Bob Dylan, esteemed Japanese linguist Languages are always changing. The English that you and I speak today is almost completely different than that English people spoke a hundred years ago, and it's even a little … [Read more...]
"Fool of a Took!" Trees grow as deep as they are tall, and lots of cities follow the same principle. Sewers, electric and communications cables, serving as a city's arteries usually run as deep as the skyscrapers are … [Read more...]
Hatsune Miku turned four not too long ago (or should I say twenty? When she was "born" she was sixteen.. ah whatever) and she’s still going strong in the music world of Japan today. All she needs now is a physical form and … [Read more...]
Jazz hands! Traditional theater has always been a huge part of Japanese culture. Noh, kabuki, and bunraku theater have been around in Japan for literally hundreds of years, but Japan has also been quick to adapt … [Read more...]
A lot of people don't know this, but the Japanese language is actually a big mishmash of several not-Japanese languages put together. At one time though, a long long time ago, the Japanese language was a slightly less … [Read more...]
"Mister Spock I can't understand a word you're saying." Lots of people think of Japan as a very spiritual, traditional culture. To them, Japan is all toriis and haiku and wandering monks. But according to an international … [Read more...]