BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyHistorySlangUncorrected Toru Apr 21, 2017Jan 04, 2024 1977, desk, elderly, employees, Hokkaido Shimbun, Japanese, madogiwa zoku, management, ojisan, slang Madogiwa Zoku (Deadwood) Madogiwa Zoku 窓際族 Today I will talk about the Japanese slang term “madogiwa zoku.” 今日は「窓際族」という俗語を紹介します。 “Madogiwa” means “windows side.” “zoku” Read More
AnimalCultureEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 eat fish, man in midlife, Manybar goatfish, naming way, ojisan, strange Manybar Goatfish (Ojisan) Manybar goatfish is called “ojisan (means man in midlife)” in Japan. Manybar Goatfish は、和名では「オジサン」と呼ばれています。 The reason why is that the Read More