What do dinosaurs, outdated fashions, and SNL have in common? They’re going to help us with Classical Japanese. Today’s course in your Kobun education is easy breezy: Jodoushi (助動詞). They’re “helper” or auxiliary verbs. I … [Read more...]
It’s finally happening. You pushed through the rigorous application process, sweated through the interviews, and finally have your acceptance letter. Your dream of teaching English in Japan has become a reality! What you … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: Happy Pi Day (3-14) everyone! Not all that different from Fight Club, there's an underground movement of people who just memorize things. Cards, words, stats, and... uh... sorry, I can't quite remember … [Read more...]
Koichi recently wrote an article entitled “Why Japanese Education Succeeds: Amae, Stress and Perseverence - this article is meant to be a rejoinder exploring not really the successes of Japanese education (which there are … [Read more...]
When I watch Major League Baseball, my rooting interests are, in order: Braves. Whoever is playing the Nationals. Any player I used to watch in the Japanese league, Nippon Professional Baseball, especially if they … [Read more...]
If you recognize the name of the bento creator that we’re interviewing today, you’re not going crazy. He’s the man with a mustache, Hige-Man Ume-Chan, that we interviewed a couple of weeks ago. Actually, he is not simply … [Read more...]