, but a podcaster, trombonist, vocalist, artist, voice artist, Newcastle United fan by fun
latimesphotos @latimesphotos.bsky.social Photography staff of the Los Angeles Times
David R Munson//Somewhere in Japan @somewherein.jp Photographer, essayist, educator, bricoleur, wanderer, weirdo. Everything is interesting.
Travel book! davidwroteabook.com
Prints drm.darkroom.com
Photography davidrmunson.com aleatorist.com
Writing somewherein.jp
Links davidrmunson.com/links
Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social Bookworm. Linguist. Localization Director. Japanese-English translator & interpretor. Former manga/anime translator. DFTBA ❤️💜💙
日本語OK!
https://j-entranslations.com
Katch @katch.bsky.social 🇯🇵→🇺🇸 Translator & Editor; Writer
和米翻訳家・編集者・修正者
Currently, Tokyo. Kagawa is always in my ❤️
I enjoy reading, cooking, & long walks.
Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social AI and cognitive science, Founder and CEO (Geometric Intelligence, acquired by Uber). 8 books including Guitar Zero, Rebooting AI and Taming Silicon Valley.
Newsletter (100k subscribers): garymarcus.substack.com
Kurisu @kurisu.dev UI/UX Designer/Developer.
Dan Traylor @dantraylor.bsky.social Deputy managing editor at The Japan Times; former keg washer 
Andy Sharp @andysharpy.bsky.social Opinion editor @NikkeiAsia. Brit in Tokyo. No Pulitzers etc. DMs open. Tips and pitches to andrew.sharp@nex.nikkei.com 力愛不二
Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social I love James Harden & I write about abortioneveryday.com
substack.com/@kylietcheung / kyliewrites.net
Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social Stephanie Sterling. Writer for Vampire Survivors, Date Everything, & Quantum Witch. Transfem She/Them Polyantagonist. Also a pro wrestler. Currently accepting writing gigs for cool games by cool people.
Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com Kawasaki resident, Seattleite, cooks a lot, Elixir nerd, software consultant.
I bought a bakery in Mizonokuchi. Then I sold it. Now I help companies figure out how to build software and grow their organizations. He/him. https://jason.jagaimo.com
Casey Beanpod @thebeanpod.bsky.social 
Joji Matsuo @jmatsuo.com Magician on weekends, J-E translator on weekdays. Infatuated with my grandkids. Interpreter for some of the best names in magic.
Jim Rion・ライオン ジミー @jimrion.com Peace, please, peace for all.
Translator (Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, etc.). Japanese horror devourer. Bird picture taker
Co-host of Sake Deep Dive podcast.
英訳者：「悪魔がきたれて、笛をふく」「変な家」「変な絵」等等
執筆者：「Discovering Yamaguchi Sake」
20年以上日本在中
山口県万歳🙌
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド @gearoidreidy.bsky.social Bloomberg Opinion columnist on Japan/the Koreas. “Final Boss of the Japan finance bro dungeon.” ｊａｐａｎｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ. Retweets ≠ endorsements, opinions are mine.
Saskia Popescu @saskiapopescu.bsky.social Infectious disease epidemiologist & global heath security strategist | GHSN CEO |UMB Asst Prof working in pandemic prep, biosurveillance, One Health, AMR, BW & biosecurity. ELBI & CFR ☣️
Biopreparedness & biothreat guru - movie aficionado. Views=my own
Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social I used to make websites (Blogger, JPG Mag, Fray). I wrote the book “Design for Community.” Now I grow flowers and keep animals at milkbarn.farm in Boring, Oregon.
No dooming in my replies. There's already enough doom in the world.
Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com Professor, UW Biology / Santa Fe Institute
I study how information flows in biology, science, and society.
Book: *Calling Bullshit*, http://tinyurl.com/fdcuvd7b
LLM course: https://thebullshitmachines.com
Corvids: https://tinyurl.com/mr2n5ymk
he/him
Baldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com Writer, web developer and consultant based in Hveragerði, Iceland. Lapsed Interactive Media Academic. Webby Tech Stuff and webby book stuff.
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/
https://softwarecrisis.dev/
Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about H5N1 (in all species), Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, mpox, STIs. Send me news tips on Signal: HBranswell.01
Aussie in Japan @aussieinjapan.bsky.social Aussie living in Tokyo, Japan for over 16 years. 18yrs total in 🇯🇵.
Fluent in Japanese and culturally curious. Cycling Tokyo and the countryside in search of adventures, great coffee, and hidden gems.
Sharing unique stories and moments from the saddle.
Levi @lescoggi.bsky.social he/him. algo/SRE/infra/platform. cur: Nom prev: LOT, Goog. java, rust, clojure. opinions mine.
Pol Roca @polroc.bsky.social Traductor・Translator・翻訳者・Traducteur・Übersetzer・Traduttore・Tradutor・Översättare・翻譯家・번역가・מתורגמן・Tradukisto・مترجم・Torsimany・Duolingo Top 0.1%
Rikki @rikki0405.bsky.social Australian 🇦🇺
Living in Chiba
Working in Tokyo
Flock Of Cats @flockofcats.bsky.social Nerd in #Chiba, #Japan who edits #science stuff.
Plays and runs #dnd. #Grammar enthusiast. Posts stupid #jokes and #puns (sorry).
Forgotten Desk Jockey @oldirtygaijin.bsky.social The O.D.G.
Talking Tigers tragic #153 for 3 countries. Grew up in the ‘nong 🇦🇺 before making a run for the city. Tokyo 🇯🇵 stumbler since 2000.
Lana Sinapayen @sinalana.eurosky.social Japan. ALife & Astrobiology researcher https://lanasina.github.io/
Research @ Sony CSL, Associate Prof. National Institute for Basic Biology.
talking dog insta @iikocookie
🚫 I block empty profiles
Kinitra Brooks @k8dee16.bsky.social Horror Scholar. Conjure Feminism.
Alex Horton @alexhorton.bsky.social Military reporter at The Washington Post. Iraq veteran. Signal: alexhorton.85
Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social Economics editor at The Bulwark. MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) anchor.
Previously WaPo op-ed columnist and NYT reporter.
Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
@mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social 
Lin @authorlin.bsky.social 🧑🧑🧒🧒🐶. Curly girl. Japan Studies -> IT professional. Aspiring author. Romantasy book fan.
Looking for writing sprint friends!
Insta: lin.belmont.author
Rick Gundlach, Esq. CPA @hoofin.bsky.social I am the US CPA who does US tax returns for Americans in Japan, based in Narita when I am not in Pennsylvania. A money progressive, I am also disappointed how things are now. Want to build Bluesky? Stop posting over there!
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social author of Blood in the Machine, tech writer, luddite
newsletter: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/
books: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/brian-merchant/
kofi link: https://ko-fi.com/brianmerchant
Ed Zitron @edzitron.com British, But In Las Vegas and NYC
ezitron.76 Sig
Newsletter - wheresyoured.at
https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio
Chosen by god, perfected by science
CEO at EZPR.com
Reid Southen @rahll.bsky.social 🎬 Film concept artist and illustrator. 🎞️
Alien: Earth, Marvel, DC, Matrix, Alien, Transformers, The Woman King, Jupiter Ascending, The Hunger Games.
https://www.reidsouthenart.com/
Mark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social AI for storytelling, games, explainability, safety, ethics. Professor at Georgia Tech. Director of ML Center at GT. Time travel expert. Geek. Dad. he/him
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social I am the host of Behind the Bastards and overlord of podcasts at Cool Zone Media
Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social Book: https://thecon.ai
Web: https://faculty.washington.edu/ebender
Erica Marat 🇺🇦 @ericamarat.bsky.social Professor. Opinions are my personal. Posting as a private citizen. Do not represent any institution or group. 
max seddon @maxseddon.bsky.social moscow bureau chief @financial times. in soviet russia, news reports you: max.seddon@ft.com- U 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker @uaweapons.bsky.social
Gene Park @gene.meme Washington Post culture critic | Pacific Roots | DC Rock
John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social Video Editor + Senior Staff Writer for
Digital Foundry and creator of DF Retro! Open to contract work!
日本語ＯＫ
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | Email: jschreier@gmail.com | Signal: jschreier.10
Vaati @vaatividya.com Professional item description reader over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/vaatividya
Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social Ray Tracing Radical, Turok Technophile, Crysis Cultist, Motion Blur Menace and PC Police Officer for @Digitalfoundry. Wird auch Hermann genannt.
Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I tweet insights about gaming + more.
28Loki @28loki.bsky.social Jon. Anti-fascist, California, outdoors, hiking, exploring, mountain biking, gravel biking, hockey and LA Kings.🌵🏔️🌌🌲 🚴♂️ 🏒🏳️🌈
Donald Trump is a rapist. Republicans voted for and support a rapist and a pedophile.
Marco Godano @marcog.bsky.social Freelance Translator- C Corey Wallace @coreyjwallace.bsky.social Japanese foreign policy and regional geopolitics. Kanagawa University (Minatomirai Campus), Yokohama.
Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social Tokyo-based writer, localizer, cultural consultant. Author of Pure Invention, Yokai Attack, and more.
https://www.mattalt.com/
https://blog.pureinventionbook.com/
https://linktr.ee/mattalt
jewels 繻璃🎗😷 @nomaddragon7.bsky.social (ジュリー) 珠里,🎗 子宮がんと子宮頸がん🎗Uterine & Cervical Cancer Survivor, Adventurist, Happiness Dispenser 😷 suspiciously organized chaos テンプル大学 学生👩🏼💻💉
Brian in Fukuoka @mytwoyen.bsky.social my biggest strength is my attention to detal
sam byford @multicore.blog proprietor of www.multicore.blog
editor at @japantimes.co.jp in tokyo
formerly @theverge.com and @reuters.com
dad of pascal the shiba
Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social Vermont. Queens. Westhampton Beach. London. Hangzhou. Tokyo. Nikko. And others receiving votes.
Living a life with warning-track power.
In Japan. But not an On Japan account.
(Leave a message and I’ll get back to you.)
Kimberly Tierney @lilyprojp.bsky.social Voice actor based in Tokyo, Owner Tigerlily GK, Lily Pro VO, Sauna evangelist 🧖🏻♀️ Permanent Resident of Japan
Chill in Kansai @chillinkansai.bsky.social Live in Kansai (Japan).
I: teach English, do some research, take pictures, make videos, play games (mostly board games), and other stuff too. 
Pete’s Wanderings @peteswandering.bsky.social Wanderer, lost soul, failing student of life
Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev Building apps in #Ruby + #Rails, #ElixirLang + Phoenix LiveView. Loves building useful software.
From 🇬🇧, based in 🇯🇵.
@amake@mastodon.social @madlon-kay.com Software engineer/虚業er in Yokohama 住日哈臺的美僑 he/him views are yours
Mostly at https://mastodon.social/@amake
@wombatarama.bsky.social @wombatarama.bsky.social writer, manga editor, crazy pug lady
also @yokaiparade.bsky.social
AizuYabanjin @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social pottering about, growing stuff, cooking stuff, taking photos of stuff, underachieving, trying not to be a grumpy old man
Kat "UNIONS 2026" Callahan @jezebelkat.bsky.social Labor Organiser, Journalist, New Mexican, Kimagure Orange Road Fan, Puncher of Nazis (New Formula or Classic Taste)
💽
🗒:Anime Now, Jalopnik, Jezebel, The Daily Texan, Kotaku, The Intercept, Anime News Network, Anime Herald
ArtemissFox @artemissfox.bsky.social German🇩🇪 alien in Japan🇯🇵
Rocky Swift @rockyswift.bsky.social Reuters correspondent. Ex State Dept., Bloomberg News. Economics, FX and pro wrestling enthusiast. Opinions own. @swiftrocky on Twitter
https://www.reuters.com/authors/rocky-swift/
Ryan Grove @pie.gd I like movies and pie! I build things at SmugMug. You might remember me from the thing with the guy in the place.
https://wonko.com
Mariner Housewife @marinerhousewife.bsky.social I teach kids to read. I feel sad or occasionally medium-happy about the Seattle Mariners. I get baffled and confused by pop culture but I try to be a good sport about it. I tell the same annoying stories and jokes over and over if you know me in person.
Peter Durfee @durfee.bsky.social Translator/editor in the world’s largest Japantown