Dear readers, I've decided to merge my blogs Dreaming in Kanji and China on My Mind into one blog focussing on East Asian cultures and languages : Eye on East Asia. This blog will remain online but it will no longer be updated. You can continue...

Daily Onigiri - Rok posts a handy list of Japan's traditional festivals and national holidays. Haikugirl's Japan - Haikugirl shares some photos of a recent trip to Kanazawa (金沢).Kimonobox - A tasty article on takoyaki (たこ焼).Shizuoka Gourmet -...

Fukuoka Dreaming - Asawa shares a recipe for some delicious yakisoba (焼きそば). Japan Navigator - Ad talks about the regional sake (酒) in Akita (秋田). Keeping Pace in Japan - Turner ponders over the similarities between the Japanese and...

A friend of mine will be staying with me for the next week and a half so there's a good chance that I will not be able to update the blog during that time. In the meantime, feel free to check out some of the blogs on my Blogroll page. Regular updates...

A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog posts on my language learning blog, Aspiring Polyglot, on how Twitter can be used for language learning and practice. The posts can be found here, here, here and here. I've been searching for Twitter accounts...