Japanese Folklore & Shinto Mythology in Anime – (Talking in Japanese & English) 神道と民話とアニメの話し（日本語と英語)
A look at the common Japanese mythology in anime, with a focus on Shinto and Buddhism.
Graded Japanese Reading & Listening Practice
Sexist Lyrics in Japan: translating 3 songs by AKB48 Mastermind Yasushi Akimoto 日本の性差別的な歌詞秋元康の歌詞の翻訳
A look at some of the more sexist lyrics of Yasushi Akimoto.
Talking in English & Japanese About The Naked Director, The Real Kaoru Kuroki And Japanese Sexuality
A chat in Japanese & English with Ai Yamamoto about The Naked Director, Kuroki Kaoru & Japanese Sexuality.
Kaoru Kuroki Comments Translated Into English
Some translations of famous comments and quotes from Japanese adult video actress Kaoru Kuroki.
Cornelius Keigo Oyamada bullying articles translated
https://youtu.be/Ziw85qWQ214 Cornelius & The Olympics So you may have heard about how the composer for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was forced to resign. He’s pretty well known in Japan for his work with Flipper’s Guitar, and outside of Japan for his work under the name of Cornelius. I was personally pretty shocked when I read …
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Oshi Meaning 推しとは
Definition of Japanese oshi meaning, and a discussion of Japanese “oshi” culture with Sayuri Saying.
Magic Party Band
In depth look into Magic Party band from Japan. Starting with their song “Believe In Paradise”, we look at history of Magic Party, their music and personel.
Is There Anyone In Japan That Actually Wants The Olympics?
https://youtu.be/JQAGixo7ibwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Is There Actually Anyone In Japan That Wants The Olympics To Happen? 日本には五輪をやってほしい人っているの？ (https://youtu.be/JQAGixo7ibw) I spent some time trawling and translating Tweets from Japan to see if I could find anyone who was pro the Tokyo Olympics. I didn’t find any. Here we read through the tweets …
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Why is Japan Upset About The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
https://youtu.be/FPtZ_HisUXQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Why Is Japan Upset About The Very Hungry Caterpillar? (https://youtu.be/FPtZ_HisUXQ) There has been plenty of angry tweeting about The Very Hungry Caterpillar this week on Japanese Twitter. And about the Tokyo Olympics. I dissect some of the posts to see what’s happening… The controversy started with this …
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Naomi Osaka Japanese Tweets
https://youtu.be/uFVLWHbCOmkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Translating Japanese Tweets About Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ選手についての日本語ツイートを英語に訳す (https://youtu.be/uFVLWHbCOmk) Translating Japanese Tweets About Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ選手についての日本語ツイートを英語に訳す Today I’m going to read through and translate some of the Japanese Twitter commentary about Naomi Osaka pulling out of the French Open. This caused a stir when it was reported …
