CultureEssayGamingJapanese traditionScienceTechnologyUncorrected Toru Jun 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 children, GPS, high-tech, Japan, oni, Onigokko, play, smartphones, tag, Wi-Fi The High Tech Onigokko (Tag) The High Tech Onigokko ハイテク鬼ごっこ Onigokko (which is called the game of tag in English) is very popular children’s play Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 000 yen, 10, 100 million yen, bankers, banks, bundles of bills, customer, Japanese tea, jargon, yen bills, zabuton Japanese Tea at Banks It’s said that there are a lot of jargon in banks. 銀行での日本茶 Today, I will talk about two interesting jargon Read More
ClimateEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 05, 2016Jan 07, 2024 baiu front, East Asia, headache, Japan, Kanto region, long rain, rain, stationary front, tsuyu season, tsuyuiri Tsuyuiri (Rainy Season) Tsuyuiri 梅雨入り Today, tsuyuiri was announced in the Kanto region in Japan. 今日は、日本の関東地方で梅雨入りが発表されました。 “Tsuyuiri” means that the tsuyu season begins, Read More
CultureEssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 04, 2016Jan 07, 2024 7%-38%-55% Rule, behavior, bestseller, body language, communication, experiment, Japan, Mehrabian, psychologist, tone of voice Mehrabian’s Law Today, I learned a law of Mehrabian. メラビアンの法則 Mehrabian is an American psychologist, and is well known to conduct communication Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 03, 2016Jan 07, 2024 deterioration, diving, Guinness Book of Records, Japan, letter, replacement, seaweeds, shellfish, undersea postbox, Wakayama Prefecture An Undersea Mailbox Today, I will talk about an undersea postbox in Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. 海底ポスト As the name implies, this postbox Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cuisine, death, expensive, fugu, Japan, licensed chef, poison, potassium cyanide, puffer fish, tetrodotoxin Puffer Fish (Fugu) Puffer Fish フグ Today, I will talk about puffer fish (fugu) that the Japanese love. 今日は、日本人が大好きなフグを紹介します。 Puffer fish is known Read More
DiaryGamingScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 64 GB, cellular, device, enjoyed, game, gold, iPad mini 4, Kingdom Rush Origins, late hours, sleepy Bought an iPad mini 4 Yesterday, I bought an iPad mini 4. iPad mini 4 を購入 The storage size is 64 GB, the color is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru May 31, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bokin-suru, charge, fee, game development, Japanese, kakin, kifu, money, nokin, siharai The Japanese Word “Kakin Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “kakin.” 課金という日本語 “Ka” in kakin means to assess something, and “kin” in Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEuropean countriesFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 30, 2016Jan 07, 2024 barrel, beer barrel, dry barrel, fluid barrel, gallons, grains, liters, oil, vegetables, volume Barrel Today, I will talk about the unit “barrel,” which is used for representing a volume. バレル The “barrel” is often Read More