In my final quarter at Georgia Tech, I shared a room with a visiting student from Japan. We shared food, stories, and found connection.

#GeorgiaTech #Graduation1991 #JapaneseLanguage #CulturalExchange #RoommateStory #HandwrittenNote #MemoryKeepsake

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https://www.alojapan.com/1313475/kanji-of-the-year-for-2024-yet-another-golden-era-2/ Kanji of the Year for 2024: Yet Another Golden Era #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #kanji #KanjiOfTheYear #language #news The kanji 金, carrying meanings like “gold” and “money,” was selected once again as the Kanji of the Year by popular vote. People selected it for its associations with the gold medals Japan won in the Paris Olympics, as well as the “money scandals” that engulfed the ruling LDP in 2024. Fifth Time…

https://www.alojapan.com/1312080/japanese-language-is-your-gateway-to-seeing-the-world-anew/ Japanese language is your gateway to seeing the world anew #Bookstores #expats #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #language #news #reading Every time I am back in Japan, I usually find myself wandering the aisles of Kinokuniya bookshop in Osaka, buying a few Japanese paperbacks on what might seem like random subjects. Collectively, these form the ever-growing tsundoku tower of unread books by my bedside and in my mess…

https://www.alojapan.com/1302242/kanji-of-the-year-for-2024-yet-another-golden-era/ Kanji of the Year for 2024: Yet Another Golden Era #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #kanji #KanjiOfTheYear #language #news The kanji 金, carrying meanings like “gold” and “money,” was selected once again as the Kanji of the Year by popular vote. People selected it for its associations with the gold medals Japan won in the Paris Olympics, as well as the “money scandals” that engulfed the ruling LDP in 2024. Fifth Time…

https://www.alojapan.com/1300306/brothers-from-pakistan-build-a-new-life-through-education-in-japan/ Brothers From Pakistan Build a New Life Through Education in Japan #culture #Education #FOREIGNSTUDENTS #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNightSchool #JapaneseStudents #literacy #news #pakistan このページを 日本語 で読む Afzal, a 24-year-old from Pakistan, is enrolled in a part-time program at Neyagawa High School in Osaka. Now in his fourth and final year, he is set to graduate in the spring of 2026. “If I understand Japanese, I…

https://www.alojapan.com/1296605/yamato-kuroneko-japans-amazing-luggage-delivery-service-japan-japantravel/ Yamato Kuroneko – Japan’s Amazing Luggage Delivery Service! #japan #japantravel #HolidayInJapan #J.O.C. #Japan #JapanDestinations #JapanFood #JapanNews #JapanOnline #JapanTips #JapanTour #JapanTravel #JapanTravelTips #JapanTrip #JapanVacation #Japanese #JapaneseCulture #JapaneseLanguage #jvlog #LivingInJapan #LivingInJapanTips #TheJapanOnlineChannel #TokyoTravelTips #TravelTips #ニュージーランド人 #外国人 #日本文化 Yamato Kuroneko – Japan’s Amazi…

https://www.alojapan.com/1291601/regina-sisters-embrace-ukrainian-dancing-at-mosaic-and-japanese-language-at-home/ Regina sisters embrace Ukrainian dancing at Mosaic and Japanese language at home #ChrisMalnyk #IzumiKanayama #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseFood #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #KikoMalnyk #MayaMalnyk #news #SpeakingJapanese #TraditionalJapaneseMeal #UkrainianDancers #UkrainianFolkDances This story is part of a series from CBC Saskatchewan featuring four stories from the 15 pavilions that are part of Mosaic 2025. For more, visit our Mos…

https://www.alojapan.com/1286879/how-japanese-introductions-literally-translate-to-english-is-a-wild-linguistics-lesson/ How Japanese introductions literally translate to English is a wild linguistics lesson #EnglishLanguage #EnglishTranslation #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #Languages #learning #LearningLanguages #linguistics #LiteralTranslations #news #tanslations Is it just me or has the world become increasingly silent? Don’t get me wrong, we’re certainly bombarded by things fighting for our attention—ads, content distributed by…

#TIL the word 空母 (kūbo), which does not mean "sky mother" or "empty mother" as the kanjis seem to imply
It's the abbrievated form of 航空母艦 (kōkūbokan), which means "aircraft carrier".
So I'll clearly never need that word, but still, I found it funny.

https://www.alojapan.com/1272533/japan-kicks-off-uniform-japanese-language-teaching-certifications/ Japan kicks off uniform Japanese-language teaching certifications #certifications #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #Kicks #news #teaching #uniform TOKYO — Some 12,000 aspiring Japanese-language instructors are slated to take the first-ever national certification exam Sunday, part of a push by Japan to ensure quality education for international learners, many of whom it hopes will become part of the country’s workfor…

https://www.alojapan.com/1266397/japanese-language-students-win-award-at-competitive-state-video-skit-contest/ Japanese Language Students Win Award at Competitive State Video Skit Contest #CherryBlossomFestival #creativity #CulturalExchange #Education #GreenScreen #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #LanguageLearning #MiddleTennessee #MitsuiUSAFoundation #MountFuji #MTSU #Murfreesboro #news #sake #StudentSkit #VideoContest MTSU Japanese language students Henry Bellow, Andrew Le, Jorgan Petit and Benjamin Sneed MURFREESBORO, Ten…

https://www.alojapan.com/1256571/japanese-language-schools-fail-accreditation-test/ Japanese-language schools fail accreditation test #accreditation #Fail #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #news #schools #test TOKYO — Japan has accredited just 22 Japanese-language schools that serve immigrants, the government said Wednesday, meaning 70% of the first wave of applicants were not approved under newly established standards. In April, Japan put in place an accreditation process for Japanese-language scho…

https://www.alojapan.com/1253713/global-insurance-technology-leader-guidewire-to-invest-60-million-to-accelerate-insurance-innovation-and-cloud-transformation-in-japan/ Global Insurance Technology Leader Guidewire to Invest $60 Million to Accelerate Insurance Innovation and Cloud Transformation in Japan #CloudPlatform #Guidewire #InsuranceCompanies #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseLanguage #news Investment will enhance the market-leading Guidewire Platform and expand the company’s team and ecosystem in Japan, enabling insurers to drive profitable growth, agility, and regulatory compliance TOKYO & SAN MATEO, Calif. …

@AnthoDerv I use:
- jisho.org if on computer and can write
- 10ten firefox extension if reading on the screen
- 白檜辞書 (Shirabe Jisho) on iOS
- 大辞林 for iOS
- ChatGTP if the content is long, isn't confidential and I only wanna get the gist of it before diving deep
- Online searches mostly including words like 辞書、意味、違い、由来、語源学 depending on my goal

https://www.alojapan.com/1230079/the-meaning-behind-the-moon-is-beautiful-isnt-it-in-japan/ The Meaning Behind ‘The Moon Is Beautiful, Isn’t It?’ in Japan #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #news #TheMoonIsBeautiful The Moon Is Beautiful, Isn’t It Sometimes, words hit harder when they do not say exactly what they mean. In Japan, saying “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” (月が綺麗ですね or Tsuki ga kirei desu ne) goes far beyond admiring the night sky. This phrase, often credited to Meiji-era writer Natsume Soseki, …

https://www.alojapan.com/1229758/opinion-have-a-foreign-language-love-affair-this-summer/ Opinion | Have a Foreign Language Love Affair This Summer #ELearning #grammar #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #LanguageAndLanguages #memory #news #TravelAndVacations Last month, for example, my partner and I traveled around Lithuania. While I won’t be dipping into a Lithuanian novel anytime soon, I’ll never forget the word for thank you — ačiū, best remembered as “achoo” — which we deployed each time we stopped for…

https://www.alojapan.com/1229703/rana-seif-the-translator-bringing-japanese-womens-lit-manga-and-more-to-middle-east-readers-2/ Rana Seif: The Translator Bringing Japanese Women’s Lit, Manga, and More to Middle East Readers #egypt #GenderGap #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #literature #manga #news #Translation Japanese-Arabic translator Rana Seif feels driven to bring contemporary Japanese novels by women writers to readers in the Middle East, saying that the problems women face are similar in Japan and Egypt. She also translates manga as a…

https://www.alojapan.com/1228522/rana-seif-the-translator-bringing-japanese-womens-lit-manga-and-more-to-middle-east-readers/ Rana Seif: The Translator Bringing Japanese Women’s Lit, Manga, and More to Middle East Readers #egypt #GenderGap #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseLanguage #JapaneseNews #literature #manga #news #Translation Japanese-Arabic translator Rana Seif feels driven to bring contemporary Japanese novels by women writers to readers in the Middle East, saying that the problems women face are similar in Japan and Egypt. She also translates manga as a…