Will Miss #226 – English, right where you need it
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31 Aug 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
When I first came to Japan…
The other day my friend and I were talking about how we couldn't believe I had been living here for 12 years. She said she had noticed some....
22 Aug 2:37 pm  from  From Japan With Love   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese in the Oxford Dictionary
I wrote a post last year about Japanese words that are used in the English language (often with a different pronunciation…and sometimes ev....
21 Aug 3:10 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bad Apple in English
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14 Aug 8:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #212 – English warnings
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4 Aug 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
English Study Comic Paid Homage To U.S. Marines
“Pixel Mari-tan” is a Japanese Manga comic for studying English slang used in U.S. Marines, which are never taught at ....
4 Aug 1:47 am  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Learn English On Twitter – At Least 5 Japanese Books For That
A Japanese blogger Bricklife pointed out that there are so many Japanese books on how to learn English by Twitter published....
3 Aug 8:44 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese vs. English: Romeo x Juliet
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2 Aug 12:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Japanese words used as foreign languages
On the English radio program, I heard that they used the word ‘honcho’  for their company’s CEO. Is it common to you? You know the w....
24 Jul 2:24 pm  from  Heenai Heenai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
English vs. Japanese: Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop is widely accepted to be one of the best English dubs in all of anime. Is it true? ....
23 Jul 8:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Canon add Korean & Chinese to its Wordtank pocket dictionary.
With one model dedicated to Chinese studies, the Wordtank S503 and one to Korean Studies as well as an English Dictionary and other Englis....
22 Jul 5:07 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Morning Musume English: Shock
So Morning Musume has a segment in which one of the girls gives a speech in English. Huh… ....
17 Jul 12:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Importance of Difficult Students
A few weeks ago, while teaching an action class on simple breakfalls, I had a particularly challenging experience working with a student. At....
15 Jul 1:08 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Double Lariat: Engrish or English?
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14 Jul 12:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 7/12/10: English
You know, most J-blogs at least periodically feature photos of "Engrish" found around Japan. This one is no exception. But you know, as pre....
12 Jul 10:34 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Utauoid vs. Fandub: Fukkireta
Probably not fair to pit a machine against humans, but let’s see what we get. Here’s Kasane Teto again: And here we have two human vers....
7 Jul 2:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A commentary on Japan’s latest update to English education guidelines
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series about how the Japanese government’s most recent update to its English educa....
4 Jul 11:26 pm  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #196 – no English Subtitles
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4 Jul 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Challenge to Amazon image search
Rakuten, which manage the biggest internet mall in Japan will make English official in-house language by end of 2012. 　UNIQLO said too to....
1 Jul 10:10 pm  from  Watashi to Tokyo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan and the World Cup: Silencing the critics
By Chris Salzberg Ranked near the bottom of the 32 teams on the field in South Africa, facing odds estimated at 400-to-1 and four straight ....
28 Jun 10:25 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
When Japanese feel most ashamed about their lack of English
Here’s a fun look at when Japanese feel embarrassed by their lack of English ability, with the top ten moments for both men and women. Thi....
27 Jun 10:52 pm  from  What Japan Thinks   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Baka and Aho
Both of these two Japanese words, ’baka’ and ‘aho’, means an idiot or a fool. In the western Japan, you use ‘aho’ more often....
22 Jun 4:47 pm  from  Heenai Heenai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Baka and Aho
Both of these two Japanese words, ’baka’ and ‘aho’, means an idiot or a fool. In the western Japan, you use ‘aho’ more often....
22 Jun 4:47 pm  from  Heenai Heenai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Do you really want to party?
I’ve just come back home from a party held by a German couple. It was nice. The people were frank and international. The meals were really....
13 Jun 11:55 pm  from  Heenai Heenai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #180 – unexpected bursts of English
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4 Jun 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Is my English old?
I’ve been teaching English to a mid school girl, and recently I found it on her school text book that they don’t learn the word ‘bicyc....
3 Jun 10:30 am  from  Heenai Heenai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: Monozukuri for the Modern Age
By Chris Salzberg Make is an American quarterly magazine for do-it-yourself enthusiasts founded in 2005 and featuring everything from tutor....
30 May 3:29 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: PacMan, still a hit after 30 years
By Chris Salzberg With his trademark piechart head and onomatopoeic “paku paku” chomp, Pac-Man looms large in the history of the modern....
23 May 8:57 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The J-pop songs in English lyrics
I’m looking for the J-pop songs covered and translated into English words by foreign musicians now. Do you know any? I think they can be g....
30 Apr 4:18 pm  from  Heenai Heenai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #159 – easily scaring off solicitors
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23 Apr 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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