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The story of “Konbini”
Kininaru Nihongo: Curious Japanese — Words from Reiwa Japan ② Japanese people, especially younger generations, have a knack for shortening words. Taipa—short for “time performance”—has become a common expression, even among...
The story of “Konbini”
Kininaru Nihongo: Curious Japanese — Words from Reiwa Japan ② Japanese people, especially younger generations, have a knack for shortening words. Taipa—short for “time performance”—has become a common expression, even among...
“Totonou” — Finding Balance in Japan
Kininaru Nihongo: Curious Japanese — Words from Reiwa Japan ① “Seiri Seiton” — “order and tidiness” — has long been one of the slogans displayed above the blackboards in Japanese...
“Totonou” — Finding Balance in Japan
Kininaru Nihongo: Curious Japanese — Words from Reiwa Japan ① “Seiri Seiton” — “order and tidiness” — has long been one of the slogans displayed above the blackboards in Japanese...
What I’d Like to Share with Visitors about Japa...
As a child, the local shrine was part of everyday life. It stood near my primary school and was where my friends and I would often play.
What I’d Like to Share with Visitors about Japa...
As a child, the local shrine was part of everyday life. It stood near my primary school and was where my friends and I would often play.
The Peace Memorial Park
Okinawa became the only ground battle site in Japan during the Pacific War, and for 90 days from March 1945, all modern weapons such as artillery bombardment, bombing, and flamethrowers...
The Peace Memorial Park
Okinawa became the only ground battle site in Japan during the Pacific War, and for 90 days from March 1945, all modern weapons such as artillery bombardment, bombing, and flamethrowers...
The oracle of Usa Jingu
The Usa Shrine is the head shrine of the Hachiman-gu, which is said to have over 40,000 shrines throughout Japan. It is said that the Hachiman deity appeared in the...
The oracle of Usa Jingu
The Usa Shrine is the head shrine of the Hachiman-gu, which is said to have over 40,000 shrines throughout Japan. It is said that the Hachiman deity appeared in the...
Yukichi Fukuzawa and Shigenobu Okuma
Okuma was about three years younger than Fukuzawa. Although they both had established their names in society and knew of each other, Okuma admits that he initially thought of Fukuzawa...
Yukichi Fukuzawa and Shigenobu Okuma
Okuma was about three years younger than Fukuzawa. Although they both had established their names in society and knew of each other, Okuma admits that he initially thought of Fukuzawa...