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Category Archives: Korea
Communication Problems Between Japan and Korea
Normally, I try to stay out of politics on the blog because I like both cultures, and politics usually makes people (including myself) mad at each other. However, I found this really interesting article by Japan Times about the ongoing … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Korea, Politics
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Expressions in Japanese and American Culture
I’ve noticed an interesting thing while watching Japanese TV with my wife. We like to watch certain variety shows together (which are very common in Japan, unlike American TV). And sometimes, they have foreign guests. Either Hollywood actors, or famous … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Korea, Travel
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The World During 1942
Recently I discovered some photos I took last year in June. That day, I discovered an old map from 1942 and took some photos. This was a “war-time” map made in 1942 from Ontario, CA, so the emphasis is on … Continue reading
A Brief Look At Korean Hanbok
(Photo courtesy of Korea.net’s Flickr page) Many traditional cultures have some kind of clothing that embodies the culture. When you see a girl in a kimono, you think “Japan”, if you see someone in cowboy clothes you think “America”, or … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Korea
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The Mystery and Tragedy of Kudaraji/Hyakusaiji
Hi all, As part of this week’s Buddhist theme for Nirvana Day, I wanted to share an interesting story. I started watching an old documentary series in Japanese about Buddhist temples in Japan called hyakuji junrei (百寺巡礼). I mentioned it … Continue reading
2013 Lunar New Year in Review
Hi all, This post comes late because I did a last-minute change in the schedule. I had written about Korean New Year previously, but today my family and I went to Seattle’s Chinatown district to have dim-sum (yamucha 飲茶 in … Continue reading
Korean Temples in Japan
A while back, I found this interesting article in the Japan Times about Korean Buddhist temples in Japan. These are called chōsen-dera (朝鮮寺) where 朝鮮 is the Japanese pronunciation of joseon (조선), which is the old name for the state … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Japan, Korea
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Good Soups for Winter from Japan and Korea
Hi all, Winter is pretty cold, and Seattle is unusually cold this year (thankfully no snow, just really frosty). So, soup is a great way to warm up, and share with the family. My wife makes a good oden soup:1 … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Japan, Korea
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Happy Seollal, Korea 2013
Hi All, While Japan celebrates the new year (oshōgatsu お正月) on January 1st every year, the Korean New Year or seollal (설날)1 follows the Chinese Lunar Calendar and this year Seollal falls on January 9th in 2013. Correction: February 9th … Continue reading
Posted in Confucius, Family, Korea, Travel
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Japanese and Korean Food To Be Aware Of
Recently, the folks at Eat Your Kimchi had an episode about Korean food they didn’t like at first, but then came to like: Watching this was pretty funny to me because much of it describes Japanese food I’ve eaten too, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Japan, Korea
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