BusinessCultureEssayEuropean countriesHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 average income, De Beers, diamond, engagement ring, income levels, Japan, promotion, salary, yen exchange rates An Engagement Ring In Japan, a phrase something like “you should spend three months’ salary on an engagement ring” has spread. 婚約指輪 I Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1977, andes melon, anshin-desu, breeding, company, core, Japan, melons, naming, shin Andes Melons In Japan, there is a popular kind of melons, called “andes melon.” アンデスメロン Actually, I thought of it as melons Read More
BusinessCultureEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 future tense, grammar, Japan, language, national identity, savings, savings rate, study, Yale University A Relationship between Languages and Savings It is said that Japanese like to save money, and the average amount is more than 10 million yen (about Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru May 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 conversation partner, I, Japanese word, jibun, you The Meaning of “Jibun Today, I will talk about the meaning of the Japanese word “jibun.” 「自分」の意味 Normally, “Jibun” means “I,” and is used Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Boys Festival, Golden Week, Horse Month, May 5th, Oriental Zodiac, tango no sekku Tango no Sekku (Boys’ Day) Tango no Sekku 端午の節句 Yesterday, May 5th was “tango no sekku,” which is the Boys’ Festival for expressing the hope Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 05, 2016Jan 07, 2024 accommodation, B&B, breakfast, dinner, loanword, pension, resort areas, sightseeing spots, Western-style Pension I stayed in a pension the day before yesterday. ペンション However, the meaning of “pension” is normally “money that is Read More
DiaryFoodJapanese traditionTravelUncorrected Toru May 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Daio Wasabi Farm, Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, nature, soft ice cream, taste, views, wasabi A Nagano Prefecture Travel with My Friends Today, I traveled to Nagano Prefecture with my friends. 友人との長野県旅行 We first went to Kamikochi, and looked around immense nature Read More
BusinessDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 boss, dinner, drunk, friends, mountains, Nagano Prefecture, number, post, sentences, time The 500th Post This post is my 500th post. 500回目の投稿 When I posted my 400th post, I forgot the number of my posts, Read More
CultureEducationEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 27, 2016Jan 07, 2024 durable, easy to carry, elementary, harps, inexpensive, instruments, Japanese people, junior high schools, music classes, musical instrument, origin of all wind instruments, other countries, practical experience, recorder, resonance of the air, small hands, teach songs to birds, wind instrument, xylophones Recorder Today, I will talk about a musical instrument, recorder. リコーダー The recorder is an wind instrument that generates sounds by Read More