Category: Japan
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Interesting post on Japanese marriage statistics
I read a few Japan-oriented blogs every once a while, things like what japan thinks, and they came across an interesting post over on mutant frog about Japanese marriage statistics. I’m surprised that more Japanese men marry foreigners than Japanese women, that was exactly the opposite of what I had always assumed to be the […]
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Let’s pound rice together (not a euphemism)
Rice pounding set. Rice Pounding Festival Free Sake! Kids enjoy pounding rice! Last weekend, on Sunday I left my apartment to get something for lunch and ran into the local rice pounding festival. I guess these festivals are common during the New Year, since they are basically about making that delicious Japanese pounded rice treat […]
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First drive in Japan
(日本語版はこちら) Yesterday I went on my first drive in Japan with a friend. We weren’t too sure where to go at first, but in the end decided on Chiba. One of the really cool things about cars here in Japan is that many of them have these in-car navigation systems that can plot out a […]
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First First Temple Visit
Kuhombutsu Main Gate Temple Interior People lining up Kuhombutsu Temple Bell Happy New Year from Kuhombutsu! Happy New Year! This was my first ever New Year’s Eve in Japan. Last year, I was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia celebrating the New Year with my friend Gyn Ian Yap, and back in the States the year before […]
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Followup to “More Becky on Japanese TV”
This is a follow up to a previous post of mine about a Japanese drama I’ve been watching. I finished watching “Anna-san no Omame” the other day, and in general thought it was ok. The show has a very exaggerated comedic style, and can’t really be taken very seriously, but is fun for what it […]
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Christmas Colonel Sanders / The Japanese concept of a traditional Christmas
In Japan for Christmas, it is “traditional” to have Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Eve. I was out in front of a store a day or two before Christmas. As I was waiting for the bus KFC started to smell better and better. I went in to see if I could get something to snack […]
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No force on Earth can stop one hundred Santas!!
Today, Saturday Dec. 23rd, there was a Santarchy gathering in Shibuya. Since it is close by, I decided to stop by and check it out. I’ve got plans already – I’m heading to my friend Watanabe‘s place this afternoon for a Christmas party, so I couldn’t join in on the Shibuya Santa fun, but I […]
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More Becky on Japanese TV
It has been a long time since I’ve posted (is anyone even watching?) because work has been just killer lately. This past month I spent a crazy amount of time working on a system to do automatic opinion analysis for the NTCIR Opinion Analysis Pilot Task. I submitted my results yesterday, and I can probably […]
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Sightseeing in Kyoto
Kiyomizudera at night. God of Success and Promotion. I could use some of his help. Red leaves on the way to Kinkakuji. Kinkakuji reflected in the pond. Kinkakuji with tree. I like this picture for some reason. Nijyou Castle December is a tremendously busy month for me, so I’m glad that I got to spend […]
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Kyoto International Manga Museum Opens
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is four floors of Manga and exhibits on Manga from around the world. I happened to be in Kyoto this November from the 27th until the 30th to attend the 2006 International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries. One of the presentations was a brief introduction to the recently opened Kyoto […]