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Bushido - 武士道 - The Way of the Warrior
Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan —
Authority: 471
Samurai have been the most powerful social class in Japan for centuries. From the 12th century and on, the warrior class known in Japanese as ‘bushi’ or ’samurai’, started having power within the social structure and even within the political sphere. Samurai followed a lifestyle, an ethos, certain rules, a ...7 hours ago -
Teru Teru Bozu
okinawa hai! —
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Just last week, as my daughters and I were leaving the school where my youngest takes her karate lessons, I couldn’t help notice some odd-looking puppet-type dolls hanging from a tree outside the home of a nearby resident. They looked like little ghosts, but friendly-like and not at all intimidating or ...2 days ago -
I and Eden of The East
-Malaysian Studying in Japan- —
Authority: 121
#1 Signatures of main casts on the poster It is a title of an anime. Not the Eden restaurant you know in Penang. But this ain`t any action anime like Naruto or Bleach. The truth is I started to dislike the two works. The reason? The story is getting weirder and I have now lost my interest to read the works. You ...3 days ago -
Japanese Culture – Top Ten Annoying Things People Brag About
Japan News and Commentary —
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This is another one of those interesting Google top ten lists. This one asks Japanese people what their friends brag about that annoys them the most. I don’t think the list is very unique to Japan, although it does give a little insight into what people in Japan tend to take pride in. If you have friends in Japan ...5 days ago -
Learn Japanese Kanji - Everyday Kanji (Special Occassion Money Envelopes)
JapanesePod101.com Blog —
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Hi everyone! Welcome to Everyday Kanji! In this series, we’re going to present pictures of kanji seen in various places in Japan taken by the team members at JapanesePod101.com. That’s right - kanji seen and used everyday! The theme for this week is kanji found on envelopes used to put money into for special ...5 days ago -
I and Job Hunting (Joke Version)
-Malaysian Studying in Japan- —
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#1 Even Kamen Rider is seriously looking for a job now. Worried. Despair. Desperate. Losing Hope. Luck. Challenging. The job hunting is so different so so different. Self PR. Entry sheet. Interview. Group Interview??? #2 Sometimes I Lost hope. I dun wanna work!!! Haiz...I still want to be a student. ...5 days ago -
Daijoji Temple, Soto Zen Meditation Experience
MadSilence —
Authority: 120
Zen meditation brings to mind a lot of things: monks with bald heads, whacking sticks to keep you awake, incense and chanting… and you aren’t half wrong! I was lucky enough to get into an afternoon tour of Daijoji Temple, one of the better known Soto Zen training temples on the west coast of Japan. [...]6 days ago -
Teatime with Geisha in Kyoto
Samurai Dave: The Roving Ronin Report —
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In Kyoto, one can have tea with Geisha. One way is to pay a lot of money and get an invite from an establishment in order to have this privilege or go when the public Geisha dances are held. I took the second option and had tea prepared by a geisha in a room with about 50 other people. The public dances cost about ...1 week ago -
Structure of Japanese companies - Part 2
Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan —
Authority: 471
I will now continue writing about the innards of traditional Japanese enterprises. If you want to properly understand this text, you should have read the previous post . In Japanese culture there is a huge difference between people who is inside the group (those inside - 内), and people who is outside the group ...1 week ago -
Random J in Japan: The Shinjuku confinement
Dark Diamond —
Authority: 130
Shinjuku is all about the spending of money. You may be able to have a good time here without doing so. But if you can; then I didn’t get to experience such a thing. Shops are everywhere. Enticing you with their brand spanking shiny new ‘wares, staff who do more than bow and yell “Irrashaimasse!”, and ...1 week ago -
Japan’s ‘Helicopter Boyz’ turn the Nikon S1000pj into something much more disturbing
Family Learning Center —
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Japans Helicopter Boyz turn the Nikon S1000pj into something ...
Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com —
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Were not going to chalk this one up to Japanese culture, the child rearing techniques of show-biz-addled parents, or the craze-inducing effects that come from the integration of a pico projector within a digital camera -- this video is too big to have such trite little lines drawn around it. read more1 week ago -
Structure of Japanese companies - Part 1
Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan —
Authority: 471
The structure of the Japanese enterprises is very rigid. There is a standard system that applies to all levels in most Japanese enterprises. Some analysts say this system is too rigid and it causes changes to develop very slowly. For example, in order to decide about issue A, forms B, C and D must be filled out, ...1 week ago -
Japanese Drama “Bloody Monday” Season 2 Confirmed!
CANDYPASTEL.COM —
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A second season for the TBS drama series “ Bloody Monday ” has been officially confirmed. Based on Ryo Ryumon’s action/suspense manga of the same name, the original drama aired last fall and averaged 11.4% ratings. Haruma Miura (19) will reprise his starring role as a talented hacker fighting against the ...1 week ago -
Wagashi – Japanese Sweets
BionicBong —
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Here are a couple of videos to help explain all those wonderful candies or wagashi that you see when at the department stores or at other confectionery shops around Japan. Wagashi truly is an art and is generally made from natural ingredients. Wagashi is typically served as part of a Japanese tea ceremony, and ...1 week ago -
Zen Meditation
Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan —
Authority: 471
My first year in Japan (2004) my Vulcanus programme mates and I went to a temple and a monk taught us some Zen meditation techniques. First, he gave us a brief theoretical introduction to the Buddhist origins of Zen meditation. And then we moved on to a 35 minute practical session where we tried to free our minds ...1 week ago -
Teatime With Geisha
Japundit - Published news —
Authority: 493
In Kyoto, one can have tea with Geisha. One way is to pay a lot of money and get an invite from an establishment in order to have this privilege or go when the public Geisha dances are held. read more1 week ago -
Shodo
Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan —
Authority: 471
Shodo literally means “The way (second kanji character in the image above) of the writing (first kanji in the image above)”. It is the art of writing with a brush and ink on a special paper. It is taught in Japanese schools as a part of the Japanese language curriculum. Either way, it is not very common nowadays, ...1 week ago -
Delicious and Informative Morsels: SixTaste Little Tokyo Tour
ExperienceLA Blog - Experiencing LA Arts and Culture —
Authority: 113
Negitoro Don Sample (Photo courtesy of plushcattech) Ending my week-long birthday celebration, I went on the Six Taste Little Tokyo Food Walking Tour. It had been many years since I had visited Little Tokyo, and I was refreshing my memory of Japanese customs as well as getting to know more about Los Angeles. ...1 week ago -
Japanese Holidays: Kinrou kansha no hi ”Labor Thanksgiving Day”
JapanesePod101.com Blog —
Authority: 121
In Japan, November 23rd is a National Holiday called 勤労感謝の日(Kinrou kansha no hi) which means Labor Thanksgiving Day. This holiday was originally a national festival called “Niinamesai” meaning “Harvest Festival.” At the festival, the emperor dedicated the year’s harvest to the Shinto Gods and ...2 weeks ago
