Archive for July, 2008
I’m in Chicago!
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008The morning started pretty bad because I was all ready except for one thing: I didn’t have a car. I kept trying to get ahold of mom for an hour to find out where she was, turns out she was at the marina. I can’t believe she would be that stupid to go and lounge [...]
The Japanese Turn Rice Fields Into Art
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Take a look at these really cool rice field crops turned to art in Japan. They even include a picture of Mona Lisa in rice field form.
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The Best Books and Study Materials to Learn Japanese
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008While attending Ohio State University as a Japanese major, I spent four years discovering what books work and what are a waste of time. This is a no-nonsense guide to provide you with the best books and study materials to learn Japanese by yourself.
Japanese Core Language / Must Have:
The Japanese Spoken Language (JSL) [...]
Internal Billboard Translation Error
Friday, July 4th, 2008Now this is pretty funny. It looks like the guys printing out the billboards in China didn’t know any English to verify the translation. You would think that a red flag would be raised once the same translation started to show up for every single word.
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Japanese Jeans Sell Around $300 Retail
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Don’t let the looks fool you. These beat-up and paint splattered jeans go for a cool $285 dollars. Why so much for a pair of jeans you ask? Because they were woven on 100-year-old Japanese mills. Duh
BTW, here is the place where you can get real Japanese Jeans.
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Maybe You Should Learn Japanese Before Going to Japan
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008It seems these days a lot of people want to go to Japan, especially young people. When I say young I mean anywhere around the ages of 12 to 25. I figure it must be because of all that anime they’re feeding kids with over here.
Nevertheless, there are some certain things to consider [...]
My Friend is Dealing With a Japanese Stalker
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008One of my friends has a Japanese stalker that has been bothering her for about two years now. His efforts to contact her are unrelenting. He emails her everyday, declaring how me he loves her and needs her, but she just ignores the messages as spam. Last year he even said that [...]
A List of the 10 Most Useful Japanese Verbs
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Some Japanese verbs are more useful than others. You are likely to use and hear these verbs frequently, so it is important that you learn and understand these before extending your studies.
tabemasu - eat
nomimasu - drink
ikimasu - go
kimasu - come
dekimasu - to complete; to be able to do; be possible
wakarimasu - understand
tukurimasu - make; [...]