Learning with Google Images
Posted by harvey in Language on 15. Nov, 2007 | 14 Comments
Google image search makes a great language learning tool! For example at work I came across the Katakana word スパナ (su-pa-na). Spanner? Usually Katakana words have roots in English, but what’s a spanner? So when checking a dictionary I get… スパナ (n) spanner; wrench; Ahhh… So maybe it’s a what I think of as a [...]
American Pastime
Posted by harvey in Culture, Media, Society on 10. Nov, 2007 | 7 Comments
I’ve never seen American Pastime, but I think I should. A friend recommended it to me a while back and I’m just getting around to posting about it. Has anyone here seen it? Let me know what you thought in the comments if you have, I’m interested. Apparently the DVD includes interviews with Japanese-Americans who [...]
A Visit to Tokyo Tower
Posted by harvey in Tokyo, Travel on 07. Nov, 2007 | 13 Comments
Back in March I climbed the stairs to the top of Tokyo Tower and am finally getting around to posting about it. I’m a little behind. Here is a shot of the Tower in all it’s majesty. It’s a bit taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the tallest man-made structure in Japan. On [...]
Tokyo, world’s 4th most livable city
Posted by harvey in Tokyo on 04. Nov, 2007 | 13 Comments
I came across this ranking of the “The world’s top 10 most liveable cities” on IHT today. Number one is Munich. I laughed at the thought that Tokyo, or any other Japanese city might possibly make the list. Then to my surprise… #4 TOKYO. Integrated transport, breathtaking technology, great service and the best bars make [...]
Halloween on the Yamanote train line
Posted by harvey in Society, Tokyo on 02. Nov, 2007 | 3 Comments
Maybe you’ve heard of the partying that occurs every halloween on the Yamanote loop line in Tokyo. This year was a bit special, as the Japanese net crowd (2ch) caught wind of it, and attempted to protest. JapanProbe has the whole Yamanote Halloween story, and took a lot of the blame! This event also occurs [...]
Shocking
Posted by harvey in Society on 01. Nov, 2007 | 23 Comments
I had a conversation with another American who has been in Japan for a while about the things that always shock us when we go back to the States. I’ve listed my top three below. 1. The air-conditioning inside public buildings is set way, way cold. I don’t know what it is, but I’m sure [...]
