Episode 2: The Geography of Tokyo – The日本語 Project Podcast

What makes a city a city? Is Tokyo a city? We look at some of the varying definitions and what constitutes a city in Japan. It might just surprise you to learn that Tokyo is actually not exactly a city – nor technically not the capital of Japan! Transcript https://nihongoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Geography-of-Tokyo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]

Episode 2: The Geography of Tokyo – The日本語 Project Podcast [Transcript]

Introduction Faisal What is a city? The word “city” seems to be well understood by any person you ask, although what is really the definition of a “city”? Interestingly enough, there is not actually a single, internationally agreed upon definition of what constitutes a city.  Even international organizations such as the United Nations cite that […]

Episode 1: Exploring Manga Studies with Rayne – The 日本語 Project Podcast

With our guest Rayne, we discuss Manga localization. We talk about what exactly is localization, how this process works and how Manga is brought over from Japan into the United States. Transcript https://nihongoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Episode-1-Exploring-Manga-Studies-with-Rayne.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download