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15 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Learners of Japanese will soon come across this word kawaii. It means cute and symbolizes how adding an adorable element can turn ordinary products into powerful kaching! generators. Japanese products typically feature animals on their surfaces. I am...
14 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
During my trip in Japan, I realised one important thing. The Japanese take into account the location and timing when they construct something. Just what do I mean? Take the Enoshima Aquarium for example. For me, the dolphin show won’t stand out from...
11 Dec 2024 4 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
@Rothbardian_fanatic shared how he feels that the Japanese educational system only churns out mindless robots instead of developing one’s individuality. I agree with him, and I still have a lot of good things that I like about Japan’s educational s...
11 Dec 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Foreigners assume that Japan is a homogeneous country, but the Japanese themselves recognise how different they are from their counterparts in the other 46 prefectures. I love watching this show to learn about the idiosyncratic dishes, customs and ha...
10 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Navigating the rush hour in Tokyo yesterday made me realise I could teach my son a Chinese idiom: 人山人海. 人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi) literally means ‘people mountain people sea’. Since the collocation ‘a sea of people’ exists in English, you ca...
9 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Sensei is wise and all that, but he embraces the inner child in him. I simply love Baby Star Ramen. They taste like instant noodles, except that you don’t even have to pour hot water. They are easy to munch on and make for a yummy snack. It seems th...
9 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Japan just operates on a different plane than the rest of the world, as I’m sure you know. Visiting a Japanese bookstore will help uncover some of the things that make Japanese people tick. Some Japanese have such a fervent interest in their hor...
8 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Japan actively hones its soft power, and Kumamon is one of the country’s most well-known mascots. He travels around the world to promote Kumamoto as a tourist destination. This is why Kumamon Port in Yatsushiro is as touristy as they come. A Ku...
5 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This is why parents can’t have good things. 😂 Actually I am seasoned enough as a dad to foresee that ordering a cup of tapioca milk tea was courting disaster. But I was taking care of two kids all by myself and desperately wanted to reward myself....
5 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I visit Japan every year, but this year, I have had a renewed appreciation of its people and principles. The impetus might have been activated in me when I watched a Japanese show about a boy band recruiting new members. When interviewed, one of the...
