Book Review, N2, Non-Fiction

[N2] ๆ„ŸๆŸ“็—‡๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ใจ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฎ ้กžไผผ็‚น ๏ผˆใ‚‹ใ„ใ˜ใฆใ‚“๏ผ‰

If you've been following news in Japanese over the last two years, you will likely be familiar with words like ๆ„ŸๆŸ“(ใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“)ใ€็—‡็Šถ(ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†) or ๆต่กŒ(ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใ“ใ†)*. The Japanese article (by Katล Sanae) I'm reviewing today refers to a paper from Canada, that calculated the spread of music using the methods for viral infections - and therefore also the… Continue reading [N2] ๆ„ŸๆŸ“็—‡๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ใจ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฎ ้กžไผผ็‚น ๏ผˆใ‚‹ใ„ใ˜ใฆใ‚“๏ผ‰

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N2

[N2] ็พŽ็Ÿฅๅญ๏ผˆใฟใกใ“๏ผ‰ใฎๆ˜Ÿ็ฉบ

Michiko, 25, is invited to a class reunion and slightly nervous. However, her former class mate Hiroshi is immediatly taken with her and Michiko looks up into the night sky to make a wish... Written for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku by ลŒtsuka Emi and Kawamoto Kazuko. This is a romance story with slice-of-life and coming-of-age… Continue reading [N2] ็พŽ็Ÿฅๅญ๏ผˆใฟใกใ“๏ผ‰ใฎๆ˜Ÿ็ฉบ

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N2

[N2] ๆš—ๆฎบ๏ผˆใ‚ใ‚“ใ•ใค๏ผ‰ๆ•™ๅฎค

Assassination Classroom by Matsui Yusei was an insanely popular series a few years ago and for a reason. While it tells the story of a class of middle school students being tasked with killing their octopus-like teacher, it also features dealing with school system inequality and wholesome teacher-student-relations. I had watched the anime a few… Continue reading [N2] ๆš—ๆฎบ๏ผˆใ‚ใ‚“ใ•ใค๏ผ‰ๆ•™ๅฎค

Book Review, graded reader, N2

[N2] ใใฎๅฅณๅญ้ซ˜็”ŸใฏๅๆŽขๅต๏ผˆใ‚ใ„ใŸใ‚“ใฆใ„๏ผ‰๏ผƒ๏ผ‘

High School detective Edani Kotori solves her first case! This story is by Kazuhiko Endo from Tongari Books, a website where you can read stories like blog entries. I absolutely love detective stories! Whether it's about a crime case or more of a mystery, I always enjoy the suspense and the typical characters that appear.… Continue reading [N2] ใใฎๅฅณๅญ้ซ˜็”ŸใฏๅๆŽขๅต๏ผˆใ‚ใ„ใŸใ‚“ใฆใ„๏ผ‰๏ผƒ๏ผ‘

Book Review, Fiction, N2

[N2]ใƒใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚นๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ

This is a short story by Jun, published as part of the ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆ texts on bookwalker. It consists of a dialog between teacher and student, discussing the subjects of happiness, money and parental love. I really liked the philosophical approach of this short story. By asking questions, the teacher lets his student work out the… Continue reading [N2]ใƒใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚นๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ