What is the “semiconductor shock”? What are its causes and future prospects?

Interesting Etymologies and Origins of Japanese Words (Part 10): (e.g., sori ga awanai, mekoboshi, anagachi)

The press conference announcing the marriage of Princess Mako and Kei Komuro was a farce of one-sided self-assertion. It has caused a sharp decline in affection for the Imperial family.

What is “trickle-down economics”? What is its relationship to “Abenomics”?

Edo period jokes and scary stories (Part 1). Is “foot washing” more important than hand washing?

What is “economic security”? This is “economic warfare,” and it is an urgent issue facing Japan today!

How did Prime Minister Kishida attempt to break through the “100 million yen barrier”? We’ll explain it in an easy-to-understand way.

There are four historical kana spellings for the kanji that are pronounced “chō” using the on’yomi reading: “tefu, teu, chau, and chō”!

Is the reason there’s no Nobel Prize in mathematics because Nobel’s romantic rival was a mathematician?! Did he lose a fortune to a love letter?

The Japanese pronunciation of words like “crops” and “agricultural products” is difficult! The difficulty lies in both Romanization and kana notation.

Interesting seasonal words such as “kotatsu neko” (cat under a heated table), “mogaribue” (a whistle that scares away tigers), “kozokotoshi” (last year and this year), and “uchiiri no hi” (the day of the raid).

What are “flowers, birds, wind, and moon,” “snow, moon, and flowers,” “three kinds of scenery,” and “five kinds of scenery”?

“Memory decline” and “How to use notes effectively.” Anecdotes about Kiyoshi Oka, Yuji Maeda, and Kumagusu Minakata are also included.

Interesting seasonal words such as “high west wind,” “blue north wind,” “autumn thirst,” and ” end-season crop.”

Interesting seasonal words such as “Unohana kutashi” (deutzia blossoms rot), “Aobajio” (green leaves and tide), “Takenokonagashi” (bamboo shoots flowing), and “Ai no kaze” (wind of intertwining leaves).

Interesting seasonal words such as “night plum blossoms,” “warming water,” “black-leaved pampas grass,” and “long daylight hours.”

Surprisingly little-known names of things and phenomena (Part 4): Sake pods, monkeypods, earworm phenomenon, etc.

Surprisingly, many people don’t know the names of patterns and designs. Examples include Nordic patterns, houndstooth, herringbone, and paisley.

Surprisingly little-known names of things and phenomena (Part 3): Nipples, ornamental finial, globe jungle, cascade, etc.

What is “Guiguzi”? We’ll explain it in an easy-to-understand way.