conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social web dev + hot dad. enjoy charts, unions, conputer games, philosophy. chicago crespo.business
Andy Masley @andymasley.bsky.social When the going gets weird the weird turn pro.
Researching and writing about AI and other topics from a broadly effective altruist perspective. On a grant from Coefficient Giving.
andymasley.com
Popjustice @popjustice.bsky.social Where the skies are blue, this is what we’re gonna do.
Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social Ex-liontamer, writer/editor/strategist.
I used to work for Wired, The Verge, The Atlantic, The Message, Adweek, and Amazon Chronicles.
I also host sometimes at Kottke.org.
Call me he/him.
PHL.
Everything changes; don’t be afraid.
https://timcarmody.com
Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social NFL analyst at ESPN.
A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social Award winning indie magazine, celebrating games as an art form. 📚 Est. 2016
www.apwot.com
Kyle McLain @farmboyinjapan.bsky.social Tokyo based menswear and gaming enthusiast.
Ellis Hamburger @hamburger.bsky.social helping founders find their truth & share it with the 🌍 → https://meaning.company • past: browser company, snapchat, verge, umich
Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social I write stories about the games industry. Formerly at 1UP and Polygon. Now working on @designroom.site.
Design Room @designroom.site A new website dedicated to video game oral histories from @mattleone.bsky.social. Find us at designroom.site. Logo by asawallander.se.
GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com gimme a minute (GSK)
shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social 80s/90s/00s japanese gamedev interviews | patreon: http://patreon.com/shmuplations
austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | 2 Weeks | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
Chelsea Stark @chelseabot.bsky.social Polygon forever, but not any more; instructor: nyu j-school; other duties not specified
Samit Sarkar @samitsarkar.bsky.social ✊🏾 formerly & forever Vox Union | 📝 past life: @polygon.com, next thing: TBD | ⁉️ proud @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social loser | reading, writing, playing, watching, sleeping | he/him
John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social The Athletic NBA columnist
PER creator - Former Grizzlies VP Basketball Ops - Former ESPN
Wahoowa - Commanders - Brewers - Timbers - huh?
Atlanta/a hotel
Joe McReynolds @joemcreynolds.bsky.social Japan urbanism: Emergent Tokyo (2022). China-US NatSec: China's Evolving Military Strategy (2016), China's Evolving Information Warfare (2025). 摸着石头过河, learning as I go.
Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, recovering journalist, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
NBA @nba.com Join us as we recap the best plays, performances and moments of the 2025-26 NBA season 🍿
The official account for the NBA
Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social reporter
text me on signal @ nicolecarpenter.87
email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
Michael McWhertor @mmcwhertor.bsky.social Movies, video games, keshi, dogs, food, and menswear are things I enjoy. I previously worked for @polygon.com.
Jen Gupta @jengupta.bsky.social Professional Space Nerd. Emo kid at heart. Expect astronomy, physics, science, sci-fi, outreach, public engagement, dogs, parenting, emo, pop-punk & general geekiness. Own views. She/her.
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot. Never again a country without consequences.
Kirk Hamilton @kirkhamilton.com I make music and podcasts. Host of Strong Songs 🎶 and Triple Click 👾
strongsongspodcast.com
tripleclickpodcast.com
KirksNotes.com
Profile pic: Alicia J. Rose
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
A. @bigbreadfruit.bsky.social 👩🏾💻 freelance writer, editor and photojournalist scuttling between Tokyo and Kobe.
simeon paterson @arecibotv.bsky.social Recovering journalist, now in comms. Reposts ≠ like. Even likes ≠ like. Opinions represent no-one & could doubtless be improved upon. よろしくね。
Martin Fackler @martinfackler.bsky.social Reporter & Editor @ New York Times
Author of forthcoming book on the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Hayato Huseman @hayato.bsky.social Brooklyn-based freelance videographer. Former lead producer for The Studio at MKBHD. Fan of coffee and loud music.
Ian Fogg @ianfogg.bsky.social Tech industry analyst – Director, Network Innovation at CCS Insight. Also: XR, AI, mobile & more.
Signal: ianfogg.42
@ianfogg@mastodon.social
@ianfogg42 on threads (same username, but now inactive on twitter)
@shortylaforge.bsky.social @shortylaforge.bsky.social 
Ink Console @inkconsole.bsky.social INK CONSOLE
Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social nba stats, raptors | not all fun facts are fun, some are red flags | email: uthayakumar.keerthika@gmail.com
Emily Young @eayoung.net All-tech enthusiast and total retro/Linux geek | She/Her 🏳️⚧️ | Newfoundlander | Former host/writer @linusmediagroup.com
📺 YouTube
youtube.com/@emily-young
🐧 Twitter
twitter.com/EmilyAYoung1
🕸️ Fediverse
tech.lgbt/@emilyyoung
Tokyo Cheapo @tokyocheapo.com The ultimate guide to living in and visiting Tokyo tokyocheapo.com on the web, search Tokyo Cheapo on YouTube and Instagram.
Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social Senior Reporter @ Kotaku
Reporting on the biz, culture, & horniness of the game industry
📧: aparrish@kotaku.com
Signal: @adashtra.87
Discord: @adashtra
📍Northeast Ohio
🌠 per aspera, ad astra 🌠
She/her
Emily Yoshida @emilyyoshida.bsky.social cherished idiot / writer on SHOGUN and KENNEDY (2027)
Jack Cooper @jack-eyes.bsky.social Golden Axe, Bielsa, NOFX, West Coast IPA, Evil Dead, CM 97/98, Withnail.
@katmccormick.bsky.social @katmccormick.bsky.social 
LanceStein @lancestein.bsky.social Photographer and writer from Detroit, Michigan. Tokyo half-life. Resident of Italy and Japan. 日本語〄
@nytimes.com @TMag @NatGeo @BBC @japantimes.co.jp 
Cormacaroni @cormacaroni.bsky.social books, comics, NBA, guitars, cooking, cocktails, pizza, Neko Master, Japan life, Netrunner 🇮🇪🇯🇵
Miura Anjin @anjinmiura.bsky.social Former bond guy. Dismal scientist, but love old maps & complex chords. Toronto & Tokyo leaver, Kyushu liver & lover. Middle Kingdom (not that one) visitor.🌸
Satoshi Sugiyama @satoshijournal.bsky.social Temporarily covering markets for @reuters.com ✍🏻
Opinion = mine. RT= 👀, NOT👍🏻
Syracuse/Newhouse alum 🍊
Ex Japan Times reporter 📰
Christmas music enthusiast 🎄
https://www.reuters.com/authors/satoshi-sugiyama/
Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social The Daigo Umehara of dating sims and the Tony Hawk of Tokimemo. Also your neighborhood Japanese game translator for over a decade. DM for work inquiries.
日英ゲーム翻訳者。日本語のメッセージも大歓迎！
📖 Blog: https://dateemups.com/
✍️ Portfolio: https://freelansations.com
Patrick Macias @patrickmacias.bsky.social Book author, magazine editor, art director. Ex-Netflix & Crunchyroll. Repped by Hill Nadell Literary Agency. Lives in Tokyo. 作家・編集者・アートディレクター。 東京に住んでいます。
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
Brian Gray @brilingual.bsky.social Freelance game translator/writer. ゲーム業界のフリーランス翻訳者・ライター Kingdom Hearts/The World Ends with You/Death Stranding/Fire Emblem/Gotta Protectors
Ben Dreyfuss @bendreyfuss.bsky.social You don’t need to follow me just because we were mutuals on Twitter. I won’t be offended. Seems like this account is mostly me getting in dumb arguments which I wouldn’t want to read either.
CalmDownBen.com
Thu-Huong Ha @thu.bsky.social arts and farts in tokyo
linktr.ee/whatthudo
Elizabeth Beattie @elizabeth-beattie.bsky.social Business and Economics Correspondent at The Japan Times
Field Notes: https://tokyofieldnotes.substack.com/p/welcome-to-field-notes 
Karin Kaneko @kanekokarin.bsky.social Freelance journalist
Former reporter at The Japan Times | Work featured in SCMP
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4420/karin-kaneko/
max tani @maxtani.bsky.social media reporter @semafor
Bryan Ma @bryanbma.bsky.social Technology industry analyst at IDC covering devices, mobility, and augmented/virtual reality in Asia and worldwide
Trixxy @trixbsky.bsky.social Vanlifer, bikepacker, digital nomad, dad, OG @theverge.com, and B to G.
Ian (F) Martin @ianfmartin.bsky.social Writer and indie music scene person, based in Tokyo. Author of Quit Your Band! Musical Notes from the Japanese Underground (Awai Books, 2016) / バンドやめようぜ！ (Ele-king books, 2017) and owner of Call And Response Records.
Richard Lawler @rjcc.bsky.social News @TheVerge.com etc.
This is the part where I tell you not to follow me and also that this is a Sandra Oh stan account. 
Jon Davies 🦖 🔜 Gamescom @sovanjedi.bsky.social Pixel Artist (derogatory) worked on Super House of Dead Ninjas, Binding of Isaac, Inmost, Cursed to Golf, X-Men ‘97, Marvel: Cosmic Invasion. #pixelart
🚫NFTs/AI/Crypto
👍Dinosaurs.
Portfolio: jontendo.format.com
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sovanjedi
James Hadfield @jameshadfield.bsky.social Tokyo-based word mangler. Immigrant. awfuldross@gmail.com
I post gig listings and the other drivel at https://tokyodross.blogspot.com/
mika @paprikahhh.bsky.social oc → nyc → tokyo → yokohama
she/her
Noah Oskow @noahoskow.bsky.social JPN translator, Global Studies MA, former JET. 10年間以上日本に滞在。Minnesotaיהודי מ. 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇩🇪🇦🇹 Ghibli stan. EiC/writer at Unseen Japan, head of UJ Tours.
Writing/making videos on intercultural meeting points and lesser-known historical junctures in Japan.
Alex K.T. Martin @alexktmartin.bsky.social Tokyo-based journalist and senior writer at The Japan Times. Author of PHANTOM WOLVES OF JAPAN (Tuttle, Sept. 29).
https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Howl-Search-Japans-Wolves/dp/4805319747
Chris Russell @russ-chris.bsky.social Desk Editor, @asia.nikkei.com | Oxford Climate Journalism Network 2024 @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
Andrew Meredith @ameredith.bsky.social Hi. こんにちは
My 日本🗾life.
yukana inoue @yukanai.bsky.social domestic news reporter at the japan times
Dan Traylor @dantraylor.bsky.social Deputy managing editor at The Japan Times; former keg washer 
Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social PhD. Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. I research Japan's Politics/Nationalist Activism/History Disputes/Pop Culture. Shares/Likes ≠ endorsements. https://linktr.ee/jeffreyjhall
Tomoko Otake @tomokootake.bsky.social A health and science reporter for The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3264/tomoko-otake/
Shaun McKenna @smcka.bsky.social I’m at The Japan Times holding space with music, features, language, podcasts … y’know, “things” and “stuff.”
Jason Coskrey @jcoskrey.bsky.social Japan-based baseball writer staring at an always growing backlog of video games to finish. 
Hannah Murphy @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social Financial Times tech correspondent writing on social media - X, Meta, TikTok, Telegram - plus some AI, cyber and misinformation.
🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸. DMs open.
Tips to: 📨hannah.murphy@ft.com
Signal: mshannahmurphy.04
デイヴ @deivudesu.bsky.social This is a mirrored account: I rarely check replies here.
To interact, please go to: https://mastodon.social/@deivudesu
Dylan Makes Games @dylancuthbert.bsky.social Ultra veteran game dev, I have made a /lot/ of games, some of them are hits! Some of them aren’t! But I love every one of them.
Myke Hurley @myke.social Podcaster and Co-Founder at @Relay.fm, Creative Director and Co-Founder at @CortexBrand.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.
Dominic Preston @dompreston.com News Editor at @theverge.com | Read my restaurant & recipe newsletter @braise.substack.com | Arsenal/Fiorentina ⚽ | He/him | Contact me on Signal for tips: @dompreston.01
Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies.bsky.social Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking
8-4 Play @84play.bsky.social Every other week, tune in to 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.
Alpaca Tech @alpacatech.bsky.social Snapdragon Insider. Samsung Galaxy Creator. I love sharing photos captured with smartphones and my thoughts on tech. All photos taken by me!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/alpacasarethebest
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too 
Myriam Joire @tnkgrl.bsky.social Tech & car journalist. Podcaster. Product & media strategy consultant. Speaker. Ex-game developer. Host of the #MobileTechPodcast 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ https://linktr.ee/tnkgrl
Justesbaraheni @justesbaraheni.bsky.social NBA Daily @TheAthletic | Video Host @RaptorsRepublic + @BleacherReport | Sideline @CEBLeague |@ProHoopsWriters | Past: @TheScore
Francisco Jeronimo @fjeronimo.bsky.social VP Devices @ IDC || 📣 TEDx & Tech Speaker || 🏆TOP Influencer: 🏆#54 Marketing || 🏆#25 DX || 🏆#56 AI || 💡ex-Startup Founder || ♻️ Circular Economy
Q-Games @q-games.com Game developer in Kyoto. Always on the look out for new and interesting fun!
Get ready to unravel the mysteries of the dream world in Dreams of Another!
Chat with us: discord.gg/qgamesforever
Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social Writes for WSJ about tech, energy, transportation and things of that nature. Author of two books, both of which are excellent and worth looking up.
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social I write about gadgets at @Verge. Former @CNET @Gizmodo @Engadget. Avid gamer, lucky husband, happy dad! Maybe too blunt.
Currently giving away gadgets at theverge.com/TITW
Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social Now: News Literacy Project. Then: WSJ tech columnist, AllThingsD, Recode, D & Code conferences, Verge, CTRL-WALT-DELETE. Opinions are purely personal.
Alex Cranz @cranz.bsky.social laser bong lyricist. tech critic.
David Imel @davidimel.com Guy who makes stuff sometimes
Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast
Temp Senior reviewer @Verge
YouTube.com/davidimel
Davidimel.com
Prints: Davidimel.darkroom.com
Old:
Senior Reporter at Android Authority, Systems Engineer at Intel
Francis B. Tang @francisbtang.bsky.social 英字新聞ジャパンタイムズ記者 日米関税交渉・経産省・財務省・内閣府担当 | @japantimes.co.jp reporter covering macroeconomy, trade and financial markets. Also write about Japan’s politics, foreign relations and businesses. Views my own.
Twitter/X: @francis_towne | Signal/tips→DM
kazzycom/カジコム @kazzycom.bsky.social 再 現 写 真
Nostalgic photography
https://x.com/kazzykazycom
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.
Dawn Rivers Taylor @dawnrivers.bsky.social Senior Lighting Designer in Japan💡
Previously at SquareEnix on Forspoken + FF16, Harmonix, Disney Pixar, and more! ✨️
Paul Oswald @poswald.bsky.social Startup CTO in Japan, Angel Investor, part-time startup advisor, HNTokyo founder and MC, Python enthusiast, ex-Sony Music
NYC | Tokyo
Also at https://mastodon.social/@poswald
Kimberly Tierney @lilyprojp.bsky.social Voice actor based in Tokyo, Owner Tigerlily GK, Lily Pro VO, Sauna evangelist 🧖🏻♀️ Permanent Resident of Japan
sarah @everydayfoxlife.bsky.social deltarune dev & comic maker & hydroponics enthusiast
Shane Reustle @reustle.org Adventure motorcyclist, tech advisor, startup community instigator
Circumnavigated earth by train and boat while building tech companies
Tokyo ↔ New York
https://reustle.org
@mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social