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Explorations into being Hafu: Megumi Nishikura at TEDxKyoto 2013

Posted in Race, Reblog, tagged , , , , , , , on 2013/11/05| 2 Comments »

Reblog from JAPANsociology–check out Megumi Nishikura’s TEDxKyoto talk on the Hafu film.

JAPANsociology

by Robert Moorehead

In September, filmmaker Megumi Nishikura gave a powerful, moving, and extremely personal presentation at TEDxKyoto. Her film, Hafu, is showing in theaters around the world, and offers an insightful look into the experiences of five hafu in Japan. The film opens in Kobe on November 23, and I can’t wait to see it.

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Let’s Merry!: Mameshiba

Posted in Culture, Language, Media, tagged , , , , , on 2011/12/21| 3 Comments »

Mameshiba (豆しば）is one of my favorite short video series. In each 30-second episode, a bean of some sort–lentil, azuki, edamame–pops out of a diner’s food to convey a bit of trivia, the Japanese word for which is mame chishiki (豆知識), lit. bean knowledge. The facts are usually a bit awkward for the situation, like, “Female mantises eat male mantises.” Or, as the commenter lovelylexolicious writes for the prior video,

Storyline of mamashiba.
Random person is hungry, goes for a snack.
This random dog-like piece of food is found.
Mamashiba tells a random fact of trivia.
Person loses hunger and sets down mamashiba.
Mamashiba walks out like a BOSS!

You can watch all of the Mameshiba videos at the official site here or with English subtitles on the official site or on youtube.

Now, how does a Mameshiba celebrate Christmas?

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