Before learning the myriad of ways to say Happy New Year in Japanese, it's important to understand the significance the new year has in this East Asian country. The Japanese new year is celebrated for the first three days—or up to the first two weeks—ofichi-gatsu(January). During this...
Who will bolster their playoff case as Texas and Texas A&M face each other for the first time in 13 years? And how's the Heisman race shaping up? So many things to chew on and we are here to feed those thoughts. Today, Kevin Clark, host of This is Football, helps sift through ...
The idea of celebrating a new year of life on the day you were born is a relatively new idea in Japan. Originally, Japanese people believed that New Year’s was the time to celebrate the beginning of another year in someone’s life. Everyone got “older” on the same day. This only ...
Today, Yoshida and Takeda are celebrated as members of the “Fukushima 50” — the group of plant technicians and rescue workers whose bravery saved Japan from disaster. The group (in fact far more than 50) were also dubbed the “nuclear samurai” — modern, boiler-suited versions of Jap...
Valentine's Day is known in Japanese is Barentain dē. What is the difference between Valentine's Day and White Day in Japan? Valentine's Day in Japan is celebrated with women handing out gifts of chocolate to men. White Day, on the other hand, is celebrated exactly one month later, ...
Bangkok is undeniably one of the world’s greatest food destinations, a reputation largely attributable to the city’s mind-blowing array of street delicacies, from stir-fries and spicy salads to aromatic curries and grilled meats. Now, culinary voyagers from around th...
Tokyo is the most populated city in Japan with 8.34 million inhabitants. Learn More: 15 Largest Cities in Japan, Ranked by Population 3. Which two U.S. government agencies have banned the use of cell phones on airplanes? CIA and FBI EPA and SEC FAA and FCC FBI and CDC The Federal Avia...
One recorded incident of this is at God Valley, around 38 years before One Piece’s timeline. Ivankov, Kuma, and Ginny managed to help 500 slaves escape with the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi. What’s curious about the incident, however, is that the Roger Pirates found baby Shanks in a treasure ...
geeky (like faster turnaround times on new products). There is also likely an additional motivation for Gass: Her tenure at Levi Strauss will be a way to show doubters what she is capable of after she proved unable to stem Kohl’s deterioration during her four and a half years as CEO ...
George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon belongs to the celebrated Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Mash is a term you’ll hear thrown around by whiskey distillers, though it will not likely appear on the bottle. The mash is essentially the mixture of grains used to create the whiskey. A ‘...