Before coming to Japan, I made up a Must-Do list; staying overnight in a Capsule Hotel was on top of the list. I thought it would be an experience that I would never forget, and it was! To me, the... (more)
March 2002
Hello to all around the Wakayama area. Hope everybody is doing all right in these crazy times we're living in. I wanted to tell you all about a charity show that we'll be doing to benefit the folks from Afghanistan.... (more)
Kanji in Context: A Study System for Intermediate and Advanced Learners (Koichi Nishiguchi, Tamaki Kono, published by The Japan Times) is, as its title suggests, not very suitable for students who are just starting to learn kanji. However, for those... (more)
In Romania, Dracula films were not legal until the 1989 revolution. Stoker's book was not translated into Romanian until 1992. The dictator was afraid that he might be compared with Dracula. As a primary school student, during one of my... (more)
Continued from November 2001 Tanpopo （タンポポ） Released on November 23, 1985 A truck driver stops by a faltering Chinese noodle shop. He is attracted by the beautiful widow, who runs the shop by herself. He and others try to make... (more)
March is the month of the Hina Doll Festival. This is a girl's festival on March 3. Parents decorate graceful dolls in costumes of the Emperor and Empress and noble court people from the Heian Era (794～1192) at home, and... (more)
Last Update 2002-03-10T09:54:12 GMT+09:00
