dbooster in #hive-133974 • yesterdayRE: From Monkey Face to Taikō: The Peasant Who Rose to Rule Japan Koyasan! A lovely place!dbooster in #hive-181017 • 7 days agoRE: The Dark Side of Japanese Work Culture That reminds me of the old Groucho quip: Here's to our wives and girlfriends... may they never meet!dbooster in #hive-181017 • 7 days agoRE: The Dark Side of Japanese Work Culture haha join the club 😃 Many of us have been yelling for many many years. If you want a great book about all this, look up "Dogs and Demons" by Alex Kerr. Here it is It is…dbooster in #hive-181017 • 7 days agoRE: The Dark Side of Japanese Work Culture I choose to be optimistic and think that we will come out of this tailspin (both in Japan and in the US) before disaster, but who knows. I hope anyway!dbooster in #hive-181017 • 8 days agoRE: The Dark Side of Japanese Work Culture The common refrain among the young here is, “Change will happen when all the Shōwa generation retires or dies.” Technically, that means anyone born during Emperor Hirohito’s…dbooster in #hive-170744 • 9 days agoRE: Why You Should Vote for the Return Proposal — Right NowI'm not sure how much there is to write. It's about like the stereotypes of the worst offices in the US, but it's everywhere in Japan, not just the worst ones. I don't really…dbooster in #hive-170744 • 10 days agoRE: Why You Should Vote for the Return Proposal — Right NowI absolutely agree! It should be the default. But until it is, I'll keep pestering people to upvote it.dbooster in #hive-161465 • 13 days agoRE: Musical Washing Machine ~ Original Haiku You're welcome!dbooster in #hive-161465 • 13 days agoRE: Musical Washing Machine ~ Original Haiku Yeah, I know it looks daunting, but it's not as bad as it seems. There are only 150 or so radicals that make up all the kanji, usually 2-3 radicals put together to make the kanji…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 13 days agoRE: Musical Washing Machine ~ Original Haiku Compare: ありがとうせんせい ありがとう先生 Japanese doesn't use spaces, so there is nothing to tell you where one word ends and another begins. That in mind, kanji becomes invaluable for…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 13 days agoRE: Musical Washing Machine ~ Original Haiku Good 😃
