If you're learning Japanese, one of the first things you do is learn what your name is in Japanese. It's great because it personalizes the language and gives you an identity in Japanese. But sometimes there's a little … [Read more...]
[threecol_two]Police Crackdown on Otaku Party at Anime Boston: Events at a recent anime convention spurred police to arrest one otaku and investigate several more. It's a damn shame to see a con sullied by some kids all … [Read more...]
It's no secret that Japan and Hawaii have a special relationship. There are a ton of people with Japanese ancestry living in Hawaii, it's common vacation destination for many Japanese (my Japanese relatives took their … [Read more...]
What is “beautiful?” Depends who you ask! Beauty is a very subjective thing, and its definition changes wildly depending on who you ask. What's ugly and hideous to one person is attractive and sexy to the … [Read more...]
[threecol_two]For Japanese Linguist, A Long And Lonely Schlep: A Japanese linguist has finished his masterwork: the first-ever Japanese-Yiddish dictionary. Practical? Almost certainly not. At $700 (oy vey!) and catering to … [Read more...]
You might have heard of Red Bull's Flugtag, an event that the energy drink company throws once a year. It invites contestants from all over the world to build their own, human-powered flying machines and launch them into … [Read more...]