Kyou no Nihongo: majide
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: MAJIDE Usually written in Hiragana and Katakana as below ??? ??? Simple Definitions: Really/Very much Are you sure? Last time’s Japanese word: KAWAII
Suppa saizu mi!
Okay, so whenever I think of “fat” and “Japan” I think of sumo. But get a load of this, the fattening machinery MacDonald’s is now making our ordinary Japanese friends into super sized fatsos. Uy, akin lahat yan! Take a load of this monster. It’s the Mega Mac. A large lard burger with 4 patties. And MacDonald’s Japan made it available this year. Ever heard of the Okinawa Crisis? The next...
The Japanese read more blogs
According to Japanese PR firm, Edelman, the Japanese are the top readers of blogs edging out the Americans, Koreans, Britons, and French. In an average week, almost three quarters (74%) of the Japanese Internet users who participated in the survey said they read blogs at least once a week. This is significantly more compared to the other countries studied, with just under a half (43%) in South Korea, just under a quarter in the UK...
Kyou no Nihongo: kawaii
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: KAWAII Kanji: ??? Hiragana: ???? Katakana: ???? Simple Definitions: Cute! Adorable! Usage: Which one is kawaii? Picture A Picture B Picture C Last week’s Japanese word: HEIKI
Do-it-yourself Voodoo
If anyone knows where to buy this, let me know and I’ll do one ritual for you, free of charge. Ushinokokumairi – or the Japanese version of the voodoo practice – is just one kit away, and costs roughly Php 5,500 (11,000 yen). Actually, we’re really harmless. Photo courtesy of: Juergen Specht According to Juergen Specht’s site, the basic Ushinokokumairi home kit includes the straw doll (wara ningyo), a...