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Must Read Japanese Books in English (Part 2: Lighter Reading)

There was lot of interest in the previous post on classic Japanese literature - it seems people are seeking good summer reading …

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Back in June, celebrating 50 posts, I mentioned ideas for new things on the blog one of which was reading recommendations. In the…

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

ウナギ文　コンニャク文 An unagi-don, or box of eel on rice The Japanese are a nation of foodies, take what they eat very seriously indeed, a…

Sunday, July 23, 2017

The buds of the Glory Flower with one flower ahead of the pack Here's a striking shrub that took me a while to find the name …

Thursday, July 13, 2017

夏　擬態語 The full heat of summer ( natsu 夏) has just come to Japan, and, being the weather, it's often the first thing Japanes…

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Tachi-iri kinshi (no entry) Returning from a trip to the UK, I will never forget the moment I reached my one-room apartment in J…

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

相当 soutou (with both o's lengthened: soh-toh ) is a word you regularly hear in Japanese conversation that is usually used mu…

Saturday, July 8, 2017

ときめく I was talking to a colleague today about tidying up, and she said that her secret to keeping things tidy at home was to keep…

Thursday, June 29, 2017