There are now less than 2 months before my wife and I’s baby is due to be born. Wow! It looks like it’ll be a girl. We are very happy! We’ve decided to call her Tina, which will sound the same in Japanese. With this great thing comes great responsibility, as I’ll have to support my family. You can be sure […]
Is Good English Communication Skill Getting More or Less Important for Japanese?
Really, the answer to this question is quite obvious and the fact that students continue to sign up and make great strides is proof of it. The ability to communicate well in English will most certainly continue to grow in importance year by year and I think this trend is already accelerating with the current […]
UME SHU!! 梅酒!!
Last weekend, I decided to try my hand at making some home made ume-shu. Ume shu(梅酒) is a delicious Japanese plum wine. Actually, ume isn’t a plum- it’s like a cross between a plum and apricot. The unripened green fruit are infused into a clear spirit (焼酎, shōchū) with added rock sugar and left over time, […]
