The Height of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, and most Japanese people love this mountain. 富士山の高さ Today, I will introduce
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Bonuses and Mochi (Rice-Cake) Payments
Bonuses and Mochi 賞与と餅代 Most Japanese companies pay bonuses to workers twice a year, apart from regular salaries. 多くの日本の企業は、労働者に対して定期給とは別に、賞与を年2回支給します。 The
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Working Hours in Japan
I sometimes find an opinion that Japanese work too long on the Internet. 日本人の労働時間 Previously in Japan, since there were
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The Number of Convenience Stores, Temple and Shrine
There are about 55 thousands convenience stores in Japan. コンビニの数、寺の数、神社の数 This means that there is a convenience store for every
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Colors That Represent Obscene Things
(I’m sorry, today’s topic is a little bit ribald.) 卑猥を表す色 Today, I learned that colors that represent obscene things differ
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Preview of My New Apartment
Today was the National Foundation Day. アパートの内見 Therefore, I went to Tokyo, and saw an apartment that I will live
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Correcting Japanese Students
Recently, I often correct graduation theses of students in my laboratory. 日本語の学生の添削 Since they are Japanese sentences that were written
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Stop Signs in Japan
According to the international standards, a stop sign has an octagon shape, but it has an inverted triangle shape in
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Thank You Hazard
Today, I will talk about “thank you hazard,” which is often used on Japanese roads. サンキューハザード The “thank you hazard”
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