Posts Tagged ‘japanese’

// April 19th, 2007 // 10 Comments » // Uncategorized

Pulled some interesting information over from What Japan Thinks regarding which films a Japanese native would recommend a foreigner to watch. So far, I’ve only seen となりのトトロ, 火垂るの墓, and 風の谷のナウシカ =__=; I want to see them all! Anybody seen any other on the list? If you have them can I get a ripped copy or a source where to download them?

Q: Which Japanese film would you most recommend to a foreigner to watch?

Rank 日本語 English title
1 男はつらいよ（シリーズ） It’s Hard Being a Man (Series)
2 七人の侍 Seven Samurai
3 となりのトトロ My Neighbour Totoro
4 武士の一分 Bushi no Ichibun
5 火垂るの墓 Grave of the Fireflies
6= ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 Always – Sunset in the Third Street
6= 風の谷のナウシカ Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
8 硫黄島からの手紙 Letters from Iwojima
9 どろろ Dororo
10 DEATH NOTE Death Note

Kusudama

// February 1st, 2007 // 2 Comments » // Uncategorized

How to make a japanese paper ball: Kusudama

News

// March 27th, 2006 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

According to Rolling Stone, New York: Mar 9, 2006., Iss. 995; pg. 32, 1 pgs:

Amazon.com is planning to launch a digital music service as early as this summer to compete with Apple’s market-leading iTunes Music Store, according to industry sources and news reports. The online retailer, which claims more than 55 million current customers, is in discussions with all four major labels to license music; it will also make and sell an iPod-like player. “I am cautiously optimistic about this,” says Aram Sinnreich, a digital music expert with Radar Research, adding that Amazon will need to make a wide variety of songs available, as well as sleek, sexy hardware to play them. “Amazon’s as good a bet to do that as anybody.”

And in local news:
Japanese/Chinese Open House – Professors Fumiko Ishii (my favourite japanese professor and friend) and Joanne Chen will discuss Japanese and Chinese culture and languages, Chinese calligraphy, Japanese Origami, a paper doll puppet show, the history of the kimono, and more. Fri., Apr. 7, 7-9 p.m. Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine, Room A-212. Free. (949) 451-5308.
I will a volunteer in the event. Also, my group city presentation will be set up for all who come and join.