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Letter from a 1945 Kamikaze Pilot to his kids
Here's the translated letter that Masanobu Kuno, a kamikaze pilot, wrote to his kids in 1945. It was the day before he took flight to kill himself while attacking an allied ship in the Battle of Okina... [Read More]
 
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Hinamatsuri, Japanese Doll Festival
Want to know the basics of the Hinamatsuri (Japanese Doll Festival)? Start learning in this editorial. [Read More]
 
Image of Japanese Lessons with Maggie » 邪魔=jama +Visiting someone’s house (Mini Lesson #124~)
Japanese Lessons with Maggie » 邪魔=jama +Visiting someone’s house (Mini Lesson #124~)
Great lesson about visiting someone's house in Japan hosted by Maggiesensei. [Read More]
 
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Post-apocalyptic Tokyo Scenery
Pink Tentacle showcases TokyoGenso's illustrations of Post-apocalyptic Tokyo and Osaka. [Read More]
 
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What Japan thinks Brazilians look like
There's no "humor" section so I hope it's cool that I posted this in "Anime and Otaku" [Read More]
 
Image of Japan Blog Matsuri September 2010 Theme Is…
Japan Blog Matsuri September 2010 Theme Is…
The theme for September 2010's J-blog matsuri is UP! Due the 24th! Let's get to it! [Read More]
 
Judo fatalities in schools, dark secret | The Japan Times Online
Fatalities and injuries in judo lessons in the schools are too common and have been under-reported, and worse, nobody has been prosecuted for harming young people in judo grappling. [Read More]
 
Hi! My name is Loco…and I am a racist! pt. 25 
I just wanted to know how he’d become the most notorious Charisma man in Tokyo…at least as far as Nova was concerned. His exploits were whispered far and wide. His “charismatic” accomplishments were l... [Read More]
 
Seek Japan :: Fake Plastic Food: Inside Japan
You’ve all seen them: Magical displays of food that never go off. Cans of Asahi, apparently held in mid-air by their own frothy waterfall. Ever wonder where they come from? Hint: They aren’t made in C... [Read More]
 
The Particle “Mo”
A particle you’ll hear and use a lot in the Japanese language is mo, which can mean “too,” “as well,” “also,” and sometimes even “and.” You can use mo in place of the particles wa, ga, or wo. That me... [Read More]
 
Image of Highly credible UFO video from Japan surfaces
Highly credible UFO video from Japan surfaces
Not at all like a bird gliding into the wind as filmed through a crappy mobile phone camera. Also notice that there are big cuts in the action but no cuts in the soundtrack. [Read More]
 
Image of The new NihongoUp is live!
The new NihongoUp is live!
As you may’ve noticed, the NihongoUp site was going through some massive changes during the past two months. Well, I think that the site finally reached a state when it can be safely announced to the ... [Read More]
 
New Dissent in Japan Is Loudly Anti-Foreign - NYTimes.com
KYOTO, Japan — The demonstrators appeared one day in December, just as children at an elementary school for ethnic Koreans were cleaning up for lunch. The group of about a dozen Japanese men gathered ... [Read More]
 
Crash leggings are no accident | Japan Pulse
Trendy Japanese girls are ripping it up right now and flashing quite a bit of flesh while they’re at it as they take a pair of scissors to classic black pantyhose or leggings. While some girls interpr... [Read More]
 
Canadian teen sumo - Vancouver Sun
A Victoria, British Columbia teenager, Brodi Henderson, just 16 years old, is the youngest member ever to compete in the US Sumo Open. He went rounds with guys much older than he. Most sumo abroad usu... [Read More]
 
Unpleasant situation for ALTs in elementary schools - Yomiuri
It's early July, and Eri Imazeki, 26, is teaching her sixth-grade English class at Kashiwa Municipal No. 1 Primary School in Chiba Prefecture, with the help of Australian ALT Dina Tang. But the two ed... [Read More]
 
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