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Google Image Search Results In Japanese Versus English

November 6, 2013 by Koichi 70 Comments

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By Koichi In the past we've written a bit about Google Image search and how it's useful for Japanese learning. For example, if you don't know what a Japanese word means, or if you just aren't sure about the translation … [Read more...]

9 Remarkable Places In Japan You Can Visit From The Comfort Of Your Own Couch

August 14, 2013 by Hector F 19 Comments

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You could fly to Japan, take the long bus ride to Mount Fuji from Narita Airport, and hike 3,776 meters to the top of one of the world’s highest mountains, or you could see the same sight from the comfort of your own home. … [Read more...]

Tokugawa-Style Isolationism On The Japanese Internet

July 31, 2012 by Koichi 40 Comments

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The state of the Japanese Internet is very interesting. It's about ten years behind in both how it's used and how it's designed, it doesn't work too well, and like something out of a DC Comics Bizarro World comic, Yahoo … [Read more...]

The First Time Japan Saw The World [Japanese Cartography]

April 7, 2011 by Koichi 37 Comments

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I think it's easy to forget that world exploration didn't really start until fairly recently. The 1400's was only 600 years ago, and in that short time we've mapped just about everything (that's not underwater, at least). … [Read more...]

10 Ways to Hack Google to Become an Awesome Japanese Learning Resource

July 16, 2009 by Koichi

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Everyone knows that the GOOG is an incredible resource no matter what you're doing (Japanese language learning included!). Despite this, there are very few people who know about some really useful features. Some of them … [Read more...]

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