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Translator, Japanese teacher, artist. I share bilingual articles with my artwork, photos, food and garden. 翻訳家・日本語講師・アーティスト。写真、アート、食べ物や庭のバイリンガル記事を書いています。
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16 days ago
The Pub
Hive Needs More Traffic
In this post I asked people to guess on the price of BTC at 9:30 am New York Time on Black Friday with a price of 5 HSBI to the person the closest. And.... I had no takers.…
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about 1 month ago
Motherhood
Mama and Papa in Japan
When foreigners first learn a little Japanese, they quickly pick up okaasan and otousan: the polite, textbook words for “
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about 1 month ago
GEMS
Happy Halloween from Japan
It is morning here, but on the far side of the world where many of you are reading this, the ghosts and goblins are coming out and I
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about 2 months ago
Discovery-it
Spooky Season with Broken Peach: Halloween Classics Reimagined
Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][ttt_title] As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people…
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about 2 months ago
Cross Culture
The Dark Side of Japanese Work Culture
The other day, @azircon asked me about the dark side of Japan’s work culture. Most of the time, I don’t like focusing on the negative, but there is a lot here, as anyone who has…
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2 months ago
Cross Culture
Why Japanese Think American Coffee Is Weak
If you’ve ever talked coffee with a Japanese friend, you’ve probably heard the verdict: “American coffee is weak.” This is o
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2 months ago
Discovery-it
Baby, What's Your Sign?
Do people still use that as a pick up line? I suppose not, since many stats from many countries show Gen Z is no longer interested in dating or sex. Anyway! When I was young…
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3 months ago
japan
Why Did Japanese Women Blacken Their Teeth? ~ Japanese Culture
When you look at old portraits of Japanese noblewomen—or ukiyo-e prints, you may sometimes notice something strange: pitch-black teeth. It’s quite shocking the first time you see it
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3 months ago
ThoughtfulDailyPost
John Lennon, Zen, and the Plans We Never Make
We all know the line. It may be his most famous line after all the various ones pulled from the lyrics of Imagine; John Lennon sang, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making…
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4 months ago
Discovery-it
Hokusai’s Great Wave: More Than Just a Meme
It's no secret that I love Japanese woodblock prints. I usually include them in my haiku posts and even in some of my other posts. There is something very striking about even the…
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