tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712889599002200722012-02-16T14:09:13.698-08:00"Japannai" is a combination of the word Japan and the Japanese word "annai" which means to show someone around (town). In the future this blog will be about my wonderous exploits in the Land of the Rising Sun, but for now it will serve to tantalize and titillate you with useless information. Enjoy!　将来私はブログが全部日本語で読めるようにするつもりだから、ステイーチュンドしてください！SteppenTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385935190180791414noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271288959900220072.post-52536028441979554182007-08-29T12:47:00.000-07:002007-08-29T12:50:12.024-07:00I leave for Nagoya on Monday, September 3rd. Hooray!<br /><br />９月３日に名古屋へ出発します。バンザイ！<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1271288959900220072-5253602844197955418?l=japannai.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SteppenTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385935190180791414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271288959900220072.post-85765470992463407212007-01-03T08:01:00.000-08:002007-01-03T14:52:56.572-08:00<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010300327.html">The Washington Post</a> reports that Shinzo Abe and his government have rejected a plan that would allow women to take the imperial throne, despite popular support for the idea. Back to the dollhouse for Aiko!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">日本語</span><br /><a href="http://www.sankei.co.jp/seiji/shusho/070103/shs070103000.htm">産経新聞</a>によると、”安倍晋三首相は、政府の「皇室典範に関する有識者会議」（座長・吉川弘之元東大総長）が平成１７年にまとめた、象徴天皇制の維持を目的に女系皇族にも皇位継承権を認めるとの内容の報告書を白紙に戻す方針を決めた。”　安部首相はフジテレビで　”ずっと男系で来た伝統をすぐ変えるかどうか、慎重になるのは当然ではないか”　と言ったそうである。<br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=www.UniqueURL.com&title=StoryTitle&bodytext=StoryDescription&topic=YourSelectedTopic"><img src="http://digg.com/img/badges/91x17-digg-button.gif" width="91" height="17" alt="Digg!" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1271288959900220072-8576547099246340721?l=japannai.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SteppenTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385935190180791414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271288959900220072.post-58313951592874281732007-01-02T12:49:00.000-08:002007-01-03T10:34:06.275-08:00”目は口ほどにものを言い”<br />"Me wa, kuchi hodo ni mono wo ii"<br /><br />Most students of Japanese know this phrase to mean something like "The eyes say as much as the mouth." That reminds me of the Japanese online smiley system. You have ^_^ for "happy" versus the American : ). ;_; for "sad" versus the American : ( . It's like the idiom is manifest in modern text communication. NEATO HUH?!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1271288959900220072-5831395159287428173?l=japannai.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SteppenTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385935190180791414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271288959900220072.post-63918699419722705582006-12-25T22:39:00.000-08:002007-01-02T13:03:53.902-08:00so would you invest in wikiasari if it were possible to do so monetarily?<br /><p><br /><div style="text-align: right; width: 170;"><form action="http://www.free-website-polls.com/poll.php" method="POST"><table width="170" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="background-color: none; border: 1px #333333 solid;"><br /><tr><td align="left" colspan="2" style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;">Invest in Wikiasari?<br><br></td></tr><br /><tr><td><input type="radio" name="answer[]" id="answer122" value="122"></td><br /><td align="left" width="100%"><label for="answer122" style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;">Yes</label></td></tr><br /><tr><td><input type="radio" name="answer[]" id="answer123" value="123"></td><br /><td align="left" width="100%"><label for="answer123" style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;">No</label></td></tr><br /><tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><br /><br><input type="submit" value="Vote" style="border: 1px #333333 solid;"><br><br><br /><a href="http://www.free-website-polls.com/poll.php?show_poll=3705" target="_blank" style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">View Results</a><br /><input type="hidden" name="poll_id" value="3705"></td></tr><br /></table></form></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1271288959900220072-6391869941972270558?l=japannai.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>SteppenTylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385935190180791414noreply@blogger.com0