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Tag Archives: culture
You Hate Japan? Well I don’t.
Warning: Rant Engaged So a friend of mine showed me this post about “I hate Japan some more.” The writer lives in Japan and teaches classes there. He has found a new reason to hate Japan, and I do not … Continue reading
Today’s Random Japan Picture, Oct 25 2011
From a festival in Kyoto. Kyoto literally means “capitol” and was once the long-time capital of Japan. To this day, it remains a great cultural epicenter.
Miyamoto Musashi’s “Book of Five Rings”
A Book For All Times and Cultures Today, I will write a few words about Miyamoto Musash’s “Book of Five Rings,” a book I have read in translated form… as even I have not studied enough medieval Japanese to be … Continue reading
It’s Like, Cool, Man
イッツ・ライク、クール、マン (This post uses Japanese characters.) 普通には、ライク（like）が「好き」の意味と同じ。しかし、タイトルの場合は違う。英語の「like」は三つの使い方がある。
Welcome to “Together With Japan”
A New Beginning For a wide variety of reasons, I just feel that keeping this blog entirely about Japanese culture is played out. That is, I am not an encyclopedia; I am a person. I want to write about people … Continue reading
Phantasy Star Online 2: Adventures in Fansubbing
So, I’ve Been A Busy Boy. This is not for the faint of heart, but I did the lion’s share/ heavy lifting for a fansub (“fan subtitled video”) of a “media briefing” (in the vernacular: press conference) for the still-in-development, … Continue reading
Using Sushi to Teach Japanese
A Matter of Taste Last Tuesday, I was finally able to implement a plan for a Japanese lesson I’d had my heart set on: using sushi to teach Japanese vocabulary. It was a strong success. Somehow, people just remember things … Continue reading
Japan Cooking: Creamed broad beans and chicken
So sue me – I’m actually using Twitter for once. Thanks to that, I saw this at Asahi.com (the Asahi Shimbun being Japan’s leading paper IIRC) presenting a Japanese recipe for the above dish… in English. Check it out here. … Continue reading
Drama: Cutting Off One’s Hair In Japan
An Old Tradition One theme that arises in Japanese drama, be it film or anime, is a character dramatically cutting off her hair. This is signals some kind of dramatic, life-altering change.