Top 10 Japanese Home Decor ideas to transform your home
Are you missing Japan? Why not bring a little bit of Japan into your home? We’ve selected the top 10 Japanese Home Decor items including Shoji lamps, noren, vases
Traditional Japanese Pajamas Gallery & Guide
Whos says you have to look your grandparents in bed? We take a look at the most interesting Japanese pajamas available online.
Samurai or CEO
Who said which quote?! Samurai or CEO?! 誰がどの名言を言ったか？！!侍か社長 ？！
We’ve translated quotes of famous CEOs and Samurai leaders from hundreds of years ago and mixed them up. Can you tell which said which?
Spoken in English and Japanese.
社長と昔の侍の名言を訳して混ぜました。どっちがどっちを言ったか分かりますか。
日本語と英語で話します。
Matcha Whisk Chasen Round Up
We introduce our favourite matcha whisk chasen. What to look for, available options, how they are used and not used.
Ghibli Plush Doll Gallery
Do you ever get the feeling when watching Studio Ghibli films that you just want to reach out and hug one of the characters? Well, maybe you need a Studio Ghibli Plush or six in your life? Hugs with Miyazaki inspired plush dolls are free… We’ve also written about Ghibli figures more generally. Ghibli Plush …
Studio Ghibli Socks
Massive gallery of Studio Ghibli Socks with links to merchants. Life’s too short for boring lower legs. So get some anime on your ankle already.
What does it mean to be “Ugly” In Japan
What does it mean to be “busu” 「ブス」or “minikui” in Japan?
In a world that worships at the altar of kawaii 「可愛い」, at saucer sized eyes and at double skinned eyelids. What is it like to feel like you don’t live up? And how can you live a life so that it doesn’t overwhelm you.
Twitter writer and Youtuber “Todoron” painfully, graphically and courageously lays bear her experiences of this situation for all to see on Twitter, and later Youtube. Her first tweet was a single Hiragana character. Her third tweet got 150,000 likes and 30,000 retweets.
She seems to having something that resonates with contemporary online Japanese society. She mixes simple-truth observations of the state of the world, and her own inner state. Topics she tackles include her history of cosmetic surgery, concepts of beauty and mental health.
Today I want to have a look at the language she uses around the issues.
What are the words that killed Hana Kimura?
Why did Hana Kimura die? We translate and analyze the social media from Japan that led to, and then attempted to deal with, the Terrace House, wrestling star’s death.
木村花を殺した言葉は何？日本のSNSのコメントなど英語に訳して分析してみました。
Learn Japanese Through Death Poems Part 3
Can you learn Japanese by studying Japanese Death Poems? Let’s find out! In the post we have a look at a death poem by Koha 香波 from 1897. We analyse the language, and have a think about what it might all mean.
Japanese Wall Art
Mega-gallery of the best Japanese wall-art available. Includes Japanese Movie Posters, Vintage Japanese Posters, Japanese Propaganda Posters and more.
