SUIDOBASHI ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE! IT'S TIME FOR A GIANT ROBOT BATTLE!
Last week, MegaBots hailing from the USA issued a giant robot duel challenge to Suidobashi Heavy Industries of Japan: Kogoro Kurata,...
Real-Life Giant Robot Battle
"Suidobashi, we have a giant robot, you have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen. We challenge you to a duel." Actually, what...
Extra Credit Japan #3: Avoiding "Yeah Syndrome"
Greetings everyone, here are some extra things that you can do to 1) live more comfortably in Japan, and/or 2) learn a little bit more...
Extra Credit Japan #2: It's all about context
Greetings everyone, I'm here today with some extra things that you can do to 1) live more comfortably in Japan, and/or 2) learn a...
Extra Credit Japan #1: Karaoke for Japanese Study?
(Note: this article was originally written and posted to the "Learn Japanese Pod" forum: http://learnjapanesepod.com/forum/index.php) ...
Happy Harajuku
One of my hobbies is people-watching. I love to wander around the city and just look at all the different sorts of people that are out...
One of the best guitarists I know
Lately my motivation and morale has been down because sometimes the process of writing a thesis can seem like trying to show certain...
THEクワガタ事変 / The Kuwagata Incident
Only about an hour or so into the day and this happens. A "Kuwagata" (or "Stag Beetle" in English) makes a momentary cameo on a window...
Somen Summer Afternoon
Chronicles of working in a lab in Japan during summer: For lunch today the M1 students organized a semi-impromptu somen party. #lab...
Magic Dust, Paid for with a Smile
Thank you to Faii Na, Noey Hole Cheek, and Yuk PamSeven Warit! Found this on my desk at the lab when I came in this morning. This was a...
