A Tanuki’s (Raccoon Dog’s) Sleep
Today, I will write about a Japanese proverb “a tanuki’s sleep (tanuki neiri).” 狸寝入り “A tanuki’s sleep” is to pretend
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Learning English and Japanese
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Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder)
Kaminari-sama 雷さま In Japan, there is a popular belief that Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder) falls from the sky and picks your
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Mysterious Biology of Giant Panda
Today, I’d like to tell you about mysterious biology of pandas, especially giant pandas. ジャイアントパンダの不思議な生態 It is said that the
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Graduation Research Presentation
Today, the graduation research poster presentation of senior students was held. 卒業研究発表 Since I have supported some studies of some
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Handing Out Pocket TIssues
Today, I will tell you about handing out pocket tissues, which is referred as one of Japanese cultures. ポケットティッシュ配り In
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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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Wisdom Teeth Extraction
Today, I went to a dental clinic, and got my two wisdom teeth out. 親不知の抜歯 The number of extracted wisdom
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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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