Social Media
FamilyMart Socks Take Over Japanese Social Media
FamilyMart, one of Japan’s major convenience store chains, recently released a collection of cheap necessity items, including underwear, t-shirts, and socks. But…
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Entertainment
Studio Ponoc: The Ghibli Successor in Waiting
The supposed Ghibli successor just released a new animated short. But with the years passing and only one theatrical film to their…
Society
Moomin Brand Cuts Ties with DHC Mid-Collab in the Name of Diversity
"Neither the Moomin Characters brand in their home country nor in Japan will tolerate discrimination of any kind. This was a lack…
Japanese Language
Pass the JLPT! How to Study JLPT Grammar
Of all the multitudinous aspects you need to prepare for when taking the infamous Japanese Language Proficiency Test, grammar is perhaps the…
Food
A Forgotten Samurai Energy Drink
Hundreds of years before Red Bull, the samurai of the house of Date were drinking a powdered concoction said to replenish a…
Japanese Language Edition
生きた言語を学ぶということ
関西で活躍する日本人教師である森岡千廣先生は、日本人に英語を教える傍ら、外国人留学生に日本語を教えてもいます。母語である日本語を「外国語」として留学生に教える中で得た気づきは、英語を教える際にも非常に役立っているそうです。彼女がこれまで積み上げてきた言語教師としての知見と気づいたことを、文章にまとめました。
History
Last Stand: The Hostage Crisis That Ended Japan’s Red Army
The disintegration of a far-left paramilitary group led to a standoff that was watched on live TV by 90% of the country…
Entertainment
What Miura Kentaro – and Berserk – Mean to Me
In May, 2021, manga legend Miura Kentaro passed away, leaving his opus Berserk unfinished. Our author discusses the true genius behind his…