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Irish Rugby Federation Union writes:

The Ireland coaching group have named the 31-man squad that will travel to Japan on the 11th September to compete at Rugby World Cup 2019.

The squad is captained by Rory Best who will play at a fourth Rugby World Cup having been involved in the 2007, 2011, 2015 editions.

Six of the squad named featured at the previous two Rugby World Cups (2011 & 2015) – Sean Cronin, Keith Earls, Cian Healy, Rob Kearney, Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton, while a further five played in the 2015 tournament – Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson, Robbie Henshaw, Peter O’Mahony and Rhys Ruddock.

The remaining 19 players will be making their Rugby World Cup debuts – Bundee Aki, Tadgh Beirne, Joey Carbery, Jack Carty, Jack Conan, Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Dave Kilcoyne, Jean Kleyn, Jordan Larmour, Luke McGrath, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, John Ryan, Niall Scannell, CJ Stander, Garry Ringrose, Jacob Stockdale and Josh van der Flier.

Ireland’s Rugby World Cup Squad Named (Irish Rugby)

Saturday.

Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Dublin 1

Scenes from the the launch of the first Irish branch of Miniso, the Chinese/Japanese lifestyle brand, with some obsessive fans queuing from 8am for the 11am opening

MINISO has over 3,000 stores globally and has already amassed a loyal following around the world for their quirky, low-cost household products and whatnot.

为了公平起见.

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Pics: Richie Stokes

An original and rather excellent 2017 short by Lucas Leyva and Jillian Mayer that uses the traditional Japanese puppeteer theatre of bunraku to tell the story of two of the anonymous folk seen fleeing the gargantuan onslaught of Godzilla and friends in Japanese disaster movies.

To wit:

The first Mothra film to make it to Sundance. A day in the life of a Husband and a Wife, living in a world of giant monsters.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOGClmmeao

Early 20th century footage of Tokyo as Japan emerged from the chaotic Meiji period toward a new era of militarism and industrialisation.

The footage has been corrected for speed with ambient sound added by EYE Film Museum in Amsterdam.

Earlier: Reel Time New York

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Tenkawa Fishing Cabin – cantilevered out of the grey bedrock at the edge of Mount Omine in Japan – a concrete cuboid with a liner layout (master bedroom, guestroom, kitchen, bathroom and living area) split by an internal plywood partition with spectacular views of the river at one end and the mountain at the other.

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Finally, after three years in gestation, a rubbery new film from the mighty David Lewandowski.

Time For Sushi.

Easily the maddest thing you’ll see today.

Previously: Late For Meeting

More previously: Just Nipping Out To Grab A Coffee Or Whatever

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There’s the public service in Japan – taking a gaping five lane-wide sinkhole in a metropolitan area and fixing it in less than a week.

Above is a timelapse video of the entire engineering feat, capturing the around-the-clock work undertaken.

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https://vimeo.com/160518727

Filmmaker James Skerritt writes:

A short film documenting Irish artist Eoin as he works between the contrasting neon cityscape of Tokyo and the lush landscape of Japan. Showcasing the process of his long exposure photography.

James Skerritt