Santa Ponta’s Journey – a Japanese-English Bilingual Story
Posted by harvey in Books, Language, Media on 24. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment
Looking for bilingual Japanese study materials? Check out Santa Ponta!
My bilingual-bicultural friend Ayumi Meegan has published a Japanese-English bilingual book called Santa Ponta’s Journey.
You can get Santa Ponta from the official Santa Ponta website, and alternatively for a slightly higher price on Amazon.com… you know, in case you’ve got Amazon Gift Certificates to burn or [...]
Japanese Learner Interview with @sandkatt-part 2 of 2
Posted by harvey in Books, Language, Travel, Working on 08. Dec, 2009 | 4 Comments
Hey everyone! This is Part 2 of our interview with @sandkatt. Be sure to check out Part 1 if you missed it!
Following you on Twitter it’s obvious that you have a firm grip on Japanese. You read casual Japanese Twitter speak, and can reply in Japanese quickly as well. Your grammar is also very clean [...]
Japanese Learner Interview with @sandkatt-part 1 of 2
Posted by harvey in Books, Language, Travel, Working on 06. Dec, 2009 | 8 Comments
Hey everyone, let’s get to know the JapanNewbie crowd a little better. I want to introduce you to @sandkatt. The following is part one of a two-part interview exploring @sandkatt’s road to Japanese proficiency.
@sandkatt in Hiroshima
Sandkatt is a Japanese learner I noticed on Twitter. I noticed her because her Japanese is really good! Surprisingly so… [...]
Learn Kansai-ben from a Book
Posted by harvey in Books, Language on 10. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
I often talk about TV shows, movies, and car navigation systems that are fun to use to learn some Kansai-ben, but I had almost forgotten about this actual
Japanese Audio Books on HearJapan
Posted by harvey in Books, Media on 08. Jul, 2009 | 9 Comments
HearJapan.com is now offering audio books!
Their first book is 大人のための残酷童話 (Otona no Tameno Zankoku Douwa) by Yumiko Kurahashi. The book title translates into something like, “Fairy Tales for Adults.”
Some of the stories from this book were required reading in my fourth-year Japanese class back in my University days (10, count them, 10! years ago now) [...]
Love Hotels by Ed Jacob
Posted by harvey in Books, Crazy Consumers, Culture on 05. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
Ed Jacob sent me a copy of his book Love Hotels: An Inside Look at Japan’s Sexual Playgrounds quite some time ago, but I only got around to reading it now. My excuse is that I was only able to receive a PDF copy due to my not being in Japan and I was too [...]
The Year of No Money in Tokyo
Posted by harvey in Books, Tokyo, Working on 11. May, 2009 | 3 Comments
Wayne Lionel Aponte, the author of the recently published The Year of No Money in Tokyo, sent me a copy of his book to read and review. This was my first casual summer vacation read, and it was an interesting ride. This book did not strike me as a masterpiece, but Wayne’s experience and personal [...]
You know you’ve been in Japan too long when… From a Western Perspective
Posted by harvey in Books, Culture, Humor, Society on 31. Mar, 2009 | 4 Comments
Those who enjoyed the previous post will likely enjoy this as well. You Know You’ve Been in Japan too Long… by Bill Mutranowski.
You Know You’ve Been in Japan too Long…
And here is another unpublished list of “You know you’ve been in Japan Too Long When…” jokes from a Western perspective.
A few gems…
- you no longer [...]
