Jim Breen on the iPhone

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I've always been a fan of Jim Breen's Japanese dictionary, so when I found out that there's an iPhone app out for it, I was really happy. Finally, I don't have to load the entire Jim Breen page, and now, with the iPhone's … [Read more...]

Plasticky Crêpes

Crepe Display located in Kiyomizu-dera.

Let’s change up the pace a bit. Enough with the language lectures; let’s talk about crêpes! What is so interesting about crêpes you might ask? Not a whole lot. I’m just salivating for a crêpe at this very moment, hence … [Read more...]

Learn Japanese NOW!

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Think of this post as an "inspirational" post...or something like that. Might be the opposite, depending on who you are. Over the last five years or so, I feel like I've noticed an influx in "instant gratification … [Read more...]

The “No Gaijin Allowed” mentality

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Now that I'm back from Hawaii, I finally had the chance to wade through all the emails I decided to ignore until now (sorry if that was you!). A decent number of them were people worried about racism in Japan; mainly, they … [Read more...]