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Author Archives: J Sensei
Nova Scotia and Japan
ノバスコシア This is “Nova Scotia” in katakana. This is the province of Canada (カナダ) in which I live. While largely the same latitude as Japan, it is a world away, with a 13 hour difference between Atlantic Standard Time and … Continue reading
My Kingdom For Working Spoiler Tags
It’s working now but, I am truly horrified and exasperated whenever I find out that in spite of my best intentions, and despite checking things in Chrome, the spoiler tags I use are easily broken and made inoperative in Firefox, … Continue reading
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Gundam 00 Movie Review, Spoilers Under Tags
Gundam 00 Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer Spoilers Under Tags Below Non-spoiler review HERE. Now, the point of this review is not to spoil the plot. It is to write in detail about various things of interest to the Gundam … Continue reading
Gundam 00 Movie, Non-Spoiler Review
No Spoilers Here Spoilers, under appropriate tags, will be included in a separate post. This post is spoiler-free so that I can link back to it for people who don’t want to know any of the plot.
Traditional Dishes of Japan
Edible Culture You may have noticed from the last couple of posts, but I am not feeling well so I am not doing intensive writing. Rather, I’m trying to point people to other good content on the Web. Why is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Japan, Tourism
Tagged culture, dishes, Japan, Tourism, traditional, Travel
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1up.com’s Editor’s Picks of 2010
One-Stop Interesting Story Shopping Since 1up.com was kind enough to put a link to a list of its Editor’s Picks for interesting stories in 2010, and more than a few touch on Japanese culture in general and gaming culture specifically … Continue reading
“Catherine” and Mixed Bag Marketing
Just To Get This Out I don’t know how many of you have actually paid attention to this Catherine game coming from Atlus. To me, it’s something I want because it has that Persona look and feel. Here’s the thing, … Continue reading
Japanese Cultural Principles: Gaman
Gaman (我慢、がまん) I saw this word being used as a cultural principle over at the Japan Times in an article about a modern production of the Tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin (known natively as the Chuushingura – “chuushin” (中心) means … Continue reading
Japanese Culture: Duties, Roles and Parts to Play
Yakuwari (役割、やくわり) A yakuwari can be a duty, a role, or a part to play. The first kanji can be read as “of use,” which is a concept used in service (for if you are of use to the Emperor, … Continue reading
Anime Review: Iron Man
Better Than I Expected Before diving into the spoiler space, here’s a general impression. Themes: Sacrifice, Bonds (See spoiler space.) Visuals: 8/10 (More than adequate, but not top) Characters: 9/10 (Better than expected, -1 for annoying reporter) Sounds/ Music: 7/10 … Continue reading
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Tagged anime, art, comics, culture, Iron Man, Japan, Marvel, review, science fiction, Tony Stark
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