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Coming Out in Japan
From Pots and Pans to Alphabet Soup: Japanese Queer Identities in Context
June 9, 2020
| Cameron Lombardo
japanese
Making Sense of な-Adjectives and の-Adjectives
Do な-adjectives "always" take な? The answer is の (Pun Intended).
April 16, 2020
| Moeko Norota and Cameron Lombardo
travel
Aoi Ike Pond: Literally, "Blue Pond"
Visit Hokkaido's Happy Little Accident, an "Unintentionally" Human-Made Pond.
April 14, 2020
| Kanae Nakamine
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: Spring 2020
This season's best tools to help you learn Japanese
March 24, 2020
| Cameron Lombardo, Jenny Stainton, Mami Suzuki, Moeko Norota, Rachel Grant, and Kanae Nakamine
travel
カニの爪オブジェ: A Giant Crab Claw Sticking out of the Northern End of Japan
The Largest Statue of Its Kind in the World (I Didn’t Double-Check, but I Am Pretty Sure)
February 4, 2020
| Kanae Nakamine
travel
Dezuka Suisan: Deep-Fried Fish Cakes, Hot and Fresh
Welcome to the Flavor Capital of Northern Japan
February 4, 2020
| Kanae Nakamine
travel
Abashiri Prison Museum: The Perfect Place to Learn About How Prisoners Slept, Ate, Worked, Bathed (and Sometimes Escaped)
Travel Back in Time to the Meiji Era to See, Feel, and Experience Japan's Northernmost Prison and Its History
January 30, 2020
| Kanae Nakamine
travel
Ezura Farm: A Place You Can Be a Hokkaido Farmer
Just for However Long You Want
January 28, 2020
| Kanae Nakamine
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: Fall 2019
This season's best tools to help you learn Japanese
December 17, 2019
| Cameron Lombardo, Jenny Stainton, Mami Suzuki, Michael Richey, Moeko Norota, and Rachel Grant
japanese
だ and です : Venturing Beyond Textbook Rules into Real-Life Use
Learn how style choice matters in authentic communication
September 24, 2019
| Cameron Lombardo, Jenny Stainton, Mami Suzuki, and Moeko Norota
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: Summer 2019
This season's best tools to help you learn Japanese
September 20, 2019
| Cameron Lombardo, Jenny Stainton, Kanae Nakamine, Koichi, Kristen Dexter, Mami Suzuki, Michael Richey, and Moeko Norota
japanese
面: Counting Masks, Binoculars, Land, and Generally Anything that Has a Surface
Ironically, we'll be going way beyond the surface with this one
August 6, 2019
| Mami Suzuki and Kristen Dexter
japan
How to Live (And Sometimes Work) in Japan on Working Holiday: The Ultimate Guide
The best way to get a working visa for Japan and then spend most of your time vacationing
July 30, 2019
| Julia Mascetti
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: May 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
June 25, 2019
| Kristen Dexter and Michael Richey
japanese
基: Counting Big, Stable Things
Use this to count all the Moai statues your neighbor set up on their front lawn
June 11, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
発: Counting Shots, Hits, Punches, and More
POW! You're gonna learn this counter in 1発!
June 11, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: April 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
May 21, 2019
| Kristen Dexter and Michael Richey
japanese
カップ: Counting Cups and Cup-units
You can finally count your ever-growing collection of rare Cup Noodle
May 9, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: March 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
April 26, 2019
| Kristen Dexter and Michael Richey
japanese
Senpai: The Japanese Word You Look Up To
We can help you “notice” how to use this word better
April 16, 2019
| Kanae Nakamine
japanese
The Meaning of Sensei: More Than Just "Teacher"
Impress your judo teacher Sensei Jeff by using 先生 in all the right ways
April 16, 2019
| Kanae Nakamine
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: February 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
March 26, 2019
| Kristen Dexter and Michael Richey
japanese
Japanese First-Person Pronouns: わたし, ぼく, おれ, and a Whole Lot More
Get yourself out of that 私 rut.
March 12, 2019
| Kanae Nakamine
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: January 2019
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
February 22, 2019
| Kristen Dexter and Michael Richey
travel
Million Dollar Café: The Karaoke, Free Food, Paintings-Everywhere Bar
When you've got nowhere to go but up, you paint the hell out of your restaurant
February 12, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
travel
Fūtendō Cave at Iwatoyama Kanzeonji
The cave and temple complex filled with statues (seriously, they're all over)
February 12, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
travel
mAAch ecute: Akihabara's Best-Kept, Non-otaku Secret
A retired Taishō period train station reborn into an upscale shopping paradise
February 5, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
travel
Bar Lupin: Literary Greatness and Old-fashioned Cocktails
The most celebrated Japanese artists of the twentieth century got drunk here (and you should, too)
February 5, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
travel
iioffice Ueno: The Tokyo Coworking Space That's Really いい
For people sick of Shibuya and Shinjuku
February 5, 2019
| Viet Hoang
travel
La Rochelle: A Restaurant by Hiroyuki Sakai, Iron Chef French
Does Sakai Hiroyuki's restaurant cuisine reign supreme?
January 22, 2019
| Kanae Nakamine
travel
Kaishoku Michiba: A Restaurant by Rokusaburo Michiba, Iron Chef Japanese
Does Michiba Rokusaburō's restaurant cuisine reign supreme?
January 22, 2019
| Kanae Nakamine
travel
Szechuan Restaurant Chin: A Restaurant by Chen Kenichi, Iron Chef Chinese
Does Chin Kenichi's restaurant cuisine reign supreme?
January 22, 2019
| Koichi
japanese
日: Counting Days
How many days do you have left on Earth? Count them with this counter!
January 3, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
年: Counting Years and Planetary Orbits
If you're an 1年生 in understanding this counter... then keep reading
January 3, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
月: Counting Months
When this counter hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's 愛
January 3, 2019
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: November 2018
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
December 11, 2018
| Kristen Dexter, Michael Richey, and Jamal Lee
japanese
時/時間: Counting Time and Hours
Your time is valuable... so use it to read about time
November 19, 2018
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
分: Counting Minutes and Edo Period Silver Currency
When someone asks how many minutes it took to boil the egg you brought for lunch, you'll need this counter.
November 19, 2018
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
New Japanese Learning Resources: October 2018
This month's best tools to help you to learn Japanese
November 13, 2018
| Michael Richey
japanese
階: Floors of a Building
When the elevator operator in Japan asks you what floor you want, how will you answer her if you don't read this article?
November 6, 2018
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
回: Repetitive Actions, Regular Events
The times, they are a-being counted
November 6, 2018
| Mami Suzuki
japanese
人: Counting People and Smart Animals
"This counter counts PEEEOPLE!" shouted Charlton Heston as he was carried away on a stretcher
October 23, 2018
| Mami Suzuki
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