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Pikachus perform classical Japanese dance routine for Japan’s most famous cherry blossom song【Vid】

Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2022
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With sakura in bloom, a trio of dancing Pokémon give us a moment of beauty, something to smile about, and a Japanese language lesson.

Japan
(anime • cherry blossoms • cute • dance • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • music • Pikachu • Pokemon • sakura • Sakura Sakura • video • video games)

Japanese expat remembers the words that changed his life when he started working in Australia

Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2022

Having never left Japan before, he was worried his English wasn’t good enough, but a coworker knew just what to say.

Australia, Japan
(COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • language • learning japanese • linguistics • moving • society • touching)

Japanese karaoke rooms become live concert venues for otaku and oshikatsu

Oona McGee
Jan 20, 2022

A place where you can dance with your idol like no one is watching.

Japan
(anime • English • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • oshi • otaku • teaching English)

English for otaku – New book provides fans with skills to internationalize their oshikatsu

Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2022

Because the Japanese school system isn’t going to teach them how to say “The set list is lit!”

Japan
(anime • English • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • oshi • otaku • teaching English)

Let’s learn how to sing “Jingle Bells” in Japanese with the help of Santa Pikachu!【Video】

Casey Baseel
Dec 25, 2021

Come for the Japanese language lesson, stay for the Japanese mythology lesson!

Japan
(Christmas • culture • cute • Eevee • Japanese language • jingle bells • learning japanese • linguistics • music • Pikachu • Pokemon • Santa • Urashima Taro • video)

Let’s learn how to order in a Japanese yakiniku restaurant with the help of a “cookable” puzzle

Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2021

Can’t tell your sotomomo from your sankakubara? This puzzle is here to help!

Japan
(beef • cool • food • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • meat • puzzles • weird • yakiniku)

The top 70 words that keep showing up in Japanese light novel titles (and yes, isekai is one of them)

Casey Baseel
Sep 10, 2021

I Was Called to a Delicious Alternate World by the Too-Cute Devil Lord isn’t an actual light novel title yet, but it’s only a matter of time, data analysis shows.

Japan
(anime • COK • Japanese language • learning japanese • light novels • linguistics • manga • otaku)

Japanese man says “I’m a Vietnamese” while pointing knife at convenience store worker to rob her

Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2021

Criminal shows astounding lack of human decency and linguistic skills.

Japan
(COK • convenience stores • crime • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics)

Japanese students despair over the many, MANY ways you can describe a dead flower

Katy Kelly
Mar 20, 2021

Would a rose by any other name be as dead?

Japan
(Artur • flowers • interesting • Japanese language • language • learning japanese • twitter • vocabulary • YouTubers)

The extremely violent backstory of how to write the word “take” in Japanese

Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2021

Commonly used kanji’s components don’t make a lot of sense nowadays, but once upon a time…

Japan
(COK • crazy • Japanese language • kanji • learning japanese • linguistics)

Drink like an ox, eat like a horse! Five Japanese idiomatic phrases to celebrate Year of the Ox

Ingrid Tsai
Feb 12, 2021

From the relatable to the amoo-sing, there’re idioms for Japanese language learners of all skill levels.

Japan
(Chinese zodiac • cows • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • Lunar New Year • Year of the Cow • Year of the Ox)

Katsu isn’t curry! Four kinds of katsu, and three delicious ways to eat them【Video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2020

Embassy of Japan in the U.K. posts video explaining what katsu is and isn’t, and we delve into the non-pork varieties.

Japan
(curry • donburi • food • Japanese language • katsu • learning japanese • linguistics • video)

Japanese teacher shares surprising reason why the kanji for crow has one less line than bird

Oona McGee
Jul 29, 2020

Learn how to never mistake the two kanji ever again.

Japan
(birds • crow • Japanese • Japanese language • Japanese teacher • kanji • language learning • learning japanese • linguistics • teaching)

Busty Japanese brushstroke calligraphy artist shares visual appeal in video series【Videos】

Casey Baseel
Jul 15, 2020

Shuji demonstrations teach viewers how to write names of hit anime series, popular kanji.

Japan
(art • beautiful women • brush • calligraphy • culture • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • shuji • video)

11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese

Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2020

Otou-san is just the tip of the paternal iceberg.
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Japan
(COK • dads • Father's Day • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • parents • SNO)

Tired of wasting paper practicing your kanji? Try these reusable water-activated practice sheets

Dale Roll
Apr 20, 2020

Just water and a brush is all you need to practice Japanese calligraphy with these high-tech school supplies!

Japan
(calligraphy • elementary school • kanji • learning japanese • paper • Pilot office supplies • reusable • school supplies • stationary)

Manga artist makes rare move of taking paternity break, some wonder if he was actually a woman

Casey Baseel
Feb 23, 2020

Come for the heartwarming story of a famous artist actually getting time off to spend with family, stay for the weird Japanese linguistics lesson!