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Kamiza and Shimoza (an Upper Seat and a Lower Seat)

I wrote about social status in Japan in my previous entry. But its content was a bit abstract. Today, I would like to write about a con...
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Jul 16th 2011 15:15
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High and Low of Positions and Honorific Speech in Japanese

Though I don't know other societies very much, the consciousness of positions is often regarded as important in Japan. Exaggeratedly...
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Jul 09th 2011 14:47
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A Dream of an Eggplant (a Japanese Traditional Joke)

Rakugo is a Japanese traditional performance which is played by a story-teller. Rakugo stories include funny stories, stories with warm ...
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Jul 02nd 2011 11:33
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Oral Stories about Westernization in Japan

"How to Westernize (or not to)" has been a big theme for the Japanese society. The theme has still influenced the Japanese soc...
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Jun 25th 2011 11:54
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If You Want to Make Progress in Your Japanese for a Short Period (Enter Sumo-beya!)

It is said that a shortcut to make progress in a language for a short period is to have a lover, husband or wife who speaks the language....
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Jun 18th 2011 12:14
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Reference books, Websites, How to study English
物置にも似た場所であります。 Here is like a store room. To talk about reference books etc. it has been made...


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An interesting person and a superb mind. -ntrt
AnnaBanana
Mr. Yinamoto is a very intelligent individual. His English is so brilliant that he is able to explain any misunderstandings you may have. He also goes out of his way in order to help you. He is a nice person ^^
Lord Gilgamesh
yinamotoさん always has interesting posts about Japanese culture and Japanese humor. Since I plan to one day work in Japan, it's nice that I can learn about some of the culture from his journal entries. He also is very understanding in his corrections and will offer alternatives to sound more natural after correcting your sentences as they were.
Hayden (ヘイデン)
Yinamoto-san writes very thoughtful corrections and comments. He goes further than simple translations to include suggestions for fluency. :-)
จั๊ก - ジャック -Juk -雅克
すごく優しくてすてきな方です。 Thank you for your kindness!! ^_^ I like to read your "Japanese Jokes" also...