CultureDiaryIdiomLanguageUncorrected Toru Sep 17, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Don't worry about it, encourage, English, Japan, mistake, Never mind, nuance, phrases, use, ドンマイ Don’t Mind In Japan, we often say “ドンマイ(don-mai),” when we encourage people who made a mistake. Don’t mind “ドンマイ” is the word Read More
BusinessCultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 14, 2015Jan 08, 2024 box, countrysides, Japan, labor cost, money, open air, prices, public safety, sales person, vegetables Unmanned Sales of Vegetables In countrysides of Japan, you can see that vegetables are being sold in the open air. 野菜の無人販売 Vegetables are arranged, Read More
BusinessDiaryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Amazon, assortment of videos, dramas, English subtitles, image quality, Japan, member, Netflix, prime membership, video distribution service Netflix Yesterday, Netflix started video distribution service in Japan since yesterday. 昨日、Netflix が日本でのサービスを開始しました。 Since it was one month free, I registered Read More
CultureDiaryHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2015Jan 08, 2024 birthday, disaster prevention training, disaster victims, elementary school, Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan, National Disaster Prevention Day, national movements, ordinary day, programming, silent prayer, study English, work Birtyday and Disaster Prevention Day Today is my birthday, but I think it will be an ordinary day. 今日は私の誕生日ですが、普通の一日になると思います。 I will study English, do my Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyFoodUncorrected Toru Aug 23, 2015Jan 08, 2024 English-speaking countries, Gatorade, Japan, Pocari Sweat, shops, sour taste, sport drink, vending machines, water replenishment Pocari Sweat “Pocari Sweat” is one of the most popular sport drink in Japan. 「ポカリスウェット」は、日本で有名なスポーツドリンクです。 Many of us drink it during sport, Read More
CultureEssayHealthNewsUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2015Jan 08, 2024 calorie tax, carbonated beverages, interesting system, Japan, Mexico, obesity measures, population, subway, sweet treats Healthy Train In Mexico, there is an interesting system in subway. When they do 10 squats, they can get a free pass. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 consumption, Japan, Kleenex, price, reused, tissue Japanese Like a Kleenex. Japanese people really like a Kleenex, and annual consumption of it in Japan is the world’s highest. Amount of the Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Aug 01, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ASUS, company name, Japan, manufacturing company, mobile phone, official corporate name, PC, Pegasus, pronunciation The Reading of ASUS ASUS is a PC/mobile phone manufacturing company, and I use some products of ASUS. The company name is derived from Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jul 22, 2015Jan 08, 2024 100% fruit juice, apple, beverages, confuse, cross-section of the fruit, drink, isotonic, Japan, juice, law about labels, orange, realistic fruit illustration Juice’s Label Japanese people call various beverages “juice(ジュース).” For example, apple drink, orange soda, isotonic drink, etc., all of them are called Read More