Hi all,
I want to take a rice cooker back to Europe. I know that they have foreign models for 230V. Can anybody recommend where to buy in Tokyo or online?
Currently I live here in Nagoya. I will stay for one year (came in April 2003) but probably will try to stay another (I have a postdoc research grant from Japan). It's the first time for me being in Japan.
What about imported adjectives like the
following:
reddo
guri-n
iero-
ero
tekunikaru
According to Jim Breen's dictionary they are all na adjectives. Does this automatically apply to words borrowed from English (other languages)?
Stupid question: where is whale meat sold in Japan? Please don't get me wrong, I don''t want to buy. I just want to make sure that I do not inadvertently buy some.
digicam
I bought a Exilim EX-Z3 (Casio) 3.2 Mpixel+64 MB for about 48.000 Yen today in Ohsu, Nagoya. So compare yourself (I paid mine with credit card, account in Euro).
I also would like to throw in a question. A book that I recently read mentions that gaijin who speak "too" perfectly Japanese are being treated less courteously because they are considered as intruders into the Japanese society/culture. Could anybody give some comments?
Thank you very much for your information. Probably Nagoya City is rustic enough for the moment :D
Anyway do people from Tokyo make jokes about Gunma in general as propably virtually any country has region considered to be especially backward? (I won't name the ones of my own country... ;))
It's really odd
but I didn't feel it at all. I was in Tokyo at that time but obviously distracted by talking. Only later I have been informed about the earthquake. Scary, isn't it?
The question is...
I think arnadstephen is quite aware of the fact that waiwai is not the name of a place. His question is simply:
Is Gunma a rustic area?
And my question:
Would it be an interesting place to go to and if yes, why?
I found a program for MacOS on japan-guide.com which tries to visualize hiragana, e.g. 'se' is explained as 'se~nor' (dunno if spelling is correct) with hat and mustache. Actually I didn't find it very useful and just try to memorize the shapes.
Hello,
I will leave for Tokyo tomorrow for three days. AFAIK, Japanese have the tradition of bringing omiyage, i.e. small presents from the place visited.
Unfortunately, I am unsure what to bring. Any suggestions?
Hannes.
I was too lazy to introduce myself yesterday after that long ride to Meitou-ku, Nagoya but now here we go...
Well, now you know that I'm in Japan at the moment and my interest in this country should be obvious :)
My name is Hannes and I will stay here for one year working at Nagoya...
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