At SoraNews24, we love “sora,” the Japanese word for sky, so let’s take a look at some of the most memorable instances of the word in Japanese history.
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After getting bored with high school French, Scott came to a crossroads in life whether to study Japanese or Native American Mohawk instead. Mohawk's lack of kanji was its ultimate downfall, and Scott hasn't looked back since. After years of non-stop sweating while working as a translator in sweltering Okinawa, he moved back to his native, delightfully frigid Massachusetts to work as a private Japanese tutor. His hobbies include re-reading One Piece for the hundredth time, dreaming about Shakey's Pizza, and getting feedback on stories he's written from both his wife and cat.
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Will it taste as good when shoved down our throats?
Design based on “naked festival” fundoshi butts.
The search for the objectively hardest hiragana.
Eco-friendly *and* tiny-home-friendly.
Strategies to take down the N1 final boss.
“I want to know how much they offered him.”
Interesting overlaps and differences between genders.
When you hate your boss but you’re also on a deadline.
“I’d believe it if someone told me they were real Pokémon.”
The board of education’s excuse doesn’t really hold up.
His pun-game is almost as strong as his origami-game.
You bring the marshmallows, we’ll bring the pics.
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