Ichimon Japan: A Podcast About Japan and the Japanese Language by JapanKyo.com

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is a famiresu?

• What famiresu are
• The characteristics of famiresu (family restaurants)
• About the history of famiresu in Japan
• The first famiresu in Japan (Skylark)
• Some of the most popular famiresu in Japan
• About Big Boy and how it's an offshoot of Bob's Big Boy
• About Jonathan's
• About Bikkuri Donkey
• About Saizeriya
• Whether Sizzler is a famiresu
• Whether TGIFriday's is a famiresu
• Whether kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) should be considered famiresu
• And much more!

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Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.

• Famiresu
  • ファミレス (n) (abbr) (See ファミリーレストラン) family restaurant

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is yōshoku?

• What yōshoku is?
• About Japanese style Western food is
• What qualifies as yōshoku
• When yōshoku emerged
• The history of yōshoku
• The supposed origin of tempura
• How Japan began adopting more foreign ingredients and cuisine during the Meiji Period
• About Japan's first yōshoku restaurant in Nagasaki
• Examples of yōshoku
• About the Japanese dish curry rice
• About omuraisu
• About korokke
• About hamburg/hamburg steak
• About hayashi rice
• About tonkatsu
• The peculiar way Edokko supposedly eat tonkatsu
• And much more!

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Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.

• Yōshoku
  • 洋食 【ようしょく】 (n) (1) (See 和食) Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; (n) (2) Japanized Western cuisine

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: How do you say "trombone" in Japanese? The main topics for this episode include the many uses of katakana in Japanese and how nationalists in Japan appear to have wanted people to use less katakana words during World War II.

• About how the Japanese writing system works
• The many different uses of katakana
• The fact that words of foreign origin are not always written in katakana
• How much of Japanese uses words that originated in Chinese
• How the Japanese word for coffee has kanji
• How the scholar Utagawa Yōan assigned kōhī (coffee) its kanji
• How the code from The Matrix has katakana in it
• About ateji
• How there were efforts during World War II to eliminate the use of foreign/katakana words in Japan
• About Japan's unofficial World War II katakana word "ban"
• How baseball teams in Japan changed their names in an effort to not go against the nationalist sentiment around the time of World War II
• Some funny examples of needlessly long and complicated Japanese versions of foreign words
• The Japanese words for curry, korokke, cider, saxophone, violin, trombone

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Due to time constraints, no links for sources will be provided for this episode. All information mentioned in this episode can be found online from Japanese and English sources. If you would like a specific citation, please reach out and I can either provide you with the specific link or relevant information.

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Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.

• Rappa
  • ラッパ : 喇叭 【らっぱ; ラッパ】 (n) (uk) trumpet; horn; bugle
• Shiru
  • 汁 : 汁(P); 液 【しる(P); つゆ(液)】 (n,n-suf) (1) juice; sap
• Funshutsu
  • 噴出 【ふんしゅつ】 (n,vs,vt,vi) spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Should you watch "In This Corner of the World?" (About Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni)

• About the movie Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (In This Corner of the World)
• About the popularity and reception of In This Corner of the World when it was released
• About the crowdfunding campaign for In This Corner of the World
• About the serious yet lighthearted humorous tone of In This Corner of the World
• About the umbrella scene, the meaning of the umbrella, and the persimmon questions (kaki no ki no mondo)
• Trivia about In This Corner of the World
• Kappa Taisen
• The use of the Hiroshima dialect in In This Corner of the World
• About the ending of In This Corner of the World
• The normal vs entended cut of In This Corner of the World
• And much more!

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Here is the trailer of In This Corner of the World(Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni).

• In This Corner of the World Trailer

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• Omiai
  • お見合い 【おみあい】 (n,vs) (See 見合い) formal marriage interview

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why is Argentina "Aruzenchin" in Japanese? (This is a follow up to episode 56 of Ichimon Japan: What katakana words do you hate?)

• The possible reason for my Argentina in Japanese is aruzenchin rather than something closer to the original name in Spanish
• About sounds that formerly did not exist in the Japanese language
• And much more!

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Don't forget to check out the previous episode of Ichimon Japan.

• What katakana words do you hate? (Funny/confusing/annoying katakana words) | Ichimon Japan 56

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• The Japanese Job Hunt Grind: On Shūkatsu & Gender (Anna Lughezzani) | Japan Station 85

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• Aruzenchin
  • アルゼンチン : 亜爾然丁 【アルゼンチン】 (n) (uk) Argentina

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What katakana words do you hate? Basically, we're talking about funny, quirky and annoying katakana words!

• Katakana-ified words that people hate
• Annoying katakana pronunciations
• Some possible reasons for why katakana words are pronounced in peculiar ways
• How katakana words are sometimes closer to the original pronunciation of the word they were adapted from than the English counterpart
• The use of the letter W in Japanese
• The puzzling way some Western names are transliterated into Japanese
• Paella in Japan
• How katakana can be helpful when reading foreign names
• Katakana words that sound like they are plural even though they may not be
• How the word "taco" is written both tako and takosu in Japanese
• And much more!

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To check out the tweet by Chris Walsh taht inspired this episode use the link below.

• Tweet by @chris_urorushu

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Here's a link for the "famous Japanese dogs" episode of Ichimon Japan.

• What are Japan's most famous dogs? (5 Famous Japanese Dogs + an Afro Dog) Ichimon Japan 48

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Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.

• Kame
  • 亀 【かめ(P); カメ(P)】 (n) (1) tortoise; turtle
• Inu
  • 犬 : 犬(P); 狗 【いぬ(P); イヌ】 (n) (1) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is that sound? This time we're talking about Japanese onomatopoeia and yes, we're talking about some really wacky ones too!

• About onomatopoeia in Japanese
• How onomatopoeia are used in Japanese
• The difference between giongo and gitaigo
• What giongo are
• What gitaigo are
• Examples of giongo
• What donburako means
• The story of Momotaro
• What jirojiro means
• What shīn means
• What gān means
• What utouto means
• What pekopeko means
• The multiple meanings of pekopeko
• Some of the funniest and most confusing sound effects in manga
• The crazy sound effects of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• And much more!

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If you want to learn more about Japanese onomatopoeia, you may want to check out the English language articles below.

• Japanese Onomatopoeia: What are Giongo and Gitaigo?
• 15 Fun-to-Say Japanese Onomatopoeias (With Audio)
• 5 Japanese Onomatopoeia Words That DON'T Express Sounds!

This is the article that has the scans of the manga pages we used during the second half of the episode.

• 印象深い・面白い漫画の擬音(オノマトペ)の世界

To listen to the Ichimon Japan episode about Momotaro, check out the link below.

• Was Momotarō a thief? (All About Peach Bob) | Ichimon Japan 09

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• Giongo
  • 擬音語 【ぎおんご】 (n) {ling} onomatopoeic word
• Gitaigo
  • 擬態語 【ぎたいご】 (n) {ling} (e.g., じめじめ、ゆったり) phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
• Mukade
  • むかで (gikun) (n) centipede

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Should I go to Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan?

• Whether we think it's worth visiting Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan in Osaka
• About Ryan's experience at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan
• About Universal Studios Japan's Cool Japan special event
• About the appointment system used for Super Nintendo World
• The anime themed rides at Universal Studios Japan (Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and others)
• The size, scope, design and rides of Super Nintendo World
• The wristbands at Super Nintendo World
• Ryan's overview of the Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World
• About the Yoshi's Adventure ride
• The size of Universal Studios Japan
• Christmas churros
• And much more!

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For more information on Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan, visit the official website below.

• Super Nintendo World | USJ

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• The Green Tea History You Didn't Know: About the History of Green Tea in Japan & the U.S. (Dr. Robert Hellyer) | Japan Station 79
• A Wonderful Mess: About the Japanese Writing System w. Dr. Wes Robertson | Japan Station 80

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• Shodoku
  • 消毒 【しょうどく】 (n,vs,vt) disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Whar are buruma?

• What buruma/bloomers are
• A brief overview of the history of school uniforms in Japan
• About the gakuran style school uniform
• About the supposed link between gakuran uniforms and Prussian military uniforms
• About sailor uniforms (sērā fuku)
• About "blazer" style uniforms
• The controversy over whether it was a school in Kyoto or Fukuoka that first introduced the sailor uniform in Japan
• The "second button" tradition
• The story behind why schools across Japan began having female students wear bloomers in the 1960s and why they stopped in the 1990s
• The urban legend that bloomers became popular due to the Japanese women's volleyball team wearing them in the 1964 Olympics
• The 1993 incident in Singapore that was the final straw that led to the disappearance of bloomers from schools in Japan
• About girls being able to wear slacks instead of skirts as part of their school uniforms
• About koromogae (changing school uniforms in accordance with the change of the seasons)
• And much more!

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Here are some of the Japanese language articles found when researching the topic of this episode.

• 高校の制服の歴史
• 昔の制服を試着！椙山歴史文化館
• 学校制服としてのセーラー服の歴史
• 学院の歴史資料
  • This is the website of Kyoto Heian Jogakuin. This is one of the schools that takes the credit for being the first to introduce sailor uniforms in Japan. On this page you can see a photo of this early version of the sailor uniform. This is the photo Ryan refers to that has a dog in it.
• セーラー服
• 学ランの由来と歴史について知ろう！
• 知ってるようで知らない学ランとセーラー服のお話
• 日本の学ランがプロイセンの軍服をモデルに作られたというのは本当ですか？
• 卒業式 学生服の第二ボタンの意味と由来とは？
• あの恥ずかしいブルマーはなぜ日本中の学校で強制されていたのか？ 裏には教育界とメーカーの癒着が
  • This is the article that explains the history of "bloomers" in Japan. It discusses why blooomers became so widely used in Japan and then why bloomers suddenly disappeared. The article goes over the research of Yuji Yamamoto, a professor at Kansai University who wrote a book titled Burumā no Nazo (The Riddle/Puzzle/Mystery of Bloomers).
• 【ＳＤＧｓ】愛媛でも広がるジェンダーレス制服
• 採用増える「ジェンダーレス制服」、誕生の背景は トンボのデザイナーに聞く

Here's some of the English language sources read for this episode.

• About Japanese School Uniforms: Symbols of Freedom, Rebellion, and Fashion
• School uniforms in Japan
• Sailor Uniforms and the Maypole Dance
• SEIFUKU

Here is a video of the Japanese women's volleyball team competing in the finals of the 1964 Olympics.

• Japan Win First Ever Women's Volleyball Gold - Tokyo 1964 Olympics

To learn about weird/antiquiated/pointless school rules in Japan check out the episode of Ichimon Japan linked to below.

• Why are school rules in Japan so strict? (All About Kōsoku) | Ichimon Japan 23

Don't forget to check out the latest episodes of the Japan Station podcast via the links below.

• Coeds & Kaiju: On the Female Student in Japan's New Left, Kaiju Movies & More (Dr. Chelsea Szendi Schieder) | Japan Station 77
• Behind the Scenes of JapanKyo Docs | Japan Station 78

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• Seifuku
  • 制服 【せいふく】 (n) uniform
• Sērā fuku
  • セーラー服 【セーラーふく】 (n) sailor suit; middy uniform
• Burumā
  • ブルマー : ブルマ; ブルマー; ブルーマー; ブルーマーズ; ブルマーズ (n) (1) bloomers; (n) (2) (girls') gym shorts

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