Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! In this episode, Akari will talk about the town where she lives now. What are there where you live and how is it?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-7-about-town/

Slow Japanese

Episode #7 - Talking about town

数年前の節分に起きた悲劇の話です。私の家族に起きた悲劇とは何だったでしょうか？

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

#5 節分に起きた悲劇の話

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим об изучении иностранных языков в общем, а также о том, что нужно делать, чтобы успешно изучать иностранный язык.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
- расширять свой кругозор = узнавать что-то новое, изучать новые факты, информацию, мир
- стремиться к + D. = желание и действия для достижения чего-либо
- приносить плоды = приносить результаты
- обогащать словарный запас = расширять словарный запас = учить новые слова и знать больше слов
- высказывание = мысль кого-либо, которую высказали
- увлекательный = интересный

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Выпуск 2. Изучение иностранных языков

I hope everyone is enjoying the Olympics! Maybe you've seen a couple of RELAY events. If you have, then perhaps you'll be interested to know how we can use this word at work. That's what we're talking about today. 

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This Olympic event is also a Business English verb!

我们每个人都有自己的姓。姓是标志家族系统的称号，姓也成为一种中国传统文化和历史传承。在中国古代很多部落根据自己的地理位置或者职业等，创造了自己的姓。姓也成为一种中国传统文化和历史的传承。在日常生活中，为了表示尊敬，人们对于初识的人常常会问“您贵姓？”。一般人们都会回答“免贵姓.⋯⋯”。
Everyone has their own surname, which connects them to their ancestors and represents the continuation of the family lineage. In ancient China, surnames already came into existence. Many tribes created their own surnames according to their geographical locations or occupations. And thus their surnames became the carrier of traditional Chinese culture and history. In everyday life today, Chinese people also pay a lot of attention to surnames. For example, in order to show respect when meeting someone for the first time, people often say 您贵姓? (what's your honourable surname?). Usually people will respond with 免贵姓…… (My name is.., without nobility).

Easy Chinese with Sherry

Episode 1<Cultural Knowledge>: Chinese Surnames中国人的姓

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第十八期，我们聊一聊你的笑点和哭点高吗？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

018. When do you cry and laugh你的哭点和笑点是什么？- ttmiChinese

"그거 봤어?" 팟캐스트에 오신 여러분을 환영합니다^^
전세계적으로 오징어게임이 열풍이었죠?!
 This was a global phenomenon!!
넷플릭스 역사상 가장 짧은 시간에 가장 많은 시청 조회수를 기록한 드라마! 
이번 오징어게임 열풍으로 넷플릭스 주가는 하늘을 찌르고 있고요, 
총 구독자 수가 무려 2억 1400만명으로 엄청 늘어났다고 합니다. 
이에피소드에서는 오징어 게임에 대해 더 재미있는 뒷 이야기들을 다룰 예정이고요. 
오징어 게임이 전세계적으로 성공할 수 있었던 '진짜' 이유 두 가지를 공개합니다!!
In this episode, we are going to deal with the behind stories and talk about 2 REAL reasons why it has become such a huge success in Netflix!
Stay tuned!

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

02. 오징어 게임이 대박 성공한 진짜 이유 두 가지!(2 reasons why [Squid game] has become MEGA success.)

Comentario sobre la película alemana "El salón de profesores" (2023), dirigida por Ilker Çatak y protagonizada por Leonie Benesch.

El kinetoscopio

Episodio 6: El salón de profesores

It's no secret that Hawaii is a favorite destination for Japanese tourists. In 2023, the islands welcomed around 573,000 visitors from Japan — the most from any country.

But did you know there's a connection between Japan and Hawaii that goes beyond travel and into clothing?

Aloha shirts, also known as Hawaiian shirts, have roots in Japanese culture, beginning with Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

In the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants in Hawaii started importing Japanese clothing as well as rolls of fabric to make clothes with.

In the 1920s, locals in Hawaii saw these fabrics and started using them to make casual dress shirts with Japanese patterns on them. These shirts became popular with tourists to Hawaii.

Soon after, aloha shirts were made in bulk, but instead of using fabric made for Japanese clothing, stores in Hawaii started bringing in printed fabrics made just for aloha shirts.

And by the late 1930s, the designs had changed from Japanese patterns to the Hawaiian inspired patterns we're used to today — images of Mount Fuji and Japanese pine trees were replaced with things like coconut trees, surfers and fish.

But even though today's aloha shirts don't look very Japanese inspired, they still remain popular within Japan.

Yosuke Seki, an aloha shirt aficionado who goes to Hawaii every year, told CNN he wears his shirts daily, and hopes to inspire others to try them.

"Right now, I'm wearing a replica of one of the expensive designs," Seki said, adding that his shirt cost between $130 and $200. The more expensive shirts can cost thousands of dollars, he explained.

And for some fans, aloha shirts are not just clothing — they're collectable items, or even considered art.

Yoshihiro Nakano is the brand director of Sun Surf, a Japanese company that has been making aloha shirts for about 50 years. Many customers don't even wear the aloha shirts they buy, and instead just collect them or frame them, Nakano told CNN.