How to use Aozora Bunko to get free Japanese books
Posted by harvey in Books, Culture, Gadgets, Language on 13. Feb, 2011 | 4 Comments
Aozora Bunko is an excellent resource for free and legal Japanese reading material. Once you have downloaded Aozora texts you can read them on your computer, print them out, or even load them onto your Kindle. If you like studying Japanese and have an interest in Japanese literature, then I’m sure you will find Aozora [...]
Drill Japanese Listening Comprehension on your iPhone
Posted by harvey in About, Crazy Consumers, Gadgets, Language on 17. Jan, 2011 | 13 Comments
Hey everyone! I’ve been slacking on my Read More or Die #tadoku partly because I had another project distracting me… Well, it’s finally done and has been released in all its version 1.0 glory, I bring you, Japanese Listening for iPhone! 猫が箱の中にいます！ And stuff. Despite the boring name, it’s actually pretty cool, if I do [...]
KanjiBox for iPhone: Beat my Scores!
Posted by harvey in Gadgets, Language on 10. Dec, 2010 | 3 Comments
I was on the fence about whether or not to get KanjiBox for iPhone for a while, but now I have it. I was waffling because I have already passed JLPT level 1 (in 2003, when ya’ll were toddlers!), and KanjiBox seemed to be mainly a tool to help people drill to pass those exams [...]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Japan Geeks
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Gadgets, Media, Movies on 25. Nov, 2010 | 5 Comments
Here are some holiday gift ideas that Japan geeks will probably enjoy… I’m going to try to be a little one-off here, because I know lists like these are everywhere! Life Lessons from the Masters If you have anything you would recommend please tell us in the comments! Gift Idea Number 1! Zen in the [...]
Marimokkori Again, now in BEAR!
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Culture on 15. Nov, 2010 | 1 Comment
Marimokkori again! If you’ve been keeping up with “weird things Japanese” over the years, you have probably noticed marimokkori. I hadn’t seen him or his giant lump for quite a while, but then I was over at a Japanese friends house, and lo’ and behold! There he was, lump and all! Two Marimokkori's in Action [...]
How I use my Kindle
Posted by harvey in Books, Gadgets, Media on 02. Oct, 2010 | 34 Comments
Hey everyone, I was lucky enough to get a new Kindle as a birthday present, but since have been getting a lot of questions asking how I am using it. So, blog post time! Converted from Aozora Bunko to Kindle PDF using A2K Converted from Aozora Bunko to Kindle PDF using A2K Reading Aozora Bunko [...]
Japanese books for Kindle from TheJapanShop
Posted by harvey in Books, Gadgets, Language on 30. Aug, 2010 | 4 Comments
Have a Kindle? Want to use it to learn Japanese? This eBook might be a good place to get started. Learn Hiragana on the Kindle TheJapanShop has an inexpensive Kindle eBook available that will teach you Hiragana from scratch. I highly recommend Hiragana as a starting place in your quest to learn Japanese. Once you [...]
Japanese Podcast Recommendations – Part 4
Posted by harvey in Culture, Gadgets, Language, Media, Society on 28. Aug, 2010 | 1 Comment
The next podcast recommendation is Nikkei Veritas Moyamoya Talk by TV Tokyo Announcer Oe Mariko. Moyamoya Talk with Oe Mariko とーく！！！ Just a quick Japanese print culture lesson. Seeing とーく, with it’s と and く in Hiragana placed around a katakana vowel extender ー thing may seem a little weird. Basically, this is トーク which [...]
