Current Resident of 🇯🇵🇹🇼🇬🇧 #Art | #Ukiyoe | #Anecdotes | #Cuisine Then & Now | Floating World 🚫DMs 🚫IRL #fintech https://www.youtube.com/@redsamurairobhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mzng5rejvk2pI really enjoyed this Miso Ramen.06 Nov 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzng5rejvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mzm2lnyd7k2bI go on socials to respectfully interact with peoples posts, & reply to comments on my posts. That's it Though have lived in 🇯🇵 over 30 years as a fintech CEO, I don't claim to be an authority on anything May rant at 🍊&🚀, but as long folks believe in democracy - we're good05 Nov 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzm2lnyd7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mzkf6sr64k2oWhen Henry Ford was asked about product marketing he said - "If I'd asked folks what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". Been paying for the very top AI models and I can say that they are not good at product insight either. They also just answer - "faster horses".05 Nov 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzkf6sr64k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mzajhirh5s2vAre you hungry? Me: So so, could eat a little fish but no meat. Ok, how about I order? Me: Go ahead😱01 Nov 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzajhirh5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mz5vm3ecs223Woah, damn foggy over the Thames at 🇬🇧Canary Wharf at the moment.31 Oct 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5vm3ecs223https://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mz5ias5gps2fFloating World🇯🇵 Nihonbashi (日本橋) Artist: 🇫🇷Noël Nouët Date: 1936 Emphasizes the ornate wrought-iron streetlamps on the bridge, the reflective ripples of the canal water below, pedestrians with umbrellas, and a lone boatman poling a small flat-bottomed boat under the arches.31 Oct 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5ias5gps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mz5g4i3q622kI'll be back home in 🇯🇵Japan soon. Gotta admit, looking forward to it.31 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5g4i3q622khttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3myylbeurs225Drove into the 🇹🇼mountains today, had to circle back as so many downed trees and works. But ended up finding a remote🇯🇵 Kaiseki 懐石料理 restaurant for lunch. Was good. 9 course 👍29 Oct 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myylbeurs225https://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mylsyhznfs2g“Me Ol’ Bamboo” seems to have taken a bit of a beating from the storm.24 Oct 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylsyhznfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mykexa5alk2pThis typhoon is strongest I have seen in 🇹🇼Taipei so far, though it is pitch black, I can hear stuff breaking outside.23 Oct 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykexa5alk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3myjkwhccjk2pI’m likin’ this iPad version of 🦋Bluesky.23 Oct 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjkwhccjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3myiu4ksfs22p🇹🇼The Taiwan healthcare system is top notch I went to a new clinic for my flu, registered within 5 mins and had to wait just another 5 mins to see a doctor He spoke perfect English, diagnosed me with Type A flu, & gave me a prescription & I had the meds in another 5 mins & out22 Oct 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiu4ksfs22phttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mygo2g5yd22sOh great, now I have tested positive for type A influenza. Well, at least its not “The Vid”, which I have never had. “When troubles come they come not as single spies, but as whole battalions”22 Oct 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mygo2g5yd22shttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3myeidewv5c2zThen & Now🇯🇵 Tokyo Station (東京駅) Artist : 🇯🇵Shiro Kasamatsu Then: 1956 This image has always interested me. Did they have a line of tall pine trees planted infront of Tokyo station entrance back in 56? Now: An open and accessible entrance.21 Oct 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myeidewv5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3myck6u5lm22s2 years ago I bought Heinz beans in 🇹🇼Costco. Photo to prove it. Since then I have not been able to find here again There are horrible other brands which I wont touch. Even went to a 🇬🇧shop, and they said they cannot get any It’s cramping my style when I make 🇬🇧breakfasts😉20 Oct 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myck6u5lm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mybop4c6ms2iFloating World🇦🇫 Caravan from Afghanistan(アフガニスタンのキャラバン) Artist: 🇯🇵Hiroshi Yoshida Date: 1932 A camel and pack-donkey caravan crossing a sun-baked desert landscape in Afghanistan, with travelers in regional attire.20 Oct 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybop4c6ms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3my7ksz6cn22j🇹🇼Another peaceful day here. Grateful for every one.19 Oct 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7ksz6cn22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3my7akavlts2mMe: Yeah its hard driving in the mountains with the vertical drops everywhere🤔 Me: And now I am stuck behind a big assed bus😬 Me: And now I there are roadworks and a cliff…😡 (Passes a granny on a 2-speed bike on a long 10% slope…🥵) Me: Ok I am going to STFU now…🙇‍♂️19 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7akavlts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3my6y5qpbos2yBack in the 🇹🇼mountains today, where the earth’s sulphurous breaths, meets the heavens cloudy embrace.19 Oct 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6y5qpbos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3my5cbd6rmk2fNeeded a bit of color, bought some flowers18 Oct 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5cbd6rmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3my36qpjjyk2kFloating World🇯🇵 Night View of Ohashi Bridge (安宅の大橋 夜) Artist: 🇯🇵Shōda Kōho Date: ~1915 Pedestrians carrying lanterns, a horseback rider, and a noodle vendor cross the wooden Ōhashi Bridge over the Sumida River in Tokyo at dusk or night. Soon I will be home there myself.17 Oct 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my36qpjjyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3my2mej7wtk2kTook a walk in the nearby 🇹🇼mountain park today Ambling along, squirrels & birds around me, when I heard a sound and a 3 meter long snake raced down hill in front of me. Super fast, too fast to photograph Don't know what it was but it was big, grey, very fast, and strong😬17 Oct 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2mej7wtk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxxryl64gk2dSwimming is spiritual with me. Just you and your breath, your limbs follow well-worn pattens and all noise is cancelled out Last time in a hotel infinity though, a earthquake hit, I was trapped by the harmonics and 1/3 of the water washed down the side 20 floors below😬16 Oct 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxryl64gk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxuiaele6k2xFrom 1st Jan 2025 🇹🇼Taiwan brought in a law that banned single-use toiletries in hotels for sustainability & environmental reasons. Saves about 2,100 tonnes of plastic a year. FYI bring your own toothbrush and paste if you come here. I can confirm…14 Oct 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxuiaele6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxodsxv6as2oDusk is a great time for a swim…12 Oct 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxodsxv6as2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxnybrn7ac2mIt’s a Shabu Shabu day, again.12 Oct 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnybrn7ac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxno3sotak2mTaking a short break for a few days to decompress. Not going too far but a change of scenery should be nice.12 Oct 2026 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxno3sotak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxko65sr4s2yAs a CEO in Japan and Asia, i am invited to all the staff weddings, & expected to contribute & make a speech That’s fine, it can get expensive & onerous with alot of staff, but ok But also invited to all the funerals and I confess - I have had it with that Sorry, I am done🚫10 Oct 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxko65sr4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxjhtfucfk2sFloating World🇯🇵 Morigasaki Coast (森林ヶ崎海岸) Artist: 🇯🇵Tsuchiya, Koitsu Date: 1933 Fishermen on a traditional wooden boat off the coast of Morigasaki. A large fishing net hangs suspended from wooden poles above the vessel. A warm orange lantern flickers on the deck.10 Oct 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxjhtfucfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/redsamurai.bsky.social/post/3mxikigl2l22y🎶 ”Woke this morning, the war was over Radio was singing love songs … Romance and promises of summer days I strolled unclothed into your garden To feel the warm sun on my face The saving of the human race Jets at dawn Trails across the sky” 🇹🇼This morning10 Oct 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:cqefrapbcbn77afzyutvghgd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxikigl2l22y