Category Archives: Japan & Japanese

Posts relating to Japan or the Japanese language

Koge-Donbo’s Harry Potter fan art

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Yumeka

*Click the image for a larger version* Famous manga artist Koge-Donbo is best known for her “cute” character designs, especially in her popular series Di Gi Charat, Kamichama Karin, Pita Ten, and others. It’s also well known that she’s a … Continue reading →

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My Japan trip photos, videos, and written coverage now posted!

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Yumeka

Japanese karaoke booths will be dearly missed For the past few days I’ve been working on uploading photos and videos, and writing coverage of the 3-week sightseeing trip to Japan I recently took. I finally finished everything today and posted … Continue reading →

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How Japanese young adults feel about anime and fans (at least from my experience)

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Yumeka

Unlike Haruka, I didn’t hide my hobby in the least During my trip to Japan a few weeks ago, I spent most of my time with Japanese college students (between the ages of 18 and 23) who I stayed with … Continue reading →

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Back from Japan (here’s all the anime goodies I bought!)

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Yumeka

Me in front of a big K-ON! poster ad in Akihabara I got back from my 3-week stay in Japan a couple of days ago. To say the least, I had an awesome time but it’ll take me a while … Continue reading →

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Off to Japan (and a three week hiatus)…

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Yumeka

At 1:30 am tonight (technically tomorrow), I’ll be catching a nighttime flight to Japan and arriving in Osaka for a 3-week, all expenses paid cultural/travel program…

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Graduated college, now seeking Japan-related jobs…

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Yumeka

Well, I finally hit the big crossroad in life that most of us get to eventually; graduating college and figuring out what to do afterward…

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Game review: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Yumeka

Although this is technically not an actual game, for anyone who’s trying to learn Japanese and who doesn’t have $200+ to spend on a real electronic Japanese dictionary, this “Japanese dictionary on a DS cartridge” is a great substitute. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Do the Japanese value fandom more than America?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Yumeka

Taken in Osaka; Japan appreciates Stitch more than America XD For some time I’ve been puzzled about the difference between “fandom” in America and “fandom” in Japan, not just anime fandom but fandom in general. It seems to me that … Continue reading →

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Sorry for lack of posts (but some good news too!)

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Yumeka

It was a pretty normal day for me this past Friday, until the above arrived in my mailbox ^^

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Classic Disney songs in Japanese

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Yumeka

While randomly searching around the Internet not too long ago, I stumbled across just that…Disney songs in Japanese. For someone who loves Japanese (and is also a veteran Disney fan), this was quite an interesting find (BTW, in Japan, Disney … Continue reading →

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