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Avatar Posted by koichi 224 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 koichi 27 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: gaijin anti racism tofugu
Ever heard about "no-gaijin allowed" signs? That whole rumor is getting blown out of proportion. People think it's a lot worse than it is. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 23 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 193 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 62 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 koichi 227 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: tofugu japan japanese language kanji
The New Year is a great time to start (or restart) learning Japanese. Here is a list of resolutions you can follow and bad habits you can break, along with description. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 62 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: eyebrow tofugu world record
Ever wonder who holds the World Record for the longest eyebrow? That would be Toshie Kawakami, the 57 year old president of a Tokyo food company. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 163 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: tofugu nara mascot contest
We're holding a little contest over at tofugu challenging readers to come up with a funnier (err.. I mean "better") mascot for Nara's 1300th anniversary. If you think you're up to the challenge, come on by and submit your mascot to win a Japanese text book of your Japanese level! read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 153 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: tanuki tofugu obake racoon dogs
Anyone know what a tanuki is? No cheating! Tanuki are: A) Badgers, B) Raccoons, C) Wolverines, D) Raccoon dogs. Find out more about these large testicled animals. read more »
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