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The Kind Cat (English version)

This is my first try at animating. I worked on it while studying abroad at Osaka University of Arts in Japan and the original language was Japanese. The lip movement was made to fit the Japanese language track so in parts the English is off. There are...

from YouTube on Mon, Apr 07 2008

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12 Apr 08 visit kingkong part 1 of 3  »  YouTube videoa movie made for our english/ kanji class at osaka center for japanese language education.
10 Apr 08 visit Soran Bushi by Texas State University Japanese club  »  YouTube videoTraditional Japanese dance from Hokkaido about fishermen. This dance is often discribed as "painful but fun." This was done by the Japanese language and Culture club at Texas State University. We worked really hard so I hope you enjoy it.
24 Feb 08 visit Japanese Tactical Evolution Ad  »  YouTube videoThis is one sweet commercial. Now why can't America have these kinds of ads? Just change the Japanese words and language and replace it with English! That doesn't sound to hard. I've also managed to get my hands on a Tactical Evolution booster from Japan,...
08 Oct 07 visit It’s English* Jim, but not as we know it…(dealing with Japanese English)  »  TEFLtastic When I first came to Japan, I was confidently expecting not to understand a thing, having already heard how fiendishly difficult the language and its writing system were and having experienced how difficult the Japanese found speaking in English. From the...
23 Sep 07 visit Back-to-front books open new chapter on globalizing Japanese  »  Japan Times As Japan struggles with the mushrooming of English loanwords in its midst, there are signs that the Japanese language might be exploring another new relationship with English — by absorbing the... Read more . . .
05 Feb 08 visit Feb 2008 Exams  »  Japan Is Doomed Another boring “about me” update, I’m afraid. In around 35 hours, I will sit down for three hours to take my Japanese language exam. It consists of two English to Japanese translation exercises and one Japanese to English one. Those...

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