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Tofugu’s in a book!

10. June 2008

So, the other day, I got a book in the mail. It was for an interview I had done several months back about my two v/blogs, Koichiben and Tofugu. Turns out, this interview takes up two pages of Frederick Levy’s new book: 15 Minutes of Fame, Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution. The book has [...]

Happy Birthday, Tofugu!

5. June 2008

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That’s right, little guy, you’re 1 year old! Wow, has it already been a year? I mean, this is only a blip in the radar compared to Buddha’s birthday, but I think it’s big news nonetheless! Here, we made you all a birthday video, check it out after the jump!

Nara Actually gets a new Mascot, kinda-sorta

2. June 2008

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Remember back in the day when Nara’s new mascot was supposed to be the creepy baby deer man (sounds similar to manbearpig, yeah?) shown crossed out above? Well, it seems as though the public outcry was strong enough, and Nara will be getting a much more attractive mascot called “Manto-Kun.” Definitely an improvement, though, you [...]

My Japanese Video Final from Highschool. Let the Embarrassment Begin.

27. May 2008

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The other day I came across a copy of the video I made (with a few other folks) for my Japanese final at the end of high school. I’m probably wrong, but I feel like video finals in Japanese high school classes are very common. It’s something that links us all together somehow. Our video was [...]

Happy Birthday, Erin!

25. May 2008

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Today (in some time zones) is one of our Tofugu authors’ birthdays. Can you guess who? She’s the only female, she’s one of the top three writers, and she’s somewhere in that photo up there. The other two Tofugu writers would like to wish Erin a happy and safe twenty-first birthday! Thank you for writing [...]

日本で一番面白いボスです

18. May 2008

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Last night, Steve Carell participated in one of the funniest SNL Digital Shorts I have seen in a long time. Now, it’s kind of a stretch, as far as Tofugu’s “Japanese Culture and Language” theme goes, but I feel that it’s interesting enough to warrant a post. Here’s the video, after the break:

How Close are YOU to becoming Buddha? Physical Traits of Buddha

16. May 2008

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Surprisingly, this morning I learned that it was Buddha’s birthday. The cool Frood is turning 2,571 years old today, so make sure you sing him a song (video comments, anyone??) and dip him in some ama-cha to clean him off (he only gets one bath a year). In celebration of today, I thought I’d do [...]

Tofugu Poll: What do YOU want to see more of?

11. May 2008

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So when I make my transition to (summer) full-time blogger, I’ll be writing a lot more posts on Tofugu (as well as my other blogs). I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. I’m excited, but also a bit intimidated. Writing 4-5 posts a week is a lot of content. That’s where YOU come in. [...]

New Life, New Theme, New Site, and Thank You Cards

5. May 2008

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New Life: So, I’ve finally finished my thesis. Wow. Thank goodness that’s over. I only have one more project to do, and it’s a video, so that should be little to no sweat. I’ll be graduating in just over a week! From there I’ll move into an apartment with a couple other cool froods. What [...]

Mixi.jp now hates foreigners. Requires a (Japanese) mobile email address to join.

22. April 2008

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Wow Mixi, way to put a damper on things. About two months ago, I put up a tutorial on how to get started with Mixi so that you could use it to practice your Japanese. Now it seems like Mixi is pretty much off limits (for now) to foreigners without a Japanese cell phone email [...]