Everyday ConversationHow do you say “No Chance” in Japanese?
When you want to say "no chance," in Japanese, you can say "Arienai." ありえない - Arienai - casual formありえません - Ariemasen - ...
Mai Yamamoto
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Kanji月 (moon): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations
Meaning and Pronunciations of "月" ゲツ getsu - 月曜 getsuyou: Mondayガツ gatsu - 正月 shoogatsu: a new year、一月 ichigatsu: Januar...
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “It’s strange” in Japanese?
When you want to say "It's strange" or "It's weird" in Japanese, you can use the word "へんな (hen-na)" which is Na adjecti...
TankaA romantic Tanka by the 75th Japanese Emperor: Se wo hayami Iwani sekaruru…
瀬を早み 岩にせかるる 滝川の われても末に 逢はむとぞ思ふSe wo hayami Iwa ni sekaruru Takigawa no Waretemo sueni Awamutozo omou swift on the rockap...
TankaAn early spring Tanka by Emperor Koukou: Kimiga tame Haru no noni idete…
君がため 春の野に出でて 若菜摘む 我が衣手に 雪は降りつつKimiga tame Haru no noni idete Wakana tsumu Waga koromode ni Yuki wa furitsutsu For you,I ...
Blogging and MarketingWhy do Japanese people call social media “SNS (Social networking service)”?
In Japanese, the term “SNS” is used to describe services such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which are called “soci...
BlogDo you know Emoji is originally Japanese? – There is also “Kaomoji” in Japanese writings
Emojis have been used on mobile phones and more recently on computers as well, but did you know that they originated in ...
Japanese ReadingJapanese Reading: だれもいない道(みち)をゆく Go where nobody has been before
Are you brave enough to walk where nobody has been before? In life, we sometimes have to continue on even where there is...
Japanese ReadingJapanese Reading:「Sukiyaki（上を向いて歩こう）」1962年ー坂本九
This is one of the most popular Japanese songs amongst English speakers. I wrote this story just after I heard this song...
Japanese ReadingJapanese Reading: 東京(とうきょう)オリンピック2020 Tokyo Olympics 2020 with Covid-19
The Tokyo Olympics are going on now. It was planned to be held in 2020, but it was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic...
BlogThe reasons why I don’t really use social media linked to phone numbers
Photo by Rodion Kutsaev onUnsplash No matter whether it’s linked with phone numbers or not, I don’t really like to use a...
Kanji東 (east): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations
東 Meaning: eastPronunciations: too / higashi, azuma 東 is the first Kanji letter of 東京 (Tokyo: the capital city of Japan)...
Kanji白 (white): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations
the Origin of Kanji "白 (white)” 白 Meaning: whitePronunciations: haku, paku, byaku / shiro, shira This Kanji character is...
HaikuA summer Haiku by Basho: Samidare wo…
五月雨を 集めてはやし 最上（もがみ）川Samidare wo atsumete hayashi Mogamigawa the May raingathers to a rapid streamMogami River by 松尾芭蕉(Ma...
Blogging and MarketingSecret Fact: The Reason Why I Left Medium
When I first read some articles in Japanese and English on Medium in 2019, I was impressed with how creative their posts...
BlogI published another book in English: Weird Thoughts about Creativity
I’ve just published my third ebook in English on Amazon. Since I started writing in English in 2019, I tried to write ab...
HaikuA Gecko
a gecko’s laughingechos in moonlightglitters wander The English word “gecko” is always linked to the moonlight for me be...
BlogPeople don’t want to get vaccinated. How does the Japanese government deal with this problem?
Several countries are struggling to encourage people to get vaccinated and Japan is no exception. While the Japanese gov...