Posted in: Why you must learn kanji See in context
I usually learn a language by reading. With Japanese, I found this impossible to do since there is sometimes no connection between the word and the actual pronunciation. A chicken and egg problem where you need to know the word before in order to understand the sentence. Therefore, I made this http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/koto/id448395423?ls=1&mt=8 . It's free. Enjoy!
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Posted in: Yahoo! restaurant reviews and rankings manipulated by fake comment companies See in context
The problem is that it is too easy to cheat on these systems since it is difficult to verify if there was an actual customer transaction behind it. For that reason I am currently building up a company (tenqyu) where one of the campaign concepts is that you are only allowed to vote for the restaurant if you have unlocked the right to do so. You can only become a "regular" if you have been there n times over a period m. Where n and m is determined by the participating company.
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Posted in: Japan’s demographic dialogue: A conversation on population
False , nobody need your homophobic rant,
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Posted in: Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water
I prefer to trust the experts if they say it is safe it is, like Pfizer with the vaccines, no…
Posted in: Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water