"gaijin" (外人) and "gaikokujin" (外国人) are both disparaging, even if the disparagement is unintended, unless the user is one herself or himself. The proper way to refer to a non-Japanese ...
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I’d like to add that the message of female empowerment (especially through Elsa’s story) resonates with women and girls alike in a society weighed against them. Japan is a country with rampan...
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this site is to be believed, there are more than 20,000 ramen restaurants in the greater Tokyo area. It’d take about 20
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In reply to jarmida....
hi good day to all of you! can i have a favor? my wedding is on april i just want to have a nihonggo vows but written by romaji or hiragan.. someone can help me please ! i will appreciate this mu...
Re: Why did the Japanese never invent fireplaces and chimneys? I actually came here to ask that question. the entire world used smoke-holes in the roof until the invention of a burn-proof firepla...
In reply to alexcase. Howdy- front vs...
As I suspected, that's a completely different question to what I wrote about. It's perfectly possible to like manga and still be ashamed to be seen reading it in public. How often manga are now r...
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In reply to alexcase. https://research.nttcoms.com/database/data/001447/ the number of people int...
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In reply to Piper. play games/read manga on their cellphone,watch terrible japanese tv se...
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