Japanese Literature Audio Narration: “The Foundary” by Kyusaku Yumeno
I’ve done a full voice narration of the work “The Foundary” by Kyusaku Yumeno, a story about a disturbing factory and the man who has inherited it.
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Japanese vocabulary list: Employment-related words
Besides things like culture and media, one of the major reasons for wanting to learn a foreign language is a desire to live in a country that speaks that language, and to live somewhere the majority of us must also work there to be able to survive. So I’ve decided to make a vocabulary list… Read More »
Comic book review: “Animus” by Antoine Revoy
My predilections for art style combined with my love of Japanese culture means that most of the time if I have a choice between a Japanese manga or a Western (English) comic book, I will usually pick the former. But when I came across Animus by French cartoonist Antoine Revoy, I couldn’t help giving it… Read More »
Free Japanese literature limited-edition ebook: “The Gift of Loneliness” by Masao Yamakawa.
I’ve translated Masao Yamakawa’s “The Gift of Loneliness” and released in full as a free ebook that you can download. It’s a short piece of classic Japanese literature about a couple struggling to recover from a devastating loss in their lives, which is made that much more poignant during the holiday season.
Arigatai Books’ end of year book sale
I’m happy to announce Arigatai Book’s first ever end-of-year sale, with discounts on two ebooks and one paperback.
Vowel transformation in compound Japanese words: 母音交代 (boin koutai)
Compound words are very common in the Japanese language, and these can be especially nice for learners since it allows guessing the meaning and pronunciation of a word you have seen for the first time (assuming you are familiar with the component words). For example, let’s take this word: 売り物 (urimono) If we know that… Read More »
Bilingual audio narration: “Forest of the Dark Night” (森の暗き夜) by Mimei Ogawa (小川未明)
If you’re read this blog much in the last few years you probably know that I have been gradually publishing a series of ebooks containing translations of works by Mimei Ogawa (小川未明), an important figure in Japanese children’s literature. I also recently released an audiobook of Volume 1 earlier this year. This series of books… Read More »
Audio book release: Japanese Classic Fairy Tales by Mimei Ogawa (Volume 1)
I’m happy to announce Arigatai Book’s first audio book release: “Japanese Classic Fairy Tales” by Mimei Ogawa (Volume 1), available now on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.
レビュー：アマゾンのゲーム配信サービス「ルナ」 (A review of Amazon Luna in Japanese)
In this post I wrote a detailed review of Amazon’s game streaming service Luna in Japanese.
Japanese classic literature book release: “Kaimu: A Collection of Disturbing Dreams” by Kyusaku Yumeno.
I’m pleased to announce the release of a book of short stories by classic author Kyusaku Yumeno, with stories listed in both English-only and Japanese/English parallel formats. Over 60 translation notes are included to give a deeper understanding of the original text.