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Japanese Web Design Redux

Back in 2013, shortly after I moved to Japan, I wrote an article about…
Culture, Design, Japan, Technology 30th November 202211th December 2022 Comments 0 2 min read

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

Why Japanese Web Design Is So… Different

In the mind’s eye of many people, Japan is a land of tranquil Zen…
Culture, Design, Japan, Technology 10th November 201311th December 2022 Comments 94 4 min read

Randomwire Moves To Tokyo

Usually, at the beginning of each year, I write a new years resolutions post, but…
Japan, Tokyo, Travel 23rd March 201315th August 2022 Comments 15 1 min read

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

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

Life Without Language

Undoubtedly one of, if not the, hardest things about living in a foreign country…
China, Culture 13th December 201028th August 2022 Comments 3 2 min read

Green Hat a No-No

China, Culture 3rd December 200920th January 2022 Comments 22 1 min read

Chinese Culture 101 | Part 2 – Language

China, Culture, History 5th August 200920th January 2022 Comments 4 1 min read

Chinglish Shop Signs

In China, the English language is a fickle thing where the normal rules of…
China, Shenzhen 11th June 200917th January 2022 Comments 9 1 min read

Deconstructing Mandarin Chinese

One of my goals for this year is to learn spoken Mandarin Chinese. Given…
China, How-to 4th January 200920th January 2022 Comments 9 2 min read

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