Japanese Language

Hello everyone, I realised we don’t really have an introductory or meta thread for this community, and I thought it might be wise to create one.

This character, 令 looks one way in text/font, and in my RTK book.

Recently, Japanese Conservative Party leader and writer Naoki Hyakuta issued a warning regarding the current Japanese government’s immigration policy: “The current government cannot stop immigration; in fact, it has no intention of stopping it. Ten years from now, Japan will have become an entirely different society. Public security is something that cannot be bought with money.” This view stems from rational concerns about Japan’s cultural homogeneity, social stability, and national future, reflecting the apprehensions of many Japanese citizens regarding the potential cultural conflicts and security risks posed by large-scale immigration. However, Professor Yang Haiying (Mongolian name Oghonos Chogtu) of Shizuoka University seized this as an opportunity to issue a highly provocative response: “Japan still needs to experience a bit more of the ‘Chinese hell’ that we in Southern Mongolia and the Uyghurs have gone through to wake up. Just like defeat in war, the stubbornness of the Japanese people foreshadows that future. Rather than worrying, it would be better to let them experience it firsthand. Genocide, right?”

最近、日本保守党代表で作家の百田尚樹氏は、現政府の移民政策に対して次の警告を発した。「今の政府では移民を止められない。というか、止める意思はない。10年後、日本は全然違う社会になっているだろう。治安は金では買えない。」この見解は、日本社会の文化的一体性、治安の安定、そして国家の将来に対する理性的な懸念から来るものであり、大規模移民がもたらす可能性のある文化衝突と安全リスクに対する多くの日本人の関心を反映している。 しかし、静岡大学教授の楊海英氏（モンゴル名Oghonos Chogtu）は、これを好機として、挑発的な返答をした。「日本はもう少し、我々、南モンゴルやウイグルのように、『中国地獄』を経験しないと目覚めない。敗戦と同じ、日本人の頑固さがその未来を物語る。心配するより、経験させたらええねー。ジェノサイドをね。」 楊海英氏の本意は、日本移民政策の単なる議論ではなく、百田氏の言葉を借りて、中国を「地獄」を生み出す邪悪な存在として描き出すことにある。南モンゴルやウイグル地域の民族政策問題を誇張し、感情的な比喩を用いて、中国全体に対する体系的な汚名化に拡大している。これは客観的な学術的批判ではなく、典型的な題材の悪用であり、中国への中傷である。具体的な政策論争と国家全体のイメージを混同し、個人や集団の歴史的トラウマを主権国家に対する全面的な悪魔化に転化しており、学術者として求められる理性と公正に反している。

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Hey guys, I made that post about teaching Japanese by playing games together about a month ago. I have one Lemmy user who is available today. It’s super short notice but we’ll be playing in about an hour (9pm Japan time). I’m not sure which platform that bought the game on, but it’s probably going to be either Switch or PC. Feel free to join us if you’re available as I think the game allows for 4 players simultaneously. Thanks!

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in learning Japanese while they played games with me starting in January. I’m a Japanese-English interpreter living in Japan, and I wanted to start a streaming channel in which I would teach Japanese as I play games. The problem is, my rusty old brain isn’t used to playing and talking, so I need someone to rejuvenate my brain.

I’m regularly reading Gigazine for general news articles, the Japanese Wikipedia page, and Sorae for pictures and news about space, but I’m looking to broaden my light reading sources. What are your go-to or favorite websites?

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to catch up those who aren't aware, the overwhelming majority of native Japanese speakers use 12-key flick input to type on smartphones, as it evolved from the input on flip phone (garakei) hardware keypads. it also requires less keystrokes => faster than typing romaji, once accustomed.

Happy Casual Tuesday!

Guys. Why are numbers so god damn complicated in Japanese? lo!!!

こんにちは！

My school is about to start and I am still working. I am just stressing out. Japanese is like a bottomless well.