While “Nihon” may sound nothing like “Japan,” the mystery becomes a little clearer if we look at the other languages around the time. As Japan has historically been a closed country and difficult to travel to because of its numerous typhoons, Western sailors would have likely got ...
The real start of the digital gulf between Japan and the western world started back in the late 1970s and early 1980s when the first 8-bit home computers began to be released. One of the most important factors at this time was the complexity of the Japanese language. Put simply, an 8-...
Fortunately, though, service in Japan is still in a very good level. 1 ( +5 / -4 ) ArchwayTowers Feb. 9, 2012 10:00 am JST I agree with Cleo and I think this is a very questionable article. Can we consider 'Why do English/ Americans/ Germans/ Chinese...etc...
“In L.A., there’s this emphasis on Edomae-style sushi, but we can’t just continue to copy and paste Japan. There are gaps we have to fill, and that’s something I’m exploring,” Son says. “A lot of times, we lose the special part of omakase, which is really encapsulating ...
14. Sake– Sake is Japan’s traditional alcohol, made from fermenting rice. Technically, the word “sake” in Japanese refers to all alcoholic beverages, whilenihonshuis the Japanese word for what most Westerners call sake. There are many different varieties of sake, varying based on how much...
We need this kind of careful emotional treatments before we talk and do something about engineering resilience under the actual post-disaster situation like post "3.11" Japan. Furthermore, it is even required to apply the similar healing process to encourage the resilience of expert community, as...