Dasoku
Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “dasoku.” 蛇足 “Da” means “snake,” “soku” means “feet,” and “dasoku” expresses “superfluous
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Learning English and Japanese
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History
100 Times of Hiccups
In Japan, there is a superstition that you will die when you get hiccups 100 times continuously. 100回のしゃっくり Since I
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Marine Day
Today, the third Monday of July is Marine Day. 海の日 Marine Day is one of Japanese national holidays, and we
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Buffon’s Needle
Today, I’d like to talk about the problem called “Buffon’s needle,” which was posed by mathematician Buffon. ビュフォンの針 This problem
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Miyadaiku (Temple and Shrine Carpenters)
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese job category “miyadaiku.” 宮大工 Daiku means carpenters, and miyadaiku means carpenters who
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Leap Second
A leap second is a second that is added or deleted so that the difference between UT1 (Universal Time based
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Tosho Cards (Book Cards)
Tosho Cards 図書カードNEXT There are magnetic prepaid cards for books in Japan, that are called “tosho cards.” 日本には図書カードと呼ばれる、本を購入するための磁気式のプリペイドカードが存在します。 Tosho cards
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