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Profiles in Anime: High School of the Dead
Theme: Passion There’s existing, and then, there’s living. “High School of the Dead,” adapted from a manga of the same name, is a Japanese take on Romero style zombie movies, down to the open homage in episode titles (featuring English … Continue reading
Learning Through Lyrics: Part 6
Line Six 何度も伝えたい 君はひとりじゃない Translation I want to tell you over and over you’re not alone Vocabulary & Grammar Notes Nando mo Japanese: なんども、何度も。 The first kanji is the “nan” as … Continue reading
Fan Service: What It Means, And Why
Defining A Phrase Most people with even a small amount of knowledge of anime or manga are familiar with the term “fan service,” and usually with what it means. However, there is an interesting little story to tell about the … Continue reading
Sincerity: A Core Japanese Virtue, On TV Anyway
Image: Ferns. In flower language, the fern signifies “sincerity.” As I try to scour the Internet for good comments on Japanese culture, I found one that seemed slightly random at first. This comment was that sincerity is considered an important … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Culture, Japan, video games
Tagged anime, character design, culture, Japan, pop culture, video games
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Why Bushido Didn’t Push Japan Into WWII
Setting The Record Straight I don’t want to link to this because it’ll only draw attention to leaky history but, in my efforts to find sites worth linking this blog to, I began reading a ‘history of Japan’ that floated … Continue reading
A Concise History of the Samurai
This is from a class I once taught on an education site. I provide it for free. It is, as the topic implies, a concise history that takes the big picture view that puts all the little details in context. … Continue reading
Japan Culture Sites Shouldn’t Hate Japan
This is a relatively young blog. I wanted to go around the Internet finding sites to link to, but there’s a little problem with that. I keep finding sites that cover Japanese culture that, without naming names, because that would … Continue reading
University of Yamanashi: A Heavy Hitter
Yamanashi Prefecture is the part of Japan once known as Kai Prefecture. That’s as in, The Tiger of Kai, Takeda Shingen, who I covered in a “Profiles of Bushido” post a couple of weeks ago. Put another way, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Overseas Study, Tourism, Universities
Tagged Japan, overseas studies, universities, Yamanashi, 山梨大学, 甲府市
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Sapporo: Modern Japan Without The Crowds
A Less Crowded Alternative Recently, I was asked by a Japanese learner from Australia to help him pick a university in Japan where he will study as an exchange student for the entire 2012 year. One of his options is … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Overseas Study, Tourism, Universities
Tagged Japan, Sapporo, Tourism, Travel, University
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The Allure of Japanese Swords: Preview
Open publication – Free publishing – More wakizashi