Inserting a Leap Second
A happy new year. うるう秒の挿入 Today, January 1st, a leap second was inserted for the first time in one year
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Learning English and Japanese
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Christmas and Japan
Since today is Christmas, I will talk about trivia related to Christmas. 日本とクリスマス The first Christmas (Mass of Nativity Festival)
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Taka wo Kukuru
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “taka wo kukuru.” たかをくくる “Taka wo kukuru” means to predict an amount
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The First Snow in November
It snowed today in the Kanto region in Japan. 11月の初雪 It is the first time in 54 years that the
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Miso wo Tsukeru (Put Miso)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “miso wo tsukeru.” 味噌をつける “Miso” is fermented soybean paste, and “miso wo
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Morning Spiders and Night Spiders
In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders like following: 朝蜘蛛と夜蜘蛛 “Let morning spiders get away even
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Culture Day
Today (November 3) is Culture Day, which is a national holiday in Japan. 文化の日 Culture day was established in 1948,
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Mago nimo Isho (Clothes Make the Man)
Mago nimo Isho 馬子にも衣装 Today, I will talk about the proverb “mago nimo isho.” 今日は「馬子にも衣装」ということわざを紹介します。 “Mago” means a person who
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Mago no Te (Back-Scratcher)
Mago no Te 孫の手 “Mago no te” literally means a grandchild’s hand, and is a rod-shaped tool that is used
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