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Ichimon Japan: A Podcast About Japan and the Japanese Language by JapanKyo.com

Nov 21, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Do you have any funny or embarrassing Japanese language mistake stories?

Topics Discussed

  • What Ikigai Connections is
  • How you say "fart" in Japanese
  • The tricky nature of the Japanese passive form
  • Getting similar sounding Japanese words confused
  • The confusion that can occur when...


Nov 7, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is a kirakira name?

Topics Discussed

  • What a so-called kirakira nēmu is
  • What kirakira means
  • Five of the most difficult to read "kirakira names"
  • The fact that many Japanese people seem to be unaware that Winnie the Pooh's name is Winnie and not Pooh
  • The famous 1993 case of a...