CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cuisine, death, expensive, fugu, Japan, licensed chef, poison, potassium cyanide, puffer fish, tetrodotoxin Puffer Fish (Fugu) Puffer Fish フグ Today, I will talk about puffer fish (fugu) that the Japanese love. 今日は、日本人が大好きなフグを紹介します。 Puffer fish is known Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEuropean countriesJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 20, 2016Jan 07, 2024 beckoning cat, come here, Europe, gestures, international sales, Japan, maneki neko, palm down, palm up, US Beckoning Gestures Today, I will talk about gestures meaning “come here.” 手招きのジェスチャー In Japan, when we want to express “come here,” we Read More
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
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Japan, kitsune-no-yomeiri, lantern procession, mountain, rain, sun, traditional, wedding, weird Kitsune-no-yomeiri (Fox Wedding) Yesterday, I introduced the phrase “kitsune-no-yomeiri (fox’s wedding),” which means a rain when the sun is shining. 狐の嫁入り Today, I Read More
ClimateEssayJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Apr 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 autumn rain, drizzle, evening shower, fox's wedding, instant rain, Japan, rain, rainy season, time rain, variety names Rain in Japan It rained today. 日本の雨 In Japan, there are many variety names that express rain. 今日は雨が降りました。 Today, I will talk about Read More
CultureEssayHealthResearchUncorrected Toru Apr 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 couples, daily, earnings, frequent kissing, German study, health effects, husband and wife, Indian married couples, Japan, kiss, large-scale survey, life expectancy, longer life expectancy, morning, number of kisses Effects of a Kiss A kiss has various health effects. キスの効果 According to the German study, husband and wife who kiss each other every Read More
AnimalCultureEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 August 1st, August 27th, August 8th, Cat Day, Cat Days, China, February 22nd, Feral Cat Day, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, November 17th, nyan, October 16th, Russia, US, World Cat Day Cat Day Today, I’d like to talk about 猫の日 There are many Cat Days all over the world. 猫の日は、世界中にあります。 In 1987 in Read More