Content tagged with “japan”

“ In 1954, a Japanese finishing boat accidentally wandered into an active U.S. nuclear test. One crew member died in the immediate aftermath, and the rest suffered health problems, mostly dying young. ”

“ The literally definition is ‘large land,’ referring to the fact that these Lords were landowners ”

“ Japan escaped serious effects from both SARS and COVID. There’s a theory that this is because speaking Japanese outputs less air from the speaker’s mouth. ”

“ A Japanese craftsman restores a book. (Turn on the closed captions for an English translation.) ”

“ This reads like something out of a spy novel. ”

“ Japanese-speakers imitate English-speakers without speaking English, showing how they interpret the inflections, tone, and cadence (and often hand movements) of the Anglo world. ”

“A disappointing book. It’s about making cars. You might think, ‘Well, yeah, this is about Toyota, right?’ And it is, so I should of known it was about making cars, but it’s really about making cars, and how many people actually make cars? Clearly, most people are going to read this with an eye…”

“ Face-changing apps have gotten so good that a middle-aged man was able to pose as a young, attractive female and amass 16,000 followers just by using a filter on his phone. ”