Japan: Top 60 buzzwords this year
Gakuranman explains (translation+context) to each of the words that made it into the annual list of top 60 Japanese buzzwords from the publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha. Written by Tomomi Sasaki · comments (0)...
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Interview with Izumi Mihashi from GV Lingua Japanese
Izumi Mihashi has been a profilic member of the Japanese Lingua team since early 2009 and currently splits editor duties with Hanako Tokita. With “Japan: a case of an exposed online pseudonym”, she...
View ArticleJapan: Clouds over Tokyo
@yoisin compiled [ja] a list of over 70 tweets with photographs that capture the ominous clouds that drifter over Tokyo today. Written by Tomomi Sasaki · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter...
View ArticleJapan: A Blogger's Top 5 WWII Literary Works
The Reading Life blog share their experience in exploring Japanese WWII literature, for people who want to go beyond Haruki Murakami and read more Japanese literary work. Written by Tomomi Sasaki ·...
View ArticleJapan: WordCamp Tokyo is Tomorrow
WordCamp Tokyo 2011 will be held November 27th. The organizers are running a relay blog [ja] that describes why you should go and what's happening behind the scenes. Written by Tomomi Sasaki · comments...
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“Let Us Dream”: Demonstrating Against Unified Job Hunting in Japan
Each spring, the job hunting season starts and Japanese students in their third year of university start preparing by suiting up, attending seminars and job fairs, and having bouts of soul searching....
View ArticleJapan: Coworking Magazine Launched
Cowarp [ja]: There's been a surge of interest around coworking spaces and its culture, and now there's a brand new online magazine for it. Written by Tomomi Sasaki · comments (0) Share: Donate ·...
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Japan: I am Isolated in My Workplace
“The Internet can be a saving grace if you’re isolated in your school or workplace.” – This was a remark from my recent interview with Izumi Mihashi from Lingua Japanese. I was reminded of it when...
View ArticleJapan: Néojaponisme on Marginal Subcultures
Néojaponisme has finished posting five installments for a series on “how marginal subcultures took over a Japanese pop culture with no central core nor leading-edge“, providing a review of the...
View ArticleJapan: 311 in a Visual Anthropology Class
Anthropologist Steven C. Fedorowicz summarizes a recent Contemporary Japan and Globalization class that he taught on the triple disasters following March 11th. Written by Tomomi Sasaki · comments (0)...
View ArticleJapan: Lifestyle and Awareness Changes after the Earthquake
The Japan for Sustainability blog summarized results of various questionnaires that indicate how Japanese lifestyles and awareness have changed after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Subjects include...
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Japan: Life Decisions in the Face of Radiation Fear
Fearing long-term health effects of radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, some residents in mainland Japan have made the decision to uproot their families and move to other...
View ArticleJapan: Year 2011 for the Art World
“It’s been a traumatic year for Japan and the Tokyo art world” – William Andrews rounds up what the art world went through in the year 2011 on the Tokyo Art Beat blog. Written by Tomomi Sasaki ·...
View ArticleJapan: Cultural Misunderstandings and the Olympus Fraud Scandal
Sophie Knight explores how business culture misunderstandings between Michael Woodford and Olympus might have played a role in the happenings around the fraud exposure. Written by Tomomi Sasaki ·...
View ArticleJapan: Web and Mobile Trends in 2011
Serkan Toto rounds up key trends that shaped Japan's web, mobile, and gaming industries in 2011. Written by Tomomi Sasaki · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon ·...
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