Category Archives: Japan & Japanese

Posts relating to Japan or the Japanese language

Graduated college, now seeking Japan-related jobs…

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Yumeka

Well, I finally hit the big crossroad in life that most of us get to eventually; graduating college and figuring out what to do afterward…

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Game review: Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Yumeka

Although this is technically not an actual game, for anyone who’s trying to learn Japanese and who doesn’t have $200+ to spend on a real electronic Japanese dictionary, this “Japanese dictionary on a DS cartridge” is a great substitute. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Do the Japanese value fandom more than America?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Yumeka

Taken in Osaka; Japan appreciates Stitch more than America XD For some time I’ve been puzzled about the difference between “fandom” in America and “fandom” in Japan, not just anime fandom but fandom in general. It seems to me that … Continue reading →

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Sorry for lack of posts (but some good news too!)

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Yumeka

It was a pretty normal day for me this past Friday, until the above arrived in my mailbox ^^

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Classic Disney songs in Japanese

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Yumeka

While randomly searching around the Internet not too long ago, I stumbled across just that…Disney songs in Japanese. For someone who loves Japanese (and is also a veteran Disney fan), this was quite an interesting find (BTW, in Japan, Disney … Continue reading →

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My Japan videos, anime awards(and other stuff)

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Yumeka

Compare this to a New York subway, ne?  Well, I finally got around to making a YouTube account and posting the videos I took when I was in Japan last summer…

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Media update(also JLPT tomorrow)

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Yumeka

I finally had time for a small mp3 update on the main site today ^.^ Scroll down to get links to the new songs I uploaded onto Anime Yume’s mp3 pages(all of which are full versions of new openings and … Continue reading →

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JLPT & Japanese studying tips

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Yumeka

I finally had time yesterday to review my Japanese, and also to study for the JLPT(Japanese Language Proficiency Test) which is coming up in about two weeks. Well, to make a long story short, I’ve been studying Japanese for a … Continue reading →

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