Japan and Japanese Culture

Pearly Whites

Friday, 21 January 2011 16:57 |

Written by Loren Christian

Articles - Japan and Japanese Culture

Black teeth? Not necessarily a sign of bad dental hygiene in Meiji Japan.

Yummy!

Friday, 21 January 2011 16:03 |

Written by Loren Christian

Articles - Japan and Japanese Culture

Every culture has their unique foods, and Japan is no exception. Here are a few that I found the most intriguing. Anyone try one of these dishes? Please share your experience, and especially if you know somewhere in the city that serves these unique Japanese dishes, maybe a Dojo outing is in order.

The Power of the Eel

Friday, 21 July 2006 23:03 |

Written by Loren Christian

Articles - Japan and Japanese Culture

by Loren Christian

What’s your favorite edible fish? Ask Americans and you will get around the same standard five: Tuna, Salmon, Catfish, Bass, Swordfish maybe even Talapia. Ask the same question in Japan and you can almost be sure that Eel will be high on the list.

Shogi: Japanese Chess

Friday, 02 June 2006 22:59 |

Written by Loren Christian

Articles - Japan and Japanese Culture

by Loren Christian

Shogi is known outside of Japan as "Japanese chess." The rules of Shogi are actually very similar to that of Chess. The name Shogi is translated as Shô, meaning "general" and Gi, meaning "board game."

Sometime in the 10th to 12th centuries, the game of chess made its way to Japan where it became many different games all with different variations on the same "chess" theme.

CHEAT CODES: Japanese Language Shortcuts, Pt. 2

Friday, 05 May 2006 22:41 |

Written by Kathy Baylor

Articles - Japan and Japanese Culture

by Kathy Baylor

(Continued from Part I)

In Part One I talked about the two main cheat code sources that were a great help in jump starting my language studies. I knew that I needed to add some books to the equation too, and I waded through a bunch of choices before I narrowed it down to the ones that seem to work best for me.

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