hopeful in nagoya

Wow, it's been a long time since I was in Nagoya. I'm still studying Japanese but rather than clutter up this page, I've made ...

Saw this commercial the other day, featuring Demon Kakka and Karina. Does Demon Kakka and what happens to his face remind you of anyon...

My friend Will of Wednesday Afternoon Picnic has started a new blog about high Japanese literature, called Junbungaku : This is a place f...

I dare you not to think S-s-s! A-a-a! F-f-f! E-e-e! T-t-t! Y-y-y! in your head when you think of Anzen Chitai and how their name means ...

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Murai hadn't been to school for one week.  That morning I was having trouble getting up...

So this song came out the very middle of July and became a favorite of mine by the end of July. I meant to put the lyrics up earlier in the ...

The other day I was teaching a friend some ひらがな. I had explained to him when we got to さ that some ひらがな looks different in print than it doe...