Animania 2011
On Saturday, I went to Animania, an Australian festival celebrating Japanese pop culture. It was held in one of the big hotels in Melbourne. There were lots of people dressed up in costumes from Japanese animation and computer games. They had a quiz on anime, there was a chess game where people in costume were [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan, Culture - Western | Permalink | No Comments »Top 60 Popular Japanese Phrases of 2010
Some expressions become popular in languages due to new stories, movies or TV. There’s a list of the top 60 popular Japanese phrases from 2010 http://pinktentacle.com/2010/11/top-60-popular-japanese-wordsphrases-of-2010/ It’s interesting to see how the phrases are translated into English. Related Articles: Top 60 Popular Japanese Phrases of 2010 Teaching Osaka-Ben to Foreigners Blood Types A rush to [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan, Culture - Western | Permalink | No Comments »Teaching Osaka-Ben to Foreigners
A lot of the people I met in Osaka were very proud of the Osaka dialect (Osaka-ben). The Osaka city government has a web site that teaches some basic phrases from Osaka, such as maido and metcha. http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/english/osaka_dialect/index.html In Australia, there aren’t many real differences in accents in different regions. Some people can sometimes notice [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan, Culture - Western | Permalink | No Comments »Blood Types
One of the things that surprised me when I moved to Japan was how many Japanese (particularly young women) believed that blood types can influence your personality. Japan and a couple of other Asian countries are the only places where lots of people believe in blood type personality profiles. In Western countries, some people believe [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan, Culture - Western | Permalink | No Comments »A rush to Himeji before renovations
I’ve been to lots of castles in Japan, but Himeji is my favorite. I just learned that part of it will be closed for renovations for a long time. I know that renovations are important, but it’s a shame that part of it will be closed for such a long time. http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201003310397.html HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture–Tourists [...]
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