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Japanese Quick Reference Guide

When I moved to Japan in 2013 I spent the first six months taking…
How-to, Japan, Travel 14th February 201616th August 2022 Comments 7 1 min read

Chinese Characters for the 99%

Learning to read and write Chinese characters known as hanzi in Chinese, and kanji in Japanese has to…
Design 3rd February 201421st August 2022 Comments 6 1 min read

Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 2)

Last month I looked at some intriguing cases of the way common items in…
Culture, Design, Japan, Technology 1st December 201318th August 2022 Comments 6 2 min read

Japan Earthquake Safety Training

How-to, Japan, Tokyo 1st June 201323rd January 2020 Comment 1 1 min read

The UK welcomes you

I was walking home in Hong Kong last night when I passed this really…
Design, United Kingdom 12th January 201326th August 2022 Comments 3

The Worlds Hardest Languages

If you assumed that Asian languages were the hardest to learn then you’d be…
China, Japan, Korea 23rd December 201212th January 2022 Comments 14 1 min read

Yuelu Academy in Changsha

China, History, Travel 22nd August 201229th December 2021 Comments 6 2 min read

How To Tell The Difference Between Asian Languages

To the untrained eye or ear, Asian languages can appear completely incomprehensible and indistinguishable from each…
China, How-to, Japan, Korea 25th February 201212th January 2022 Comments 17 3 min read

Japan – The Strange Country

Continuing my series of quirky videos about Japanese culture here’s a beautifully executed infographic introduction to the…
Culture, Design, Japan 25th March 201029th August 2022 Comments 6 1 min read

Chinese Culture 101 | Part 4 – Education

This post is part of a series exploring Chinese culture. See the links at…
China, Culture 10th August 200920th January 2022 Comments 2 1 min read

Tan Kah Kee’s Scholarly Legacy

Xiamen covers a relatively small administrative region yet has three highly regarded universities and…
China, Travel, University 5th June 200920th January 2022 Comment 1 1 min read

Did You Know?

I love this. Although it’s rather US-centric there’s some great info-viz with some fairly…
Design, Future 21st December 200721st August 2022 Comments 2

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