Escalator
In Japan, there are two major ways to ride an escalator. エスカレーター In Kanto region (Tokyo area), people stand on
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November 29
Yesterday was November 29. 11月29日 It represents an ii (11, means good) niku (29, means meats) day. 昨日は11月29日でした。 I’ve forgotten
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Cats and Fish
In Japan, the image that favorite food of cats is fish has been established. 猫と魚 In fact, Japanese sometimes feed
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Japanese Numeral
In Japanese, when we count something like “one, two, three,…,” we usually say: 日本語の数詞 “ichi, ni, san, shi(yon), go, roku,
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Mirrors in Elevators
In most elevators, large mirrors are installed. エレベーターの鏡 Do you know the reason for this? 多くのエレベーターの中には、大きな鏡が付けられています。 These mirrors are installed
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Trivia about the One Yen Coin
Today, I will introduce the 1 yen coin, which has the lowest value among current coins in Japan. 1円玉の雑学 The
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Silver Ratio
I think you have heard the word “golden ratio.” 白銀比 This ratio,which is represented by about 1:1.618, is the most
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