(Translated by https://www.hiragana.jp/)
nihonshock - Part 8
Sep
03
2009

Japanese have small stuff

Japanese are well known around the world as masters of miniature. And for a small island country of relatively short statured people, limited space and an obsession with things that are 可愛かわいい (kawaii = cute) this should come as little surprise…

Japanese have small stuff
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Aug
31
2009

Japanese Proverbs: August 2009

Every day I post a new Japanese proverb on Twitter, so please follow me if you’re interested. At the end of every month I will recap the proverbs in a blog post…

Japanese Proverbs: August 2009
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Aug
30
2009

Seiken Koutai (Power Change)

政権せいけん交代こうたい (せいけんこうたい) , or “power change” was the battle cry of the Democratic party here in Japan for the last month or so as everything built up to today’s Lower House election…

Seiken Koutai (Power Change)
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Aug
29
2009

NihonShock is born!

It was a few weeks ago that I suddenly decided for no reason in particular to start thowing random Japanese proverbs and their English translations/equivalents onto Twitter. Most likely I was just bored (if necessity is the mother of invention, boredom is the handsome young milkman). After a couple days I got the urge to step up from the realm of short, quickly buried and forgotten tweets to an actual blog…

NihonShock is born!
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