“Wow, that’s huge!”
I remember thinking this when I saw a cicada for the first time in the countryside of Japan. It was a hot summer day in the mountains of Nagano, and I was poking this dead cicada to …
The holidays are finally here! Gather around the Christmas tree for some Kentucky Fried Chicken and cake!
Wait a minute… KFC and cake?
That’s right, Christmas in Japan is a bit different than what you may be used to.
There …
It was a cold night in Hiroshima and I was lost.
I had embarked on my first international trip by myself at the green age of 19 a few days prior.
Now, I was on the wrong bus in the …
Summer has hit Japan and I can feel my insides boiling already.
The summers here (especially in Kyushu, the southernmost island) are famously humid. They’re uncomfortable, to say the least.
But, they’re also helpful. Let me show you why!…
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It’s celebration time!
Put on your party hat and go wish someone a happy birthday—in Japanese!
…But wait a minute, are you sure you know how to?
Japanese is a language that places emphasis on relationships and politeness.
That …
Remember the guy who changed his legal name to Captain Awesome?
Or the little girl with the name “Moxie CrimeFighter?”
Those are pretty bizarre names.
…But guess what?
漢字（かんじ) — kanji can form extraordinary names, too!
And …
