A page studying Japanese cultural trends and language resources for Americans. Formerly we provided translation services under the same nameTumblr (3.0; @jtcworks)http://www.jtcworks.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yvvjRhD51r7hzolo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4yvvjRhD51r7hzolo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>beautiful sakura</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/24232754805http://www.jtcworks.com/post/24232754805Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:52:00 -0400sakura<a href="http://www.ai-j.jp/archives/3159">See how far voice synthesis in Japan has come with this link to a demonstration of AI Talk</a>: <p>clear, realist, Japanese voice synthesis. try the demo!!!!</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23765804432http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23765804432Fri, 25 May 2012 20:56:00 -0400japanesevoiceAIartificialsynthesizedspeakcomputercomputerizedvocalvocaloid<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20120516/exclusive-japans-rakuten-wins-the-heart-of-pinterest-founder-in-funding-race/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">More on Rakuten and Pinterest...</a>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23504123546http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23504123546Mon, 21 May 2012 18:36:43 -0400<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/pinterest-funding_n_1523253.html">Rakuten funds Pinterest, one of the leading sites on the internet in the US</a>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23233637872http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23233637872Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:00 -0400pinterestrakutenjapansocial<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46bz3JZkM1r7hzolo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46bz3JZkM1r7hzolo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46bz3JZkM1r7hzolo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46bz3JZkM1r7hzolo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><div class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Procession to Kamohani Jinjya (賀茂波爾神社). Newborn deities are brought out from Mikage Jinjya, and the priests and participants walk in procession through the streets with the deities.</span></div> <div class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> — in Kyoto-shi Kyoto - Japan</span></div></p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23231791733http://www.jtcworks.com/post/23231791733Thu, 17 May 2012 11:49:00 -0400KyotomikageKamohaniprocession<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/05/07/expats-say-goodbye-to-gaijin-card/">expats-say-goodbye-to-gaijin-card</a>: <p><span>This summer marks the end of an era for foreigners residing in Japan. Starting July 9, the 60-year-old “certificate of alien registration” — the i.d. informally known as “the gaijin card” will be obsolete.</span></p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/22594357280http://www.jtcworks.com/post/22594357280Mon, 07 May 2012 13:31:00 -0400japangaijincardexpatsjapanesegovernment<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ejBt-CWCv4E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>animals live in the ruins of tokyo in this new PS3 game</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/21641726262http://www.jtcworks.com/post/21641726262Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:17:12 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/At8ZQethrsY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>AKIRA bike made real</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/20803155644http://www.jtcworks.com/post/20803155644Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:25:40 -0400AKIRAAnimejapankanedayamashirogumi<a href="http://socialistworker.org/2012/04/02/japans-untouchable-workers"> Sad story of discrimination in Japan</a>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/20420413163http://www.jtcworks.com/post/20420413163Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:37:08 -0400Japanburakuminainuradiationfukushima<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MXHF3FbJIgA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>and then there was Fact</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/20401408740http://www.jtcworks.com/post/20401408740Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:28:00 -0400japanesehardcoremetalnoh<p>Siri is coming to Japan! After a lots of laughs in Japan Siri is coming to japan! here a snipet in english with siri stating it speaks japanese</p> <p><img align="middle" alt="siri in jaapnese" height="400" src="http://www.thetechherald.com/media/images/201207/Siri-to-speak-Japanese-and-support-iPad-3-Siri.jpg" width="600"/></p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/19239361877http://www.jtcworks.com/post/19239361877Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:41:00 -0400sirijapanese<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzx6csTYfQ1r7hzolo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzx6csTYfQ1r7hzolo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Wearing Kimono’s is something for special occasions, or at least in the past. That was then and this is now. Modernized kimono styles are being worn more and more as regular clothing in Tokyo and the fashion industry in Japan is happy to supply the style to young people all over Japan. A newer kimono style that has been around for awhile now is the gyaru/ageha kimono/yukata style: pastles, bright colors, lace, roses, false lashes, and glittering nails. Good examples of this can be seen in the summer editions of Popteen or Ahgeha magazines. </p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/18211600813http://www.jtcworks.com/post/18211600813Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:55:00 -0500kimonoahgehapopteenToykoFashionstyle<a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-price-fixing-20120131,0,3638897.story">Two more Japanese auto parts makers admit to price-fixing scheme</a>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16807649261http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16807649261Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:48:23 -0500<p>You can now find OUR OWN android app to convert between christian and japanese era systems here a two screen shots</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhm1aMlxI1r3ikuz.png"/></p> <p>and now for the converter&#8230;.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhm2kYTva1r3ikuz.png"/></p> <p>By pressing the Japanese era area you can check which Japanese era you want. by pressing on the English year you can type the year you want, simple&#8230;neat&#8230;useful! </p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16612884374http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16612884374Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:43:00 -0500Japaneseeraconvertchristiancalendarnihongo<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k2U-_xee_Q8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Japan’s annual trade deficit in 2011, its first in 31 years, poses the risk of serious damage to the economy if the nation’s current account balance falls into the red.</span></p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16552668551http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16552668551Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:26:00 -0500JApantradedeficit2011<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lya1znaVgU1r7hzolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Minoru Ohye, right, toasts with his younger brother Hiroshi Kamimura during their reunion in Kyoto, Japan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Japanese-American Ohye traveled all the way to Japan to celebrate his 86th birthday Monday with his only brother Hiroshi, 84, whom he had not seen in nearly 60 years.</span></p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16378334967http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16378334967Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:42:00 -0500japanjapanesereuintedbrothers<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Le9blJ9-xkw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her</p> <p>No telephone</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16298274918http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16298274918Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:16:00 -0500seagullscreamingkissherno telephone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyoefUzUw1r7hzolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice wallpaper</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16021822729http://www.jtcworks.com/post/16021822729Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:15:00 -0500geishawallpaperjapan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxror9ewQh1r7hzolo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>beautiful view of Mt. Fuji</p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/15805938298http://www.jtcworks.com/post/15805938298Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:40:00 -0500fujijapanariealphoto<p><span>Yuruchara are anime-style cartoon mascots that represent the various prefectures of Japan. Each yuruchara character can be seen on posters, brochures, and websites that treat visitors to a fun and inviting symbol of the area.</span></p> <p><span><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlvreiP2V1r3ikuz.jpg"/><br/></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.japantravelinfo.com/popculture/yuru.php"><a href="http://www.japantravelinfo.com/popculture/yuru.php">http://www.japantravelinfo.com/popculture/yuru.php</a></a></p>http://www.jtcworks.com/post/15639530828http://www.jtcworks.com/post/15639530828Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:15:00 -0500charajapanjapan mascottyuruyurucharamascotanime