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The ultimate sequels aka Asia loves you,哈利波特
To tie in with the world-wide media extravaganza that is the release of the final volume of the megaselling Harry Potter series, today I would like present scans from three lesser known sequels in my...
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Following Adam’s post on the word of the year awards in Japan, I thought I would give a quick rundown on the English version of the list, as determined by the New Oxford American Dictionary. I’ll...
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“War and Japan: The Non-Fiction Manga of Mizuki Shigeru”
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As often happens, I was chatting with my French friend Cerise when she tossed in a French word that she assumed we also use in English, but in fact do not. And as is often the case, the French have a...
View ArticleHaruki Murakami on walls and eggs in the holy land
Great speech to give in front of the Israeli president (via Ikeda Nobuo)! So I have come to Jerusalem. I have a come as a novelist, that is – a spinner of lies. Novelists aren’t the only ones who tell...
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George Psalmanazar, the famous fraud of Formosa
One of the more entertaining characters I’ve run across in my studies of Taiwan is has been George Psalmanazar, one of the famous hoaxers of all time. Born around 1680, nothing factual is known about...
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Japanese Kindle
Having now moved back and forth several times between my home in the US and Kyoto or Taipei, on the other side of the world in East Asia, it has become clear to me that dealing with books is the...
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The ultimate sequels aka Asia loves you,哈利波特
To tie in with the world-wide media extravaganza that is the release of the final volume of the megaselling Harry Potter series, today I would like present scans from three lesser known sequels in my...
View ArticleNPR on fake Harry Potter sequel
For the many thousands of readers who can’t get enough of fake Harry Potter, NPR’s Morning edition had a story on Chinese sequel-legging for their July 13 broadcast. And no, they don’t mention either...
View ArticleMore on fake Harry Potter
Today’s New York Times has published a moderate sized article on the Chinese phenomenon. No one can say with any certainty what the full tally is, but there are easily a dozen unauthorized Harry Potter...
View ArticleWord of the year – English edition
Following Adam’s post on the word of the year awards in Japan, I thought I would give a quick rundown on the English version of the list, as determined by the New Oxford American Dictionary. I’ll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“War and Japan: The Non-Fiction Manga of Mizuki Shigeru”
The web journal Japan Focus just published a translation of one of Mizuki Shigeru’s short manga pieces, entitled “War and Japan“, with a brief introduction to the man and his work written by Matthew...
View ArticleHave keitai novels gone the way of the maid cafe?
Update on keitai novels: they’re dead! At least, it looks that way in the publishing industry. According to J-Cast, Kinokuniya rankings show that not a single keitai novel made an appearance in the top...
View ArticleUchronie – great word
As often happens, I was chatting with my French friend Cerise when she tossed in a French word that she assumed we also use in English, but in fact do not. And as is often the case, the French have a...
View ArticleHaruki Murakami on walls and eggs in the holy land
Great speech to give in front of the Israeli president (via Ikeda Nobuo)! So I have come to Jerusalem. I have a come as a novelist, that is – a spinner of lies. Novelists aren’t the only ones who tell...
View ArticleClik here to view.
George Psalmanazar, the famous fraud of Formosa
One of the more entertaining characters I’ve run across in my studies of Taiwan is has been George Psalmanazar, one of the famous hoaxers of all time. Born around 1680, nothing factual is known about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japanese Kindle
Having now moved back and forth several times between my home in the US and Kyoto or Taipei, on the other side of the world in East Asia, it has become clear to me that dealing with books is the...
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