https://youtu.be/o4DjhKyx_6Y We’ve translated some Japanese media and social media about recent moves for the Women’s Universities in Japan to welcome transgender women as students. There are a group of Women’s Universities in Japan that have recently come out to say that they will soon start accepting transgender women. This is, of course, a major change …
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https://youtu.be/nVoZI0a_Q1kVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: イムジン河 Imjin River – Fok Crusaders 英訳 translated into English (https://youtu.be/nVoZI0a_Q1k) Approx Japanese level JLPT2, JLPT3 Themes Korea Japan & Korea Text Type Lyrics, Songs In Translation Lyrics イムジン河水清く とうとうと流る水鳥自由にむらがり 飛び交うよ我が祖国南の地 想いははるかイムジン河水清く とうとうと流る 北の大地から 南の空へ飛び行く鳥よ 自由の使者よ誰が祖国を二つに 分けてしまったの誰が祖国を 分けてしまったの イムジン河空遠く 虹よかかっておくれ河よ 想いを伝えておくれふるさとをいつまでも 忘れはしないイムジン河水清く とうとうと流る The imjin river flows so clear It flows so strong, it flows so deep …
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we translate an article from the Shukan Bunshun that outlines how Hana Kimura’s mother, Kyoko Kimura, is petitioning Japan’s broadcasting watchdog to examine how the show Terrace House was set up in a way that ultimately led to Hana’s demise.
Along with the text, we read the article in Japanese, then in English, then sentence by sentence in both languages.
I introduce the new Japanese indie music platform Minna Kikeru, which is an amazing treasure trove of alternative music from Japan.
I translate some of the band bios and play some of the songs by tenniscoats, Yuko Ikema and My Pal Foot Foot.
A complete translation of a 1997 interview between Nigo and James Lavelle.
You probably know something about the anti-war folk music of the United States in the 1960s. But do you know much about the parallel movements in Japan?
Today I’m taking a look at one of the most representative songs of the time, Wataru Takada’s 自衛隊に入ろう Jietai in hairou or, as I’ve translated it, “Why don’t you join the army?”
How have people been talking about Black Lives Matter in Japan? We translate language from various discussions on social media and other areas from Japanese into English, with a special focus on the amazing, brave work of Cocoa Lizzy and other Black Japanese commentators.
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。
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.
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。
