The Language of Japan
I wanted to write a really interesting and profound post for the Japan Blog Matsuri, but every year I forget about it, miss the deadline, or can’t think of anything for the theme, so I’m just going to write this post anyway – believe it or not, I began the draft of this post for … Continue reading
Japanese Study Resources: Audio
I haven’t posted in a long time about my study regime or what resources I have been using lately. This post is going to focus on the audio resources I use, which are mostly podcasts (I’ll post about video resources later). I spend about 30 minutes to 1.5 hours listening to Japanese. Usually I listen … Continue reading
Binocular Soccer
Check out this video from an old Japanese variety show. In this video the players play soccer with binoculars on their heads.
Jouyou Kanji (常用漢字)
The Jouyou Kanji is the government issued list of kanji that everyone should know. However, the kanji placed on the list are not the most commonly used kanji encountered in everyday life, making the list not as useful as it could be. I recently read Tae Kim’s post about the proposed revisions to the list … Continue reading
Edo Harumi (エドはるみ) – Japanese Comedian
My favorite Japanese comedian is Edo Harumi. I don’t like many Japanese comedians because I think they are kind of stupid (slapstick humor is very popular) but I think Edo Harumi is hilarious! She mocks the middle aged Japanese women who are still trying to be cutesy and they have very specific mannerisms which she … Continue reading
Bahia Portfolio 