BusinessEssayFoodHistoryUncorrected Toru Oct 18, 2017Jan 03, 2024 classification, criteria, debate, fruit, import, jam, sauce, Supreme Court, tariffs, vegetable The Definition of Vegetable Part 2 In some countries, there are several definitions about the classification of vegetable and fruit like the following. 野菜の定義 Part 2 Read More
BusinessCultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Oct 02, 2017Jan 03, 2024 e-commerce, free shipping, Japanese shopping sites, payment, price, shipping fee, shipping service, system, tipping custom, ZOZOTOWN Liberal Shipping A few days ago, the clothing shopping site “ZOZOTOWN” started liberal shipping service (it’s not free shipping). 送料自由 This service Read More
BusinessCultureEssayGamingIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 ao tenjō, blue ceiling, business, mah-jong, market price, rise, rule, score limit, sky, transactions Ao Tenjō (青天井 – Dome of the Sky) Ao Tenjō 青天井 Have you ever thought that the sky was a blue ceiling? 空を見上げたとき、青色の天井だと思ったことはありますか? In Japan, there is the Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 22, 2017Jan 03, 2024 ashi ga deru, budget, etymology, expenditure, income, Japan, kimono, leg, oashi, protrude Ashi ga Deru (足が出る – Running over the Budget) Ashi ga Deru 足が出る This month, I spent more money than my income. 私は今月、収入よりも支出のほうが圧倒的に多かったです。 We say “ashi ga deru” (足が出る) Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 12, 2017Jan 03, 2024 articles, assistant professor, associate professor, birthday, domain expired, homepage, Lang-8, posts, promotion, writing The 1000th Post Today the number of my posts on Lang-8 finally reached 1000. 1000回目の投稿 Since I tend to slack off or goof Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 11, 2017Jan 03, 2024 becoming, distressed, expense, financial situation, gesture, Gryllotalpa orientalis, meaning, okera ni naru, raising hands, study spending Okera ni Naru (おけらになる – Cleaned Out) Okera ni Naru おけらになる Recently, I bought some expensive devices and items for my study.(I once paid the expense, and Read More
BusinessDiaryFoodJapanese traditionScienceTravelUncorrected Toru Aug 30, 2017Jan 03, 2024 academic conference, airplane, bus, cockroach, dinner, hotel, Kumamoto, mentor, Nagano, Tokyo A Cockroach in Kumamoto Today, I came to Kumamoto city, Kumamoto Prefecture, in order to participate in an academic conference that will be held Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEssayFoodHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 17, 2017Jan 03, 2024 fairy tale, fish dancing, fisherman, Hotel Urashima, Otohime, princess, resort hotel, Ryūgū-jō, turtle, Urashima Tarō Urashima Tarō Part 1 Day before yesterday, I stayed at a resort hotel called “Hotel Urashima” (ホテル浦島). 浦島太郎 Part 1 The name of this Read More
BusinessDiaryEssayGamingScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 06, 2017Jan 03, 2024 AR, Augmented Reality, digital, head mounted display, HoloLens, Microsoft, Mixed Reality, MR, Pokémon GO, real time HoloLens Last week, I bought Microsoft HoloLens by using my research expense. HoloLens HoloLens is a head mounted display for MR Read More