http://smiley.vox.com/library/posts/tags/japanese/page/1/ Sad Songs on a Broken Ukelele en Vox Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:03:10 +0900 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss japanese http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/daido-moriyama-exhibit.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/daido-moriyama-exhibit.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/daido-moriyama-exhibit.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:03:10 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa968198ec0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa968198ec0002-50si" alt="Hawaii" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Last Saturday I had a bit of free time to kill in downtown Tokyo, so I went to one of my favorite places: The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Through the end of June they are running the 2008 award winners for photojournalism as well ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/daido-moriyama-exhibit.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa968198f70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> black and white japanese tokyo hawaii b&w exhibition fine art photographer b/w daido moriyama moriyama daido http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/lingo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/lingo.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/lingo.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:59:57 +0900 So, I've been thinking about languages recently. Nothing new, really, except that instead of the mechanics of language, I've been thinking about how we acquire languages. Many of my circle of friends are in mixed-nationality marriages and speak ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/lingo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398cdd3650001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> japanese spanish languages study http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/manga-review-one-piece-vol-1-romance-dawn.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/manga-review-one-piece-vol-1-romance-dawn.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/manga-review-one-piece-vol-1-romance-dawn.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 May 2007 11:34:01 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4143336f26a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4143336f26a47-50si" alt="One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn" /></a> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d09e696653be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d09e696653be2b-50si" alt="One Piece Vol. 1 (One Piece) (in Japanese)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One Piece is the story of Strawhat Luffy, a boy whose sole ambition in life is to become King of the Pirates; chapter 3 of Volume 1 opens with Luffy riding a shark, cowboy style, complete with a rope strung between its teeth for reigns. This ima... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/manga-review-one-piece-vol-1-romance-dawn.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d4143598e63c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> review japanese anime japan manga one piece amazon affiliate http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/rock-star.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/rock-star.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/rock-star.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:24:06 +0900 Florescent light gleamed off the card case I was holding against one of my flashcards, wondering if the one would fit into the other with a minimum of fuss and / or bending. A little girl, maybe about six, walked by, wide-eyed and curious. Her e... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/rock-star.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00d41433bcf93c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fun culture japanese story communication true story cross-culture http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-speak-to-me-in.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-speak-to-me-in.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-speak-to-me-in.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:01:18 +0900 How many languages can you speak? Which languages can you read or understand? I speak English fluently, Japanese ok, Spanish a bit, and Italian just enough to make an ass out of myself. I read and write a fair bit of Italian, as well as a fair... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-speak-to-me-in.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00c2252635c98fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd italian english japanese spanish foreign language http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-key-words.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-key-words.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-key-words.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:27:34 +0900 What are your favorite and least favorite words? Any reasons why? Question submitted by Byrne. In the past several years, since I have been studying, many of my favorite words are, in fact, Japanese. English speakers in Japan, like any group of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-key-words.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00c22520e14a549d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd japanese favorite words