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Fri 2015.12.11

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Gacco: Online Courses in Japanese asia, culture, gacco, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, online, online course, Reviews, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.11.27

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Japanese book review: “Candy Candy Final Story” book, candy candy, coming of age, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, novel, review, Reviews, translation Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.11.12

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Book Review: “Manabeshima Island Japan” by Florent Chavouet culture, General, guide, japan, japanese, picture, Reviews, travel, tuttle, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.10.25

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Book review: Etiquette Guide to Japan (by Boye Lafayette De Mente ) book, culture, etiquette, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, Reviews, self-study, tuttle Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.10.16

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Japanese word puzzles (nazo nazo) challenge, culture, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, nazonazo, puzzle, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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Book Review: “Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics, and Culture” by Patricia J. Graham art, asia, culture, design, General, history, japan, japanese, review, Reviews, tuttle Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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Getting drunk in Japanese: vocab list alcohol, culture, drink, drinking, drunk, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, list, osake, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese
Being girly in Japanese (“womens language”) culture, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized, vocabulary, women Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.10.04

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Book Review: “Cool Japan Guide” by Abby Denson asia, book, culture, General, guide, guidebook, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, manga, review, Reviews, tuttle, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.09.16

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Kendama (けん玉): a traditional Japanese toy for training the mind and body asia, ball, culture, endurance, fun, General, history, japan, japanese, kendama, Reviews, sport, toy, train, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.09.10

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Japanese Novel Review: ”オレたちバブル入行組” (Oretachi baburu nyuukougumi) [Hanzawa Naoki Series] asia, banking, book, critique, culture, General, hanzawa, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, novel, review, Reviews, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.08

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Travels in Japan 2015: Overview [series of articles] asia, book, culture, General, japan, japanese, journal, language, tokyo, travel, travels, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.08

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Travels in Japan 2015 [Part 16: The Beauty of Japan (picture gallery) ] album, beauty, culture, General, japan, japanese, pictures, sendai, soma, touhoku, travel, Travels in Japan 2015, trip Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.09.04

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Travels in Japan 2015 [Part 13: Narita View Hotel with hot spring baths] asia, bath, culture, General, hotel, japan, japanese, narita, onsen, relax, travel, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.09.03

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Travels in Japan 2015: [Part 12: Cleanliness in Japan] bath, cleanliess, culture, General, japan, japanese, observations, shoes, tradition, travel, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.09.02

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Travels in Japan 2005 [Part 11: Make it as you like it with Japanese Okonomiyaki] cuisine, culture, food, healthy, japan, japanese, okonomiyaki, pancake, travel, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.01

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Travels in Japan: [Part 10: Souma horse riding festival and dressing up like a Samurai] culture, edo, festival, fukushima, General, horse riding, japan, japanese, nomaoi, samurai, souma, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.08.31

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Travels in Japan: [Part 9: Taking your Japanese skills to the next level in Japan] culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics, skills, study, travel, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.08.28

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Travels in Japan 2015 [Part 6: integration of the roman alphabet and English into everyday life] advertising, alphabet, culture, General, japan, japanese, language, lingistics, marketing, travel, Travels in Japan 2015 Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.07.16

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A Bad Idea 43 A Bad Idea, books, culture, demons, depression, entertainment, fiction, humor, meta, science fiction, spaceship, surprise, wordplay, writing Megapulp

Tue 2015.06.09

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A few more interesting Japanese expressions about food cuisine, culture, eating, expressions, food, japan, japanese, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.08

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A few interesting Japanese expressions about food cuisine, culture, food, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, respect, shinto Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.05.31

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Going cuckoo with Japanese “ku ku” charts, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learning, math, multiplication, school, self-taught Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.05.12

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Japanese Podcast review: Gen’s modern Japanese corner (源ちゃんのゲンダイ国語) culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, NHK, Podcast, review, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.04.17

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Japanese Book Review: ザ・ギフティッド 「The gifted」by 大川翔 「Sho Okawa」 book, child, culture, education, General, genius, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raising a bilingual child, review, sho okawa, upbringing Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.04.15

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Shiritori: Japanese word game culture, foreign language, fun, game, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, shiritori, word Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.04.07

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Chit chat : Batik…Batik… batik, Batik Indonesia, Batik Jawa, Budaya, Clothes, Cultural stuff, culture, Dresses, Fashionshow Batik, Formal dress Batik, Indonesia, Interest, Java, Javanese, Javanese Batik, Origin Indonesia, outfit Azurro 4 Cielo

Thu 2015.04.02

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“Onara” first person pronoun – followup april fool's day, culture, japan, japanese, linguistics, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.30

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Monocle’s special report on Japan culture, fashion, General, japan, japanese, magazine, manga, media, monocle, review, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.03.27

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Japanese family terms which include birth order culture, family, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, terms, vocabulary Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.03.14

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An overview of confusing Japanese loanwords culture, gairaigo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loanwords, terms, vocabulary Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.02

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Japanese polite language and appropriate phrases for asking a person’s name conversation, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, phrases, polite, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.02.24

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Japanese Drama Recommendation: ありふれた奇跡 (“Everyday Miracle”) asia, conversation, culture, drama, General, japan, japanese, Reviews, series, soap opera, TV, Uncategorized, Yukie Nakama Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.02.08

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Personal thoughts on loanword frequency in Japanese culture, eastern, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loan words, self-study Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.02.06

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Why does Japanese have so many loan words? (外来語, “gairaigo”) culture, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, loanword, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.01.26

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The rice cooker (炊飯器, suihanki) , an essential part of Japanese life cooker, cooking, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lifestyle, rice, suihanki, zojirushi, 炊飯器 Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.01.15

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Japanese culture highlight: “seiza” (正座) – Traditional Japanese sitting posture back pain, buddhism, culture, eastern, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oriental, posture, seiza Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.12.24

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Using Japanese family terms to refer to non-family culture, family, foreign, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, terms, vocabularly, お兄さん, お姉さん Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.12.21

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Japanese culture focus: Understanding what a “Torii” gate is and what it isn’t buddhism, culture, games, japan, japanese, religion, shinto, torii, Uncategorized, 鳥居 Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.12.18

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Solving the mystery of a Japanese phrase on a coffee can (大容量!ビジネスシーンのながら飲みにぴったり!) coffee, culture, drink, japan, japanese, language, pokka, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.12.16

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Foreign Language Immersion Trick: Satellite TV channel, culture, foreign language, General, immersion, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, news, satellite, TV Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.12.04

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Sequential voicing in Japanese (Rendaku, 連濁) culture, dakuten, General, handakuten, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, rendaku Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.11.04

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Japanese culture highlight: Natto (fermented bean curd) asian, culture, fermented bean curd, food, General, japan, japanese, natto, smell Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.10

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Japanese culture highlight: 挨拶 (aisatsu) aisatsu, culture, greeting, greetings, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, politeness, salutations, 挨拶 Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.09.05

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“otagai” and “otagaisama” in Japanese culture, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, otagai, otagaisama, politeness, sama, study Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.03

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バトンタッチ (“Baton Touch”) in Japanese culture, education, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized, タッチ, バトン Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.08.22

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Japanese movie review: 「そして、父になる」 (Like Father, Like Son) culture, family, father, film, fukuyama masaharu, General, japan, japanese, movie, review, Reviews, seikatsukan, son Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.08.18

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Japanese book review:「テレビゲームのひみつ」 (The secret of video games) book, computer, culture, development, education, games, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, Reviews, video games Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.26

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Watching culture from the outside in and the uniqueness factor abroad, culture, difference, different, fanboy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, outsider, travel, Uncategorized, unique Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2014.05.17

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Random : Javanese – Boso Jowo Boso Jowo, culture, Indonesia, Indonesian, Interest, Javanese, Linguistic Azurro 4 Cielo