Until further notice this blog remains here for archival purposes and is not actively posted on. It is unclear as to when this will change, but this is to let you know.

Niigata

March 13, 2009

Note/Disclaimer: This is a post that is meant to give a quick overview of some of Niigata and not full detail of everything. Niigata is much like a state in the US with a rich past, present, and future to come. I can’t possibly cover everything and getting the tip of everything would be a [...]

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Kanji Set 8

March 10, 2009

Kanji: 私 Kana: (kun) わたし (on) シ Meaning: I Stroke Order Kanji: 今 Kana: (kun) いま (on) コン Meaning: now Stroke Order Kanji: 田 Kana: (kun) た, � Meaning: Rice Field Stroke Order Kanji: 女 Kana: (kun) おんな (on) ジョ Meaning: Woman Stroke Order Kanji: 男 Kana: (kun) おとこ (on) ダン Meaning: Man Stroke Order [...]

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Fukushima

March 9, 2009

Note/Disclaimer: This is a post that is meant to give a quick overview of some of Fukushima and not full detail of everything. Fukushima is much like a state in the US with a rich past, present, and future to come. I can’t possibly cover everything and getting the tip of everything would be a [...]

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Links Around Town – 1

March 5, 2009

With all the stuff there is to read about Japan and its various cultures I often find interesting things with nuggets of information, or just plain funny stories.  Unfortunately, there isn’t a good way to bookmark these effectively.  Social Bookmarking sites don’t really work, talk to me in person if you want to know why.  [...]

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Kenji to Yasuko

March 4, 2009

The basic idea behind this show is a girl’s parents died when she was young and the overprotective bike gangster gives up his gang to raise Yasuko by being a mangaka.  Yasuko has never had a boyfriend or a boys phone number in her cell phone until one day she meets a boy and is [...]

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Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple English Audio First Impressions

March 3, 2009

Here is the english cast of the characters. Shirihama Ken’ichi – Josh Grelle Miu Fūrinji – Carrie Savage Hayato Fūrinji – R Bruce Elliott Shio Sakaki – Christopher Sabat Apachai Hopachai – Sonny Strait Shigure Kōsaka – Trina Nishimura Kensei Ma – Vic Mignogna Akisame Kōetsuji – Kent Williams In the first 30 seconds of [...]

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Kenichi DVD Set 1 – plus other stuff

March 3, 2009

My birthday is coming up on the 23 so I thought I would buy myself a birthday present that just so happens to be something I was going to buy anyway. The Kenichi DVD’s.  The Mightiest Disciple Kenichi is liscenced by Funimation and a show I have been looking forward to since I saw them [...]

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Kanji Set 7

March 2, 2009

Kanji: 山 Kana: (on) サン (kun) やま Meaning: Mountain Stroke Order Kanji: 川 Kana: (kun) かわ, がわ Meaning: River Stroke Order Kanji: 元 Kana: (on) ゲン Meaning: Origin Stroke Order Kanji: 気 Kana: (on) キ Meaning: Spirit Stroke Order Kanji: 天 Kana: (on) テン Meaning: Heaven Stroke Order Usage 山 山 (やま) mountain 富士山 (フジサン) [...]

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Motivation to Learn

February 25, 2009

I a person that is into social science based on observation and when a good blog post comes along I can’t help but take a read and take some time for thought and introspection. Last night I was going through my feed reader and got to yonasu’s feed.  Going through them he posted on the [...]

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Japan Eras

February 25, 2009

Japan has a colorful and long history compared to america. If it is half as interesting as my own country then it should prove to be fun to research. I know in learning the history of the United States I have learned a lot of valuable life lessons and especially things not to do. First [...]

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