181: A problematic otaku dictionary and the Japanese approach to sitting
Update: 2023-11-30
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An “Otaku Dictionary” has Japan’s subcultures upset at an attempt to define them. Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue join us to explain the linguistic scandal before discussing whether or not Japan has mastered “sitting.”
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Thu-Huong Ha: Articles | X
Yukana Inoue: Articles
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How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
Test your otaku vocabulary, from 'oshi' to bacon lettuce’ (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)
Let the gaming begin: A guide to Tokyo’s video game landmarks (W. Tanner Kirk, The Japan Times)
Has Japan mastered sitting? (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)
Bedbugs are spreading in South Korea and China. Is Japan next? (Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times)
Japan to start trial of over-the-counter sales of morning after pill (Kathleen Benoza, The Japan Times)
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Photo: Pages from a new Otaku Dictionary catalog the lexicons of Japan’s various subcultures. | TAIDGH BARRON
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