Rocket Japanese Review 2024
I take an in depth look at the Rocket Japanese platform, 2021 edition, in depth and outline what I like, what I don’t like and what some of the alternatives are.
Month: December 2020
The Story Of Miki Matsubara & Mayonaka No Doa – Stay With Me
Miki Matsubara 松原みき Mayonaka no doa 真夜中のドア with English Lyrics and translation sung by Cake Sullivan.
I track the history of the song from the 1979 original version, through to the Rainych Youtube cover, to Mayonaka blowing up on TikTok in 2020.
Along the way I answer questions such as how did Miki Matsubara die? How did her music fit into the larger genres of Japanese City Pop and New Music?
Moshi Moshi Yusuke – 30 Top Japanese New Japanese Words In Japanese in 2020 P.II
Do you know these Japanese words? AI超え おうち時間 顔芸 These are some of the new Japanese vocabulary that entered the lexicon in 2020. Japanese language, like any tongue, is a living, breathing thing. It’s constantly changing. This means the process of learning Japanese is an ongoing one. But a fun one! Each year, the education company U-Can releases a list of the 30 new words, called 流行語 or 新語, that have entered the Japanese for that year. I chatted with Moshi Moshi Yusuke もしもしゆうすけ about the different words on the list. We talked about the different social movements in Japan that have occurred over the year that have lead to these new words coming into the Japanese language.
Best Japan Coloring Books 2024
A big list of my all time favorite Japan coloring books for grown ups. Including the latest Kimono coloring books, zen coloring books, and manga coloring books.
Best Japanese Throw Pillows 2024
Our Favorite Japanese Cushions for the Couch! Being fans of all kinds of Japanese Home Decor, we’ve looked over the internet to find some of the fineset Japanese throw pillows, Japanese cushions and oriental pillows around. There’s a lot out there, so to make navigating things a little easier we’ve divided them into: Patterned Japanese …