Breaking! Possible Assassination Attempt in Japan

[ghostbloke]

@Jesse13927

The press has dug into Kimura’s Twitter…

AP reported that the lawsuit was filed in June and the Twitter account was opened around that time, but they’re more cautious with attributing it to Kimura.

The account does not carry his name, but identifies itself as representing the plaintiff in a lawsuit that matches the one filed by Kimura.

Still, I wonder if that means Kimura would have chosen to use Twitter to campaign. Could be another account out there if impulsive enough to open one before learning the requirements.

@Jesse13927

Speaking of which, the word パイプ爆弾 has entered the lexicon, a portmanteau of the English word “pipe” (パイプ) and the Japanese word “bomb” (爆弾).

Having to dust off/adapt/invent the words to describe what’s happening would go a long way towards explaining why it took so long to appear.

[gatto]

@Jesse13927

Speaking of which, the word パイプ爆弾 has entered the lexicon, a portmanteau of the English word “pipe” (パイプ) and the Japanese word “bomb” (爆弾).

google says that’s pronounced maybe “bakudan”? and that it means not only “bomb” but also “beer with whiskey”

[Jesse13927]

It is pronounced “bakudan.”

You know, like a bomb shot. You drop a shot glass of whiskey into a pint of beer.