Japanese Quick Reference Guide
When I moved to Japan in 2013 I spent the first six months taking…
Filed undereducation
Chinese Characters for the 99%
Learning to read and write Chinese characters known as hanzi in Chinese, and kanji in Japanese has to…
Everyday Usability in Japan (Part 2)
Last month I looked at some intriguing cases of the way common items in…
Japan Earthquake Safety Training
The UK welcomes you
I was walking home in Hong Kong last night when I passed this really…
The Worlds Hardest Languages
If you assumed that Asian languages were the hardest to learn then you’d be…
Yuelu Academy in Changsha
How To Tell The Difference Between Asian Languages
To the untrained eye or ear, Asian languages can appear completely incomprehensible and indistinguishable from each…
Japan – The Strange Country
Continuing my series of quirky videos about Japanese culture here’s a beautifully executed infographic introduction to the…
Chinese Culture 101 | Part 4 – Education
This post is part of a series exploring Chinese culture. See the links at…
Tan Kah Kee’s Scholarly Legacy
Xiamen covers a relatively small administrative region yet has three highly regarded universities and…
Did You Know?
I love this. Although it’s rather US-centric there’s some great info-viz with some fairly…