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Toru Feb 05, 2024Feb 11, 2024 Chiikawa, Japan, manga, merchandise, online store, Sensō, server, sold out, traffic, war

Chiikawa Sensō (ちいかわ戦争 – Chiikawa War)

Chiikawa Sensō ちいかわ戦争 Today, a Chiikawa Sensō (ちいかわ戦争) occured. 今日は「ちいかわ戦争」が起こりました。 Chiikawa refers to a manga and its characters that have Read More

Corrected Culture Diary Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji News

Toru Dec 18, 2023Jan 08, 2024 beginning, closure, end, essays, Lang-8, meaning, negative context, Owari no Hajimari, phrase, website

Owari no Hajimari (終わりの始まり – The Beginning of the End)

Owari no Hajimari 終わりの始まり When I heard the announcement of the closure of Lang-8, the phrase owari no hajimari (終わりの始まり) Read More

Culture Education Essay Japanese tradition News Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 06, 2023Jan 01, 2024 attendance, digitized, IC card, ID card, lectures, pi-nige, run away, students, tap, university

Pi-nige (ピ逃げ – Registering Attendance and Running Away)

Pi-nige ピ逃げ Recently, the lang term pi-nige (ピ逃げ) has been coined and used among university students. 最近の大学生の間で、「ピ逃げ」という言葉が生まれ、使われているようです。 Pi (ピ) represents Read More

Diary Essay History News Uncorrected

Toru Nov 23, 2023Jan 02, 2024 game, Mario, puppet, RPG, SNES, song

Super Mario RPG

Super Mario RPG スーパーマリオRPG Today, I completed the remake of Super Mario RPG, which was released last week. 今日は、先週に発売された「スーパーマリオRPG」のリメイク版をクリアしました。 The Read More

Business Culture Diary Essay Food Japanese tradition News Slang Uncorrected

Toru Nov 18, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Chiikawa, decorations, goods, Ikebukuro, manga, meals, resellers, restaurant, sold out, T-shirt

Chiikawa Restaurant (ちいかわレストラン)

Chiikawa Restaurant ちいかわレストラン Yesterday, I introduced Chiikawa (ちいかわ), a very popular manga in Japan. 昨日は日本で大人気の「ちいかわ」を紹介しました。 The day before yesterday, Chiikawa Read More

Culture Diary Essay Japanese tradition Kanji News Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 31, 2023Jan 01, 2024 anime, anniversary, metaphor, music, ONE PIECE, productivity, streaming, tarenagashi, videos, YouTube

Tarenagashi (垂れ流し – Streaming Continuously)

Tarenagashi 垂れ流し I often work while doing tarenagashi (垂れ流し) of YouTube videos or music. 私はよくYouTubeの動画や音楽を「垂れ流し」しながら作業しています。 Since tare (垂れ) means “dripping,” Read More