BlogThe Reason for Wanting to Marry a High-Grade Man
I was once offered a job to edit an ebook on something like “How to marry a man who earns 10 million yen a year”. It was...
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Japanese ReadingReading Japanese: Phonetic characters and Ideographic characters in Japanese 日本語の表音文字と表意文字
Today’s text is an excerpt from one of my essays in Japanese which I have written recently. I think it’s a little diffic...
BlogBackstrap Weaving and Japanese Old Story
In the mountainous of South East Asia, there are ethnic minorities who only wear items dyed with specific dyes. Because ...
BlogWhy do Japanese people want to be white?
"Why do Japanese want to be white?" My boyfriend asked me at dinner yesterday. He said that there was a session about ra...
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 ...
Blog“Sukiyaki (Japanese title: Ue wo muite arukou - 1962) by Kyu Sakamoto
One of the things that I have missed about Japan after moving outside of Japan in 2003 are Japanese songs. I don’t have ...
BlogLanguage and Identity
Two days ago I received a comment on one of my Japanese blogs (not Medium) from a Japanese lady who has lived for more t...
Learn JapaneseWhat is the difference amongst 3 styles of Kanji, Japanese, simplified and traditional Chinese?
The world of Kanji is profound and distinctive as symbolic characters. That may be a reason why you are interested in le...
BlogThe reason why Japanese people don’t speak English
Japan seems like one of the most developed countries in Asia. However, you may be surprised that people in Japan don’t r...
BlogWhen a poet gets transformed into a beast
This is one of my favourite fiction stories written in Japanese; ‘The Moon over the Mountain’ (Japanese title: 山月記Sanget...
BlogSleeping in trains
I read an article about Japan which said that Japanese people don’t have enough sleep compared with other countries.
BlogI’m Japanese, but I don’t like Manga.
Manga, which is called ‘cartoon book’ or ‘comic’ too, is one of the most popular Japanese cultures. I am proud of it as ...
Learn JapaneseTrading Kanji and Language History between China and Japan
We, Japanese people, share the symbolic characters called ‘Kanji’ (‘Hanzi’ in Mandarin) with Chinese people. Children ev...
BlogThere are no Ugly Waiters in Hong Kong
The Chinese word “小姐(xiao jie)” is one of the most frequently used words in everyday conversation and you must learn it ...
BlogJapan Airline’s Children Seat Icon causes Some Discussion Overseas
Today, I read about Japan Airlines who have added a feature to their seat maps which tell you that when a seat is reserv...
BlogWhy aren’t Medium and Patreon popular among Japanese? What is the most powerful social media in Japan?
I started writing on Medium in both English and Japanese in March 2019.
BlogWhat picture would you draw in the Japan’s new era
It has been two weeks since we started the new era in Japan, "Reiwa". Changing the era name means that we have a new emp...
BlogWhy do the Japanese say “Sorry” so often?
I read a blog article of a Japanese lady who lives in Vancouver. She said that she often says "sorry" when it is not rea...