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Mo ni Fukusu (喪に服す – Mourning): Part 1

Mo ni Fukusu: Part 1 喪に服す Part 1 In Japanese culture, after the death of a loved one, people refrain Read More

Doyō no Ushi no Hi 土用の丑の日 Today is Doyō no Ushi no Hi (土用の丑の日). 今日は「土用の丑の日」です。 Doyō (土用) is a period Read More

Last Day of Heisei 平成最後の日 Today is the last day of Heisei (平成). 今日は平成最後の日です。 Do you know about the Japanese Read More

Kinou no Kyou 昨日の今日 Today, I would like to talk about a little weird Japanese expression, ‘kinou no kyou‘ (昨日の今日). Read More

Kanji 漢字 Japanese people often use ‘kanji’ (漢字), which are characters born in China. 日本人は、中国発祥の文字である「漢字」をよく使います。 The term kanji is written Read More