Recently I had an article published in the Hiragana Times (on sale in Japan this month) about Haikyo – Japan’s abandoned buildings. The main article is only available in the magazine, but there’s a small summary on the Hiragana Times homepage that makes for some good reading practice for beginners. Enjoy!
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Japanese Job Hunting Test
Recently as part of my job hunting I had to take a personality test in Japanese. There were quite a number of unusual adjectives that I came across, so I thought the content would be useful for advanced learners of Japanese.
Office Intranet Party Invitation
This invitation was sent to me and other members of our section some time ago, but I feel it provides a nice example of the sort of messages that are sent over the office intranet. See how much you can understand by reading through it first without using plugins like Rikaichan to help you! Naturally, [...]
Blue Ocean Dating Strategy
Red Oceans and Blue Oceans. What does it all mean exactly? I recently heard the term used to comment on the prospects of meeting girls at a club, but the term has its origins in marketing.
Hanage – Nostril Hair Notification Service
A rather bizarre yet undeniably useful little website I stumbled upon recently allows you to notify unwitting co-workers of unpleasant protruding nostril hairs. Hanage No More!
Japanese School System
Have you ever wondered exactly how old school children are in Japan? Quite often the students are called by their school year and not by their exact age. Various types of media also use the Japanese school year system to break children up into groups.
Nikkei Trendy – 2011 Hits & Lingo
Some interesting marketing-related lingo from Nikkei Trendy below, in addition to the top hits of 2011. Take a look!
Top 10 Buzzwords of 2011 in Japan: 2
Continuing with the top 10 buzzwords of 2011 then, we take a look at the remaining 5 terms with were picked to best represent the year in Japan.
Top 10 Buzzwords of 2011 in Japan: 1
Publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha just released the year’s top 10 buzzwords. Selected by a panel of judges, they encapsulate the major trends throughout 2011. You can view the full list of 60 that were candidates here on Gakuranman.com and read more about the top 10 below. Naturally, as a Japanese lesson!
150,000 Free Japanese-English Sentences
Have you ever heard of the Tanaka Corpus? If you’ve been using Jim Breen’s fantastic free online Japanese-English dictionary JDIC, you may have unwittingly encountered it. The Tanaka Corpus is a collection of over 150,000 sentence pairs ideal for students learning Japanese. Perfect for repetitions in your favourite SRS software!
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Haikyo Hiragana Reading Practice
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All Kinds Of Thing – ピンキリ
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Get What You Deserve – 自業自得
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Japanese Job Hunting Test
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Office Intranet Party Invitation
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Blue Ocean Dating Strategy
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