Travelogue I Went to the Osaka Expo: The Italy Pavilion Was Incredible!
Two months ago, I visited the Osaka Expo. This was the first World Expo held in Japan since 1970, so attending felt like...
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Chinese Surpassing 1,500 Lessons: Finished Creating My Beginner Materials
It has been over two years since I started working as a Japanese tutor on Preply. I’ve been going at my own pace, but ar...
Japanese History On the Word “Kaffir”: A Dilemma Between Historical Term and Racial Slur
Note This article discusses historical vocabulary within the context of primary sources. No discriminatory intent is imp...
Japanese History This is a University of Tokyo Associate Professor!?: Mihoko Oka’s 10 Unbelievable and Bizarre Theories!
It’s been quite some time since my last post about Yasuke. As we step into 2025, I’d like to revisit my discussions with...
Japanese Teaching Got the Professional Badge: Insights from the Preply Language Teaching Course
As of December 2024, Preply extended its Professional badge to tutors of all languages, a perk that was previously avail...
Japanese History Happy New Year: Embracing a Lifestyle Inspired by Minakata Kumagusu
Happy New Year! 2025 is finally here. I’m currently enjoying a relaxed time at my family’s home in Tochigi Prefecture. I...
Japanese History Reflecting on 2024: A Year of Discovering Independent Scholars
Merry Christmas! The year is almost over, and it’s flown by so quickly. Recently, I visited the Marunouchi area near Tok...
Travelogue A Refreshing Escape to Hakone’s Hot Springs
I did 3-day, 2-night trip to Hakone. Hakone in a Nutshell Hakone is a charming resort town in southwestern Kanagawa Pref...
Travelogue A Memorable Autumn Trip to Kyoto and Osaka
I recently visited Kyoto and Osaka, two cities I’ve been to many times because of friends living there. However, this wa...
Japanese History Does the Jesuit Correspondence Record Japanese Purchasing African Slaves? Lúcio de Sousa’s Questionable Claims
In my previous article, I introduced Lucio de Sousa’s book, Escravatura e diáspora Japonesa nos séculos XVI e XVII (2014...