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Avatar Posted by koichi 210 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: tofugu japan japanese mixi kanji
Join (and get an invitation) to Japan's leading social networking website. Use social networking to practice your Japanese reading and writing while having a pretty good time doing it. read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 84 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japanese woman girls cute beauty
Are Japanese girls too cute? The universal image of cute is often quite different than the one so popular in Japan. What is it about kawaii that drive Japanese guys nuts? read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 64 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: tumour towel japanese mistake pain
The good news was he did not have cancer.

The bad news: The growth that had been causing him pain was in fact a 25-year-old surgical towel.

The patient had been carrying the cloth since 1983, when surgeons left it in him after a minor operation to treat an ulcer, a spokesman for the hospital read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 9 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: internment hawaii japanese tofugu
Even though over half the U.S. Japanese population was living in Hawaii during WWII, only a sliver of them were put in internment camps (versus on the mainland, where almost all Japanese were put away). How did this happen, especially since Japanese in Hawaii had closer ties to the Empire of Japan? read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 79 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese japan sugoi jyouzu impress
Ever wonder why Japanese people go into that ridiculous praising loop whenever you speak Japanese, even if it's terrible? It has something to do with nihonjinron; you can read more about it here. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Thomas 22 days ago (http://nihonhacks.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese jlpt test language nihonhacks
Unless I'm mistaken, the application forms for the JLPT should be available at major bookstores. Get yours while you still can! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Thomas 79 days ago (http://nihonhacks.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: nihonhacks japanese keyboard hotkeys
This article teaches you some useful hotkeys for the Japanese IME. Are you tired of hitting the space bar and the down arrow all the time when inputting kanji? These tips can save you precious keystrokes, and therefore time, when you are typing in Japanese. read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 75 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Technology | Tags: wm6 japanese pda hp language
As a foreigner living in Japan, having the ability to display multiple languages on my computer is something of a necessity. However, when it comes to updating or otherwise modifying a Windows Mobile device to handle East Asian languages, it can be quite the challenge. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 179 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: tofugu japan japanese samurai talk
Bushido's getting more popular in Japan again. Here is a list of "Samurai words" and phrases that will bring you back to feudal times. How Nostalgic! read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 48 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: learning japanese tofugu kanji study
It's that time of year when people get lazy. Here are some tips to keep studying Japanese over the summer. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Thomas 163 days ago (http://victorymanual.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese language quotes wikiquote
Japanese wikiquote is a great place to mine sentences to study. You can find quotes by your favorite English-language authors translated into Japanese. Great find by Victory Manual! read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 160 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese software nintendo language
The Nintendo DS is a great tool for learning Japanese, whether you are a beginner or advanced. Check this article out to find out how. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 160 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese textbook language
I'll be reviewing Japanese textbooks over the next month or so for my senior thesis. The first one up: Genki I. Does Genki stand up to the hype? How does it stand for self teachers? Find out... read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 15 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: supermemo japanese language study
Unless you happen to be some sort of linguistic genius, a talented musician, or some unfair combination of the two, chances are you will have trouble learning a new language and the little nuances required for accent-free pronunciation. This is where SuperMemo fills the need. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Shuttlecock 184 days ago (http://www.bradstephenson.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: love japanese teaching english
A needed to be said post about the assumption that Japanese people don't say "I love you". read more »
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