I have recently been splitting my anime watching time up between classic anime and new anime. Generally doing a horrible job of keeping up with both I am trying to watch so much at one time. However, I finally got a chance [...]
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Rangaku is the term used for “Dutch Learning” and started the Japaneses curiosity about the west from finding an anatomy book. From there it moved to all sorts of subjects some examples are: Political Science, As [...]
Yesterday was JLPT day and I did fail it. Whether it is graded that way or not I am not sure. However, I failed it in my opinion. That being said I would not trade the experience for anything in the world. I am going to inclu [...]
It is JLPT season and emotions are running high as people cram at the last minute and trolls come out in droves to tell JLPT takers how pointless it is. I have seen no less than 15 tweets on how pointless the JLPT is to meas [...]
It is that time again for the Blog Masturi. The last one was hosted by Sleepy Tako over Hamburgers in Japan. For more detailed information on the blog Matsuri visit the Matsuri FAQ on the JapanSoc website. Theme Technology!! [...]
There are many sayings and most have some “truth” to them, but none, to me, are as powerful as this one. Consistent action over a long period of time leads to amazing results. I am not sure I am even saying it co [...]
Learning words through context has the benefit of showing you when and how to use the word from the beginning, but it can take a lot of time to learn the words this way since you are learning more than one thing at a time. F [...]
Doing a panel at a con can be a bit stressful if it is your first one, heck anywhere if it is your first. So here are a few tips to help with doing a panel on Japanese language if you have never done one before or just want [...]
I tend to have a bout of introspection at the oddest times. Today it just so happened while I was on the elliptical reading an interesting history book. The word Passion was used to describe early followers of Buddhism in Ja [...]
Everyone constantly wants something. Whether they want a hamburger or a new car, maybe even a pencil. In English we have the word want. We want things from objects or dreams to come true, and you probably want to know how to [...]
