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An “Otaku Dictionary” has Japan’s subcultures upset at an attempt to define them. Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue join us to explain the linguistic scandal before discussing whether or not Japan has mastered “sitting.”
On this episode:
Shaun McKenna: Articles | X
Thu-Huong Ha: Articles | X
Yukana Inoue: Articles
Read more:
• How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku • (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
• Test your otaku vocabulary, from 'oshi' to bacon lettuce’ • (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
• Let the gaming begin: A guide to Tokyo’s video game landmarks • (W. Tanner Kirk, The Japan Times)
• Has Japan mastered sitting? • (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
• Bedbugs are spreading in South Korea and China. Is Japan next? • (Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times)
• Japan to start trial of over-the-counter sales of morning after pill • (Kathleen Benoza, The Japan Times)
Get in touch: Send us feedback at [email protected]. Support the show by rating, reviewing and sharing the episode with a friend if you’ve enjoyed it. For a transcript of the show, visit japantimes.co.jp, and don’t forget to follow us on X!
Photo: Pages from a new Otaku Dictionary catalog the lexicons of Japan’s various subcultures. | TAIDGH BARRON
Release date
Lydbog: 30. november 2023
Økonomi & Business
An “Otaku Dictionary” has Japan’s subcultures upset at an attempt to define them. Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue join us to explain the linguistic scandal before discussing whether or not Japan has mastered “sitting.”
On this episode:
Shaun McKenna: Articles | X
Thu-Huong Ha: Articles | X
Yukana Inoue: Articles
Read more:
• How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku • (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
• Test your otaku vocabulary, from 'oshi' to bacon lettuce’ • (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
• Let the gaming begin: A guide to Tokyo’s video game landmarks • (W. Tanner Kirk, The Japan Times)
• Has Japan mastered sitting? • (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
• Bedbugs are spreading in South Korea and China. Is Japan next? • (Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times)
• Japan to start trial of over-the-counter sales of morning after pill • (Kathleen Benoza, The Japan Times)
Get in touch: Send us feedback at [email protected]. Support the show by rating, reviewing and sharing the episode with a friend if you’ve enjoyed it. For a transcript of the show, visit japantimes.co.jp, and don’t forget to follow us on X!
Photo: Pages from a new Otaku Dictionary catalog the lexicons of Japan’s various subcultures. | TAIDGH BARRON
Release date
Lydbog: 30. november 2023
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