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Avatar Posted by Deas 2 days ago (http://aaron.madlon-kay.com)
Category: Teaching English | Tags: translation japanese problem english
Former CIR Aaron wrote a very nice post about the problems one faces when translating place names in Japan into English. Even Google is doing it wrong! His suggestions for knocking off the extra "city" or "town" make a lot of sense to me, and so does his reasoning about tautological place names read more »
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Avatar Posted by RSON 2 days ago (http://www.risingsunofnihon.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese learn speak
I get asked a lot “How long did it take you to learn Japanese?”

I get asked how I learned English so well sometimes, too, but that’s a different story. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kwech 3 days ago (http://www.purpleslinky.com)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: food art sushi japanese
Seems like a lot of work just to have it gobbled down. At least they've got pictures! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Alex 4 days ago (http://victorymanual.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese learning method korean
The Victory Method of learning a language - Apply it to any one you like! (Korean is used as an example) read more »
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Avatar Posted by Deas 5 days ago (http://www.pinktentacle.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: japanese 2008 slang popular
Pink Tentacle put a lot of effort into compiling this list of words and expressions from 2008. It's a wonderful recap ride back through the past 12 months of pop culture in Japan. Check it out and see how many you knew, and learn the ones you didn't! read more »
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Avatar Posted by shio 6 days ago (http://globalvoicesonline.org)
Category: Culture | Tags: japanese language minae mizumura
Will the Japanese language disappear under the pressure from globalization and the growth of English as a global lingua franca? A recent book entitled The Fall of the Japanese Language in the Age of English by Japanese author Minae Mizumura has sparked debates on the topic in the Japanese bl read more »
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Avatar Posted by Alex 6 days ago (http://victorymanual.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese translation study reveries
A short example of how even simple words can be difficult to translate from Japanese to English: 生活する. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LetsJapan 6 days ago (http://www.debito.org)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: racism discrimination foreigner japanese
Survey by a job site: " Can you rely on Japanese subordinates? Please compare Japanese subordinates with those of your nationality..." Read all the questions written by Careercross.com. read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 9 days ago (http://www.kirainet.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: sleeping japan japanese
I thought this was interesting because I see it all the time. I have also picked up this skill since I have moved to Japan. read more »
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Avatar Posted by dshack 10 days ago (http://www.dshack.net)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese software tools utility
A basic run-down of useful tools for quickly translating and understanding Japanese. The first in a series of how I use technology to hack through learning the Japanese language. Less of a detailed tool review than a map of the landscape, and anecdotes about which tools, after going through a bunch read more »
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