Tue 2024.06.25

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Japanese book review: 活の入れ方 (“Techniques for Motivation”) by 藤平信一 (Shin’ichi Tohei)	aikido, culture, General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2024.06.06

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Learning to Read Japanese Quickly	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2024.06.03

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Japanese Literature Audio Narration: “Bitter Honey”	Audio Narrations, E-book publishing, General, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2024.05.15

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Japanesque 5: With recent AI advances, does learning a foreign language make sense anymore?	Aside, culture, General, podcast, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2024.04.16

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Studying calligraphy in Japan	Calligraphy, culture, General, Japan Travel (misc)	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2024.04.13

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Japan travels: Shimadai Gallery (calligraphy photo collection)	Calligraphy, culture, General, Japan Travel (misc), Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2024.04.11

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Training Ki-Aikido in Osaka	aikido, culture, General, Japan Travel (misc)	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2024.04.09

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Announcing *Japanesque*: a new podcast about all things Japanese	aikido, culture, General, podcast, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2024.04.04

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Japan Trip 2024 Video	culture, General, Japan Travel (misc), Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2024.03.12

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Japanese Literature Release: “Bitter Honey”	E-book publishing, General, Japanese Study: Moderate, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2024.02.13

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Japanese word deep dive: “nakama” (仲間) [as heard in One Piece]	culture, General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2024.01.05

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Why I Train in Ki Aikido	aikido, culture, General, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2023.12.23

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Japanese expression: (何となく） “nan to naku”	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2023.12.22

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Japanese Pronunciation Highlight: The debate of the soft “ga”	culture, General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.12.19

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Netflix Anime Series Review: Pluto	General, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2023.12.15

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A reconsideration of teaching Japanese intonation (and a useful tool to examine intonations)	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.12.12

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Japanese literature release: “Alien Christmas” (Volume 3 of Masao Yamakawa collection)	Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2023.12.07

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Japanese Youtube Recommendation: Taigu Osho (talks from a Buddhist Priest)	culture, General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2023.08.12

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Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 4/5]	Aside, culture, Hawaii trip 2023	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2023.08.11

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Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 3/5]	Aside, culture, Hawaii trip 2023	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2023.08.10

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Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 2/5]	aikido, Aside, culture, Hawaii trip 2023	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.08.08

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Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 1/5]	Aside, culture, Hawaii trip 2023	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.07.18

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Japanese Literature Release: “The Face” by Hayashi Fubo	culture, E-book publishing, Japanese Study: Advanced, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2023.07.12

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Japanese grammar: the fickle word “ii” (良い) and a trio of particles	grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.06.27

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Important Japanese word: よく (yoku)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2023.06.22

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Japanese Netflix drama review: “Tiger & Dragon” (タイガー&ドラゴン）	culture, General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.06.20

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The Making of a Japanese Literature Audiobook (and a giveaway)	Audio Narrations, contests, E-book publishing, General, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2023.06.15

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The origin of the common phrase “ohayou gozaimasu” (meaning “good morning”)	Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.06.13

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Talking about the seasons in Japanese	culture, General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.06.06

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Japanese educational book release: “Kantan! Read Japanese stories like a native (Volume 1)”	Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2023.05.31

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How long will it take me to learn Japanese?	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.05.23

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The #1 pitfall of teaching yourself (a language)	Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.05.16

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Japanese literature translation: 風の又三郎 (Matasaburo of the Wind) by 宮沢賢治 (Kenji Miyazawa) [Part 6/6]	culture, General, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.05.09

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Japanese literature audiobook release: “Fast Forward Japan: Stories by the Founding Father of Japanese Science Fiction”	Audio Narrations, E-book publishing, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2023.05.08

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Japanese Netflix Drama review: “Alice in Borderland” (2nd Season)	culture, General, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.05.02

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PC game review “Ghostwire: Tokyo” (a realistic trip through the streets of Japan)	culture, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese
Useful Japanese words: Expressing annoyance with めんどくさい (mendokusai)	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.04.18

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Advanced Japanese technique: changing a thought mid-stream	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2023.04.06

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Ten surprising Japanese loanwords that come from German	General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2023.03.29

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Introducing Arigatai Goods: putting appreciation first	Aside, culture, E-book publishing, General, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2023.03.13

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Several usages of “mono”（もの）in Japanese	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2023.02.20

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Movie review: Bullet Train (a surprising connection to Japanese literature)	culture, General, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2023.02.13

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Anime review: “Cyberpunk Edgerunners” (a modern classic)	culture, General, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2023.02.06

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Japanese bilingual literature book release: “Tokyo: City of Illusions” by Muro Saisei （室生犀星）	E-book publishing, General, Japanese Study: Advanced, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.01.10

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Japanese drama review: 『ミステリと言う勿れ』(misuteri to iu nakare)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.01.03

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Japanese Literature Audio Narration: Acala the Immovable (by Soto Tachibana)	Audio Narrations, E-book publishing, General, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2022.12.26

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Arigatai Books End-of-Year Sale (Japanese Literature)	Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2022.12.22

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Japanese casual expression: かもだけど (kamo dakedo)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2022.12.13

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Japanese grammar: the difference between “のが” and ”のか”	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2022.12.12

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Japanese literature book release: “Gensen: Selected Stories in Modern Japanese Literature (Volume 2)”	E-book publishing, General, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese