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Happy Birthday, Erin!

25. May 2008

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 [...]

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 [...]

Vote Now! Nara’s New Mascot Contest

10. April 2008

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Contest is over - #2 won on April 17 inally! The time has come to vote on Nara’s New New Mascot. I got a lot of submissions for this contest, so unfortunately I had to narrow it down to my favorite top ten to make voting easier on everyone. Also, I haven’t read any of the [...]

Using Technology to Learn Japanese Questions

3. April 2008

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So, I have more questions for you. This time the questions will be shorter/easier and more specific. Although the previous data was incredibly helpful (and I will be using so much of it), I’d like to focus a little on “the use of technology to learn Japanese.” By technology, I mean everything from Mixi.jp, to your [...]

The Best Site News Post Ever: January 22

22. January 2008

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Wow. We actually have a lot of interesting/exciting site news for you all today. Normally it’s pretty uninteresting, I think, but today we will be revealing a whole bunch of neat stuff I’ve been getting ready for a long time now. All of it should help you with your Japanese studies in some way, at [...]

2007: Our past, present, and future

29. December 2007

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With the new year coming up in a couple of days, we’d like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about ourselves. In other words, we’d like to tell you about our history, our favorite posts of the year, and what we’re planning to do in 2008. I know it’s not a particularly [...]

Is Tofugu the Best Humorous Blog on Japanese Culture?

18. December 2007

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The answer is no, probably not. Still, someone kindly nominated us and we made it into the fray over at WhatJapanThinks. They are doing a “Best Japanese (culture) Blogs of the Year” poll, and we think it’d be great if you headed on over and voted. We really don’t care who you vote for; in fact, [...]

Introducing New Site & New Writer

24. September 2007

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It’s been a crazy few weeks for the writers at Tofugu. Everyone has been getting back into school (or finishing summer school), getting as many jobs as possible, and trying to fit their schoolwork in there in between all of that. Still, that doesn’t mean we haven’t been doing things, making deals, and thinking (daydreaming [...]

Tofugu News: A New Series, Guest Writers, and Chat Stuff

10. August 2007

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The Obake Series: An Introduction Later this month, we will be posting the first of a series of articles on Japanese monsters and ghosts, or obake (お化け). Obake, also known as bakemono (化け物) are a motley bunch, with unique backgrounds and personalities. They are portrayed widely in Japanese folklore and art; some have even been popularized [...]