Lucky Japanese Girls

Ever wondered why some girls can stop a guy at 10 paces and others make him run for cover? Do you know how to tell a gold-digger... Read more »
| Japan |

Refusing people in Japanese

I'm disinclined to acquiesce your request, dear Sir." We all have times when we need to politely refuse requests. But how to... Read more »
| Japan |

Happy Birthday Darwin!

I can't let today pass without giving one of the greatest Naturalists of our time a proper birthday message! A----- Happy, happy,... Read more »
| Journal |

Fish and Chips

A bit of a re-post of the earlier January article on the Top 10 British Fish and Chip shops that I wrote for the benefit of my... Read more »
| Other |

GTO Jdrama

Great Teacher Onizuka! GTO is *the* best Japanese drama. Yes, it's cheesy, cliché at times and really pushing the boundaries of... Read more »
| Other |

Learn Japanese with the Gakuranman

Introducing...Me! Michael as the Gakuranman. This is my new teaching persona for the Live Video Learning platform eduFire.com. I... Read more »
| Other |

Moral Naturalism

Moral Naturalism - The target of the Open Question Argument - seeks to identify moral properties with natural (worldly)... Read more »
| Philosophy |

Expressivism

Onto Expressivism (which comes under the Non-cognitivist camp). Here, philosophers are concerned with value. They don't think... Read more »
| Philosophy |