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News in Slow (as in speed) Japanese 21 Jul 2013 | 04:08 pm
Foreign languages sound fast when you are new student, and Japanese is no exception. The news is an excellent learning resource, but dang those newscasters talk fast! “News in Slow Japanese” is a blog...
Sale on Japanese Films at BestBuy.com 2 Jun 2013 | 07:53 pm
Hey Everyone, Public Service Announcement. Best Buy is having a sale on some of the Criterion Collection movies, which includes some Japanese classics by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu. For exampl...
Review: Kanji Solitaire for iOS 4 May 2013 | 11:11 pm
Hello everyone! I have been playing with @tuzen’s Kanji Solitaire App for iOS over the past week. This app is a great idea, and a much needed fresh approach to kanji study. There are lots of kanji Ap...
Life-sized Gundam Model in Tokyo 24 Feb 2013 | 05:16 pm
I had a chance to go check out the life-sized Gundam Model in Tokyo this month! I’m not gonna lie. I have never watched a full episode of Gundam. I am not a true Gundam fan. I do however appreciate a...
Evangellion makes Suizenji Kiyoko popular to a new audience 6 Jan 2013 | 02:06 pm
Thanks to geeking out on Evangellion I recently stumbled upon this classic Japanese song called 365-step March. This song is appears in EVANGELION:2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE when the new character Ma...
Shared my Japanese Anki Deck 21 Oct 2012 | 01:32 pm
I just shared my Japanese Anki Deck! It’s very personal. Basically when I see something I don’t know, I write it down, and then some day I stuff it into Anki. I have been using Anki for years, so thi...
Yodogawa Hanabi Taikai 2012 9 Aug 2012 | 07:13 pm
Summertime in Japan means festivals and fireworks displays! I’m staying in Osaka now so I was able to check out Yodogawa Fireworks festival. There are also fireworks during Tenjin Festival, which I al...
Furusato – Traditional Japanese Children’s Song 7 Aug 2012 | 09:31 am
Some of my friends gave us a gift to congratulate us on our new baby! It plays music! Watch the video below to hear the song. It actually plays much longer but I just gave it a little tug to make the ...
Things to do in Tokyo: Kagurazaka 2 Aug 2012 | 08:26 am
I had the opportunity to roam around Tokyo with Yuko (@guideyu and @guideyu_) from Guide-Yu.jp! Even though I lived in the Yokohama/Tokyo area for more than a few years, I learned a lot during our day...
Tenjin Matsuri 2012 26 Jul 2012 | 04:58 pm
I went to Tenjin Matsuri (天神祭) in Osaka again this year! This year the festival was on July 24th and 25h. Every year the festival is held around Tenmabashi station area and events are centered around ...
