Japan: The Strange Country
A Japanese student has made an infographic video about Japan. There is a version in Japanese. http://vimeo.com/9873910 And a version in English. http://vimeo.com/10305194 Related Articles: Animania 2011 Top 60 Popular Japanese Phrases of 2010 Teaching Osaka-Ben to Foreigners Blood Types A rush to Himeji before renovations Please support my blog by clicking this blog site [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan | Permalink | 2 Comments »Isle of Man schoolgirl becomes an anime star in Japan
Rebecca Flint, 14 – aka Beckii Cruel – is an internet hit among anime fans and her debut album is tipped to top Japanese charts. Like most 14-year-old girls, Rebecca Flint likes to dress up and dance. But unlike most girls, she records and posts her performances on YouTube… http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/07/rebecca-flint-anime-beckii-cruel Related Articles: The Japanese tourist [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan | Permalink | 2 Comments »The ABCs of living in Japan
“A is for apple.” Every Japanese person learns this when they learn the E nglish alphabet. But couldn’t it be, just for once, “A is for antelope?” Or how about “A is for anarchy,” “adult” or “aspirin?” Wouldn’t that be more helpful? We could also use our own alphabet to teach Japanese culture and language [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan | Permalink | 2 Comments »Hybrids Thrive in Japan
An interesting article about Australia and Japan. “In Australia, I am pressured to be an Aussie. Even my family say I speak with a strange accent. There is pressure to conform to being an Australian. Here, you can take what you like from Japan, and they love you for being Japanese, but you can also [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Japan | Permalink | 2 Comments »Entering the world of the geisha
Michio is just 19 years of age but already she has spent four years learning the art of a geiko – or geisha – in the Japanese city of Kyoto. (Locals prefer the word ‘geiko’ instead of ‘geisha’ because it is, they say, more chic.) In modern Japan, geiko (geisha) and maiko, the trainees, are [...]
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