The Tokyo Traveler

If you want to learn more about the Japanese Language then take some time to read through the submissions for this months Japan Blog Matsuri.  Tae Kim at Guide to Japanese has pulled together an interesting series of posts on “The Language of Japan“.  Here are a couple of the submissions:
Liv wrote a piece about why sometimes it’s easier to pretend that you don’t understand Japanese in Someone’s Knocking at the Door.
Nick tell’s us about the struggles of having a foreign name in Japan in What’s my name?
Jaimapanese talks about his strategy to learn Japanese with a combination of …read more

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The little yellow happy face that was all the rage in the 1970s is back, but chic and not hippy.
Prime Minister Fukuda will give up wearing a tie to help save the environment and try to improve his flailing popularity.
Also in fashion, a look at how Japanese fashion was influences by the opening of Japan to the west 150 years ago. We might see flapper skirts and ‘hakama pants” in New York next year.
A Tokyo crane operator tells us about his job and how cranes get up on top those tall buildings under construction in Reaching from the skies.
Lastly, …read more

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Bring your own chopsticks three times and you could win a new pair!  Just the latest eco-conscious promotion in Japan.  But the best eco-conscious product has to be the solar powered bra that you can use to charge your I-pod.
The Japanese have brought native Noma horses back from the brink of extinction and you can now see one of these adorable miniature horses at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
As incomes rise, more Asians turn to cosmetics that promise a lighter skin color.
Neon orange paint balls are the newest crime-fighting innovation in Japan. I’m not sure how effective they will …read more

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Don’t forget to participate in the poll in the sidebar and leave me a comment at “What do you want to know about Tokyo?“. I’ll be featuring some of the questions and providing answers throughout the month of June.
Anime and Manga are hot in Hollywood – but other American cities are getting in on this popular trend as well.
The Mob in Japan – a true tale of a foreign crime writer who now fears his safety and that of his family because of his reporting on the Yakuza.
The New Age Of Japanese Baseball Player Media Coverage is interesting reading. …read more

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