tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42437419825862013472011-07-30T06:31:18.914-07:00Discussing Japanese language, culture, media, etc. 一緒に勉強しまっしょう！Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-1690031179950756282009-06-17T01:01:00.000-07:002009-06-17T01:04:10.629-07:00

Just a quick drive-by linking post (without even a kanji or katakana lesson, gasp!): Japanese food robots !(Nothing to see, move it along.)(But I might edit this post to have lessons later.)

annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216815931757091190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-39517674515491232082009-06-06T10:10:00.000-07:002009-06-06T11:12:17.002-07:00

I worded this as unoffensively as possible, but some people still may be offended at the sexual nature of it, so the article is under the cut. Did you know that the Japanese word and kanji for "clitoris" is the same as "blister" or "corn"? And the two kanji used for it are "meat" and "pain"?It's hard to miss the relevance in that, isn't it?It sounds like it might be older style or not commonly

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-80384930273287827882009-06-04T22:48:00.000-07:002009-06-04T22:55:59.286-07:00

Coming soon to Japan: green tea flavored Coca-Cola.(article foun via snopes.com)The new green-tea flavored Coke is targeted toward health conscious females and will have the benefit of green tea antioxidants...Aw, yummy! Do you ever notice how other countries get the coolest sodas? I'm not much of a soda drinker, but I was excited when I finally saw Manzanita Sol hit the shelves over here quite a

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-59280144905371942009-05-27T20:27:00.000-07:002009-05-27T20:47:18.491-07:00

Well, this is obviously a filler post, but I think it's interesting, anyway! Someone put a camera on a 回転寿司 (kaitenzushi) conveyor belt and filmed its trip.THIS IS WHAT A SUSHI ROLL SEES BEFORE IT DIES.(YouTube user: AndySearce)面白いですね？Now, a little about kaitenzushi...Kaitenzushi is a sushi restaurant where the sushi is served on a conveyor belt; it's not a specific type of sushi like nigirizushi

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-68641028440756998332009-05-24T08:13:00.000-07:002009-05-24T08:45:08.070-07:00

Only in Japan will you find the scariest toilet paper ever. (Yahoo News)Yes. Yes. YES!The author of The Ring novel (yes, the one the movie was based off of), Koji Suzuki, can now be famous for his "bathroom literature" as well; a horror story printed on toilet paper.The short horror story is called Drop, and even features a public restroom as its setting. According to the article, it takes up

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-16316855349337069012009-05-23T07:52:00.000-07:002009-05-23T09:10:58.580-07:00

(x-posted to my horror movie review blog, Horror Movie Love)Pulse (or Kairo, its Japanese name) is a J-Horror movie directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.Pulse follows several Japanese college students who...Do stuff...One of them dies...And then this other guy doesn't know how to use a computer and contacts the dead through the internet somehow...And...Yeah...Okay, this movie was really hard for me to

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-50505281047192092602009-05-22T06:27:00.000-07:002009-05-23T13:46:42.258-07:00

If I have to have it stuck in my head, you do, too.But seriously, songs are a great way to learn/memorize Japanese. Will you ever forget what "ひつじ" (hitsuji) is, now? I think not!A little more useful - the Japanese Alphabet song:If you're new to learning hiragana and katakana and are having trouble memorizing them, Genki-Online has flash charts that show stroke order and sound out each syllable

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-55348284041885979222009-05-21T18:32:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:34:04.048-07:00

Hello everyone! I'm anna, and I'm going to be blogging primarily about bento and other elements of Japanese cuisine and culture- recipes I make, Japanese candy I eat, that sort of thing. I'm a white girl living in the Pacific Northwest, which is just about the second-best place besides Asia to get into Asian cuisine (in some cases Australia is better, IMO), plus I'm an internet junkie, so

annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216815931757091190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-41401570087599839072009-05-20T09:23:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:35:06.685-07:00

(x-posted from my horror movie blog, Horror Movie Love)Dark Water (仄暗い水の底から, Honogurai Mizu no Soko Kara) is a Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, the director of the Japanese Ringu movies. It is based on a Japanese short horror story by Koji Suzuki of the same name. There was a US remake of the movie as well (included within this post).Dark Water follows a mother's battle for custody of her

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-39480132780738891822009-05-16T18:36:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:36:53.682-07:00

I'm sure any respectable anime/manga lover has heard of the wildly popular Ouran High School Host Club, but did you know about Bisco Hatori's first work, Millennium Snow? If you haven't than you're missing out! I read Millennium Snow before ever reading Host Club and it was that story that got me to read the rest of Bisco Hatori's works.Let me tell you about it.The story is about a very sick

Salazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970899878184229957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-74350738183932353652009-05-14T08:49:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:38:27.375-07:00

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...You're married!In the latest news of strange Japanese inventions, we have a bra that counts down the time until a woman gets married.The Marriage Bra (video)(msnbc.com)My computer is horribly slow with videos, but the gist of it seems to be not to count down an actual determined wedding date, but more sort of like the internet death-clock phenomenon; just a piece of fun counting

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-89908741301646248312009-05-13T08:57:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:40:04.449-07:00

Om nom nom...Sushi is a delicious and healthy Japanese food, and pretty popular in the United States. I remember when sushi was almost a sort of food fashion statement for those who dared try it, but nowadays it's enjoyed by many people, and can be found prepared even at chain grocery stores (I've never tried the ones from grocery stores, so I can't vouch for how delicious or sickness-inducing

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-82629028804232747832009-05-09T07:30:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:40:50.379-07:00

Horror movies are one of my favorite things ever, and Japanese horror films are no exception. Last night my friend and I went to the used DVD store and I found two J-horror movies in the foreign section - Pulse, and Dark Water. I haven't watched them yet, but I'm excited!If you've not watched Japanese horror movies before, I highly recommend it! Japanese horror has a much different feel than

Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086461825706371717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243741982586201347.post-20643394940823230632009-05-06T19:02:00.000-07:002009-05-23T08:41:51.768-07:00

Edit: I've already changed the blog name XD But the intent remains the same!こんにちは！Hi! Welcome to my newly created blog, isshoni benkyoumasshou (一緒に勉強しまっしょう). The title means, "Let's study together". And it took me forever to get the spelling right. See, I'm a new Japanese student; I've been studying for only about four months, but I am fascinated by it!I avoided taking Japanese for the longest

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