Asia News and Culture

X dake ja naku Y (mo) – Not only X, but y (also)The word dake (pronounced dah - kay) means only. Ja naku is one form of the negative present copula “to be”. Ja naku is an abbreviated version of the more formal expression for “isn’t” dewa nakute, or dewa naku. Dewa has over the years become ja for all intents and purposes. So this is a good point to ponderously remember- that as dewa tends toward the contracted form ja other Japanese words any d words may tend toward j forms when in...Read Full Story

Este artículo le demostrará cómo conseguir alguien hacer algo para usted en japonés. Después de que usted consiga la caída de estas construcciones es uso superior aconsejado cualquier verbo que usted aprenda de aquí encendido hacia fuera haciendo oraciones sus las propias. Sea creativo como usted puede mejor, incluso haciendo la manera que usted aprende los verbos y las construcciones usted las pone en extraño sano, extravagante o de otra manera. Más extraño usted hace la imagen del...Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Asia News and Culture". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!Read Full Story

There is a lot of good information on the Internet and T.V. news about Benazir Bhutto, her life, death, and the aftermath of her death. But I wondered what the death of Bhutto means for the common person in Pakistan, particularly for foreigners living in Pakistan. Is it safe for a foreigner to be in Pakistan right now? What are expats thinking and feeling at the moment while all of this is going on? Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you want to look at it), I have a few American...Read Full Story

Digg Facebook Myspace Del.icio.us Technorati This article takes a look at the open practice of religion in India and what we can learn from it. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/499211/are_we_just_too_sensitive.htmlRead Full Story

What will the Japanese think of next? Pen spinning is the latest "sport" to take Japan by storm, and why not? The only equipment needed for Japanese pen spinning is, well, a pen. Even a pencil will do work in a pinch.Pen spinning is especially popular among the "ronins," which are recent high-school graduates who have taken a year off before starting college in order to discover who they are and what they want to do with their life. Pen spinning, like any other repetitive action, is no doubt...Read Full Story

We often hear of death of our American troops. While tragic, and certainly newsworthy, death of the U.S. troops is only part of the story.Today, January 1, 2008, 16 or more Taliban rebels were killed in Afghanistan in U.S. led operations. Afghanistan is a country plagued with insurgency led by the Taliban. Insurgency is an organized rebellion intended to overthrow the government. It is subversive and includes armed combat. Much of the instability in Afghanistan is a result of Taliban...Read Full Story

Digg Facebook Myspace Del.icio.us TechnoratiFrom an American perspective, it is hard to imagine the "family car" being a two-wheeler, but it is quite common for a family of four in India to get along quite nicely on a motorbike. In fact, motorbikes are definitely the vehicle of choice in India; eight million motorbikes were sold in India last year, compared with one million cars.  Read this article to see how that may change with the release of the People's Car.Read Full Story

Palabra japonesa de muchos colores - Naku El 泣く de Naku es un verbo de muchos colores. Un camaleón de palabras japonesas así que hablar. Qué naku puede hacer en una palabra toma el inglés 13 o más palabras para él son la palabra usada para maullar de los gatos, los perros que raspan, los pájaros que gojean, los caballos que relinchan, las ranas que croan, los cuervos que cantan, cawing o cooing. Es también la palabra para gañir, mooing, gorjear y quacking, los medios japoneses del 鳴く del naku...Read Full Story

La gramática japonesa hizo fácil - TE-て bajo Por Brett McCluskey Lección japonesa en el aprendizaje de cómo utilizar la forma baja del TE-て de verbos japoneses. Recordar cómo los verbos se ponen en TE-て bajo puede ser una parte desafiadora de gramática japonesa, pero cantando las sílabas siguientes en la orden siguiente a la música de Belces de plata le ayudará mejor a recordar qué sílaba de la conclusión de verbo va con qué conclusión del te. (Ser hecho a la música de Belces de plata, versi...Read Full Story