In my experience working within J>E TL industry, you’re going to get blocked or muted regardless. The current trend within the clique is to play victim when faced with negative feedback. And to weaponise that in their favour.

So what can you do? (1/14) 1 Double check your concern. Ask people with access to the JP source to help confirm the problem or mistake.

If your issue can legitimately be written off as invalid or as a learner’s mistake, that will be weaponised against all future feedback. (2/14)

Anti-localisation is a term being pushed by localisers uncomfortable with their dubious work being questioned by their increasingly fed up end audience.

It’s disappointing to see it parroted by people unaware of the actual problems in the industry. There are very real concerns being increasingly raised, but you’ll notice these get swept away because it’s easier to focus on Twitter trolls being their usual hate-filled attention seeking selves. And you’ll find these toxic voices on both sides of the issue.

It’s Children’s Day in Japan today (which is essentially a holiday celebrating boys—girls had their equivalent day on March 3rd)

This is the holiday for which koi streamers are displayed.

The most common type are as pictured, but they aren’t the only kind!

1/6 Some families want to celebrate having boys, but they do it with a flat banner much like the one below…

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