Translation studies
Just a quick post here on a small sample of comparative translation that I was fiddling with tonight. A co-worker brought up the English str....
8 Apr 12:36 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Life three metres out in Tokyo’s backstreets
Alfie spends the day touring Jared, a music producer from Vermont, around classic backstreet Tokyo. It might have been Cartier-Bresson who o....
8 Apr 12:20 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photowalk: Kamata to Omori
What better way to spend a sunny Tuesday afternoon than a nice photowalk with one’s son. Yesterday was Ami’s first day at shougaku and i....
7 Apr 10:03 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Workshop Roundup: B&W weekend
We had a great lesson in lighting with the two beautiful models Emi and Suzanna. Click through for some fairly risque photos and informatio....
7 Apr 1:57 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura: the end of days
A few quick scenes from the final act of this year’s cherry-blossom and hanami season. Lots of shooting recently, and little time to get b....
7 Apr 9:10 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tofugu’s 100 Best Resources For Learning Japanese
Way back in the day, I published a list of my 10 favorite (free) Japanese learning resources, which is great, but not as great as 100 Japan....
7 Apr 5:12 am  from  Tofugu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
53.3% built
Yesterday was the last day of my kids’ spring vacation. And in Japan, after spring holidays the new school starts in early April. So, toda....
7 Apr 1:07 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Squirrel’s Sweet & Sour Mushrooms
Although Squirrel would make an excellent Nutella Spokesperson, she would make an equally stellar Mushroom Ambassador.  I have to be care....
6 Apr 1:08 am  from  la fuji mama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ドラえもん
Do you know 「ドラえもん」 (“Doraemon“)? He’s the namesake of a great long-running Japanese anime / manga created by the late ....
5 Apr 4:20 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
桜まつり
Yesterday we went to a park for 花見 (Cherry Blossom Viewing), which has been a springtime tradition in Japan for centuries. Just as most....
5 Apr 3:16 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let's enjoy Japanese: Thankfully
Happy Easter, to those who celebrate it. Today's Japanese will be short and sweet. Sometimes, like when writing a reflective blog entry abou....
4 Apr 3:58 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asian Babe Fight of the Week…
Hi everyone, here’s another fight between two gorgeous ladies, but first let’s check last week’s winner. With 3,283 participants, the ....
3 Apr 11:50 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shakuji River Sakura
Alfie took the Mamiya out for a workout in Itabashi and found some lovely sakura. Finding good spots in town for cherry blossom which are no....
3 Apr 11:45 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Godzilla in Tokyo and Godzilla in Hollywood
The Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui used to play for the New York Yankees major league team until he began playing for the Los Angele....
2 Apr 10:14 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Daimaru Art Aquarium Exhibition
In this slideshow of Panasonic Lumix GF1 photos and videos I’ve complied a few shots taken early in the spring. When the snow was falling....
2 Apr 10:20 am  from  Of Rice and Zen   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Learn and write kanji faster than ever before!
It is a well known fact that our industry leading educational game NihongoUp provides Japanese students with the fastest and easiest way of ....
2 Apr 4:34 am  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 
April Fools
Today is April Fools Day. On this day it has been a common practice for centuries for people to play a practical joke on others. And if some....
1 Apr 5:51 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Learning Japanese
Quite a few people have asked me about resources for learning Japanese language. When i was learning 25 years ago, there were not many book....
1 Apr 12:41 am  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Weekly castle picture from Japanese Castle Explorer no1
The first thing I’d like to do is to say a big thank you to the Gaijin life blog for the opportunity for me to do what I love doing, and t....
31 Mar 10:33 am  from  gaijinlife   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ginger Scallion Slurping Noodles
The sounds of traffic were loud in my ears as Mr. Fuji pushed the button that slid open the door to the little nondescript noodle shop on ....
31 Mar 6:11 am  from  la fuji mama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Japanorama Flickr Photo Pool
Loads of great shots in the pool this week. See a slideshow of them in this article. Flickr: love it or hate it, there is no mistake that it....
30 Mar 1:11 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Crazy Japanese Beauty Gadgets!
WARNING: Breasts and nipples will be shown in this post so if that offends you, please skip this one! I'm sure most if not every country has....
29 Mar 2:04 pm  from  From Japan With Love   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Recommended iPhone apps for studying Japanese
By Matt Canada There are a surprisingly large number of applications for studying Japanese to be found in the App Store, and you can find ap....
28 Mar 6:32 pm  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Language Learning Tool Reviews: Electronic dictionaries
Canon Wordtank V80 electronic dictionary Hiroshima-ken JET Jonathan Fisher reviews various tools for learning Japanese, including books, we....
28 Mar 6:30 pm  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Fisheries Scientists on Japanese Media Coverage of the CITES Bluefin Tuna Decision
this is a crosspost of an unedited version of the Global Voices article CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has....
27 Mar 3:01 pm  from  Achikule!   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asian Babe Fight of the Week…
Hi everyone, here’s another fight between two gorgeous ladies, but first let’s check last week’s winner. With 3,958 participants, the ....
27 Mar 2:03 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Easter Somen Salad Bento
Today is Kuhio Day in Hawaii, meaning I am in the first day of a nice three day weekend. Mr. Pikko took Buddy to school, which meant that I ....
27 Mar 11:10 am  from  Aibento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
なぞなぞ
Do you study Japanese? Japanese なぞなぞ (riddles) are a helpful study tool. The play on words in children’s riddles help expand your ....
27 Mar 1:09 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let's enjoy Japanese: Do it up!
This one is a little wobbly, so bear with me. Those of you with extensive Japanese experience please feel free to comment on this one.今回....
26 Mar 11:35 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Would you pay to hang out in a restroom in a train station?
I'm thinking this might be another "only in Japan" idea but apparently it is a popular one. The West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Osak....
26 Mar 3:18 pm  from  From Japan With Love   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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