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Fun Link Friday: Home-for-All in Soma

Posted on March 13, 2015 by LM

Here’s a positive story about reconstruction in Soma to end our week. Four years ago a devastating earthquake and tsunami destroyed 250,000 homes in the Tohoku region of Japan. In the wake of the tragedy, architect Toyo Ito established Home-for-All, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: A Playlist of Music in Haruki Murakami’s Novels

Posted on March 6, 2015 by LM

For fans of novelist Murakami Haruki, check out this article on the music in his novels and the linked playlists of music appearing in his works. (More than just “Norwegian Wood”!) At times, reading Murakami’s work can feel like flipping … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: The Town that Inspired Spirited Away’s Food

Posted on February 28, 2015 by LM

If you love the cinematic meals of Studio Ghibli, head over to Munchies for a tour of Jiufen, Taiwan, the town that inspired the iconic food scenes of Spirited Away. The side-by-side comparison shots are a wonderful addition to the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “Ghibli Land”

Posted on February 20, 2015 by LM

As much as I’m against Disneyfication and as much as I love Baudrillard’s work on simulacra and theme parks, I would totally visit “Ghibli Land” as imagined by artist TAKUMI. Check out his Facebook page here and the Spoon & … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Star Wars at the Sapporo Snow Festival

Posted on February 13, 2015 by LM

If you’ve already seen the pictures of the Star Wars sculpture at the 2015 Sapporo Snow Festival, head over to the official page and check out the images of how it was built over the course of a month. Click … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Chocolatexture

Posted on January 30, 2015 by LM

What better way to learn textural 擬音語 and 擬態語 than with chocolate? Check out Spoon & Tamago‘s review of design group nendo‘s latest project, Chocolatexture, which features chocolates designed to represent onomatopoeic representations of textures in Japanese, here. I’m rather fond … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: The Secret of the Shinkansen

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Paula

Ever wonder how and why trains in Japan like the bullet train (shinkansen) are always so efficient and on time?  tsunagu Japan recently posted an article explaining just how those super-fast trains always manage to get people where they’re going … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Regional Ramen of Japan

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Paula

If there’s one thing you always need in a chilly Japan winter, it’s ramen. This week Lucky Peach posted a great little article on the regional ramen types of Japan, which is a neat guide to what goes into these … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 3-Second Fried Shrimp

Posted on December 19, 2014 by LM

Docomo’s new commercial for their フルLTE has been making the rounds lately. If you missed it, just imagine making 海老フライ as fast as Docomo’s LTE is supposed to be! Watch on YouTube here.

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Fun Link Friday: チンする、お茶する、ググる

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Travis

If you’re into quirky notes about language use, and especially if you don’t mind some jargony linguistics writing, Language Log is a great blog co-run by Prof Victor Mair and a bunch of other prominent linguists & scholars. Recent posts … Continue reading →

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