Ah, dogs. (Wo)man’s best friend! My profile picture is of Fionna hugging Cake the Cat, and I volunteer at a cat shelter on the weekend, but here’s the thing: I’m actually a dog person. So, why not write a … [Read more...]
We take it for granted nowadays that so much in our lives is standardized. Most places in the world recognize the Gregorian calendar, the metric system, etc., which makes it a lot easier to live our lives. But it wasn't … [Read more...]
Rajio taiso (ラジオ体操), or “radio exercises” is an integral (if slightly dorky) part of Japanese culture. You’ve probably come across it even if you don’t live in Japan – it pops up all the time in … [Read more...]
Hate to break it to you normal-walker, but the way you're walking right now is inefficient, ridiculous, and just plain wrong. You know how you're overly moving your hips and twisting your body like a pretzel, causing … [Read more...]
One of the weirdest things about Japanese is that nobody really knows where it comes from. The languages spoken in Japan aren't related to any other language on earth. Obviously the written language (i.e. kanji) pulls a … [Read more...]
If you're learning Japanese, you've probably learned some everyday vocabulary for household objects; words for things like chairs, tables, and pencils. But when you get to the word for “stapler,” you might … [Read more...]