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Japanese: That’s How It Is
ソーユーこと This reads like “soo yuu koto.” This is Tokyo dialect, under-pronouncing the first part. One might see the “koto” part either in kana or as kanji, but what we’re really seeing is actually: そういう事 The “sou” part indicates something … Continue reading
The Impact of Japanese Fashion
Quick Post This Time. I just wanted to bring this article to everyone’s attention. It’s from the Japan Times, which is in English here, about the impact of Japan’s fashion input on the wider global fashion industry. The part that … Continue reading
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Japanese Culture Blogging: My Future Legacy?
What Bloggers Leave Behind Them This post is part of a blog series on Brazen being sponsored by Entrustet. As a member of Brazen Careerist, I was asked to make a post about what I want my legacy to be. … Continue reading
Japanese Folklore: Yuki Onna (The Snow Woman)
雪女（ゆきおんあ） While I like the younger, cuter version in Nurarihyon no Mago, by rights, Yuki Onna a.k.a. “Snow Woman” is one of Japan’s more popular and enduring figures in folklore. The above image is taken from “Kwaidan,” a film from … Continue reading
Quick Opinion: OreImo Episode 8
When Anime Insiders’ Oxen Are Gored For the context of this, you should look at Random Curiosity’s review of episode 8 here, and for what I’m about to quote, original credit goes here. Essentially, this episode was about a bubbly … Continue reading
Education Through Naruto: Yudan Taiteki
I decided to use something out of Naruto manga for educational purposes. I mean, why not? It may not be high literature, but it can be used to show little pieces of the Japanese language. Audio Version [audio:https://jp.learnoutlive.com/media/Naruto%20Yudan%20Taiteki.mp3]download mp3 油断大敵 … Continue reading
The YouTube of Manga? For Real?
Above: “Absolutely not!!” (ironic promo image used for the subject of this post by Ken Akamatsu, creator of Love Hina, and thus the actual holder of the intellectual property thereof.) いいえ、本当かも （It Really Might Be For Real!) The Gist: Ken … Continue reading
Japanese Culture: “Chick Flick” Anime
Like Romance Novels On A TV In American culture, a “chick flick” is a romance oriented movie that occurs from a woman’s perspective and is meant to play to a woman’s tastes. There is anime like this as well, and … Continue reading
Japanese Rap Music: Send In The Clowns
Where Seriousness Goes To Die I make a bad clown. Even though I laugh at a lot in my personal life, I’ve been very reluctant to be a clown in my professional life. I’m just not good at it, but, … Continue reading
How To Learn Japanese Kanji Better, For Real
Substance, Not Fluff So, I was trying to catch up on reading the Gakuranman blog (I finally got around to putting it in my blogroll section here, which I have been neglecting for too long) and I see a site … Continue reading