BOOK REVIEWS
Food from the Wild, Food for Thought: “Eating Wild Japan”
Winifred Bird's Eating Wild Japan is an in-depth, humanistic, and fascinating journey across the wilds of the country in search of foraging.
culture
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BOOK REVIEWS
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。
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
A Japanese Teacher’s Reflections on “Living” Language
Japanese teacher Chihiro Morioka reflects on a career spent learning and teaching language in both Japanese and English - and the lessons…
HISTORY
ユダヤ人から見た小林賢太郎氏のホロコーストコント(JPN Editon)
皆さんは情報を発信する時、誰の目に留まるのか意識しているでしょうか？日本人と繋がりの深いユダヤ人から見た小林賢太郎のホロコーストコントに関する本音をお伝えします。
CULTURE
Licensed in Silk – a Mixed Nikkei’s Journey in Studying Kimono in Japan
Newly licensed in the wearing of kimono, Rin takes a look back at what drew her closer to the traditional clothing- and…
CULTURE
Japanese Pagoda: Their History and Significance
We all know the striking image of a multi-tiered Japanese pagoda. But what exactly are they? And what are they called in…
CULTURE
Baseball Diplomacy: How Babe Ruth Ended Up in Japan
In 1934, Babe Ruth set off with a team of all-stars to visit faraway Japan. Their goal: hit some homers -- and…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Zuzu-ben: How Japan’s Northern Dialects Became Shorthand for “Hick”
Why a wide range of local dialects in Japan's north are intrinsically - and unfairly - associated with rural backwardness.