<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:53:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/askmejapan/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Difficult is it to Learn Japanese Characters // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: How Difficult is it to Learn Japanese Characters? You ask about the difficulty of learning Japanese characters but you don't ask about learning the language itself, so I will leave off mention]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/how-difficult-is-it-to-learn-japanese-characters-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/how-difficult-is-it-to-learn-japanese-characters-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you happy with Reiwa as name for Japan's new era? // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: Are you happy with Reiwa as name for Japan's new era? Note: See my previous post for info on what Reiwa is. Sure. It has a pleasant sound and the poem it comes from is nice. The characters for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/are-you-happy-with-reiwa-as-name-for-japan-s-new-era-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/are-you-happy-with-reiwa-as-name-for-japan-s-new-era-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Best Tale of Samurai // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: What's the best tale of samurai? There are many. Here are just a few off the top of my head. The 47 Ronin You might start with The 47 Ronin. It is the one of the most well known samurai stories,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/what-s-the-best-tale-of-samurai-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/what-s-the-best-tale-of-samurai-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are There Mixed Restrooms in Japan? // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: Are There Mixed Restrooms in Japan? At older and smaller places in Japan, public restrooms are occasionally mixed, yes. This is becoming less common all the time, but it still exists. Before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/are-there-mixed-restrooms-in-japan-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/are-there-mixed-restrooms-in-japan-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[askmejapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can I Be a Samurai? // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: How Can I Be a Samurai? How do you become a samurai? For starters, you go back in time. The samurai as a class were abolished beginning in 1873. All samurai at the time became "shizoku",]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/how-can-i-be-a-samurai-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/how-can-i-be-a-samurai-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[askmejapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do You Say Demon King in Japanese // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: How Do You Say "Demon King" in Japanese? The Demon King is commonly the top villian in anime, manga, or video games. The Japanese word for this is 魔王, which is pronounced “mah-ohh”.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/how-do-you-say-demon-king-in-japanese-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/how-do-you-say-demon-king-in-japanese-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[askmejapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 14:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can an American Get a Feel for Metric // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: How can someone born in America gain intuition for metric units? Not really about Japan per se, but I get this question a lot, especially from newbie Americans who come into Japan. Frankly, I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/how-can-an-american-get-a-feel-for-metric-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/askmejapan/@dbooster/how-can-an-american-get-a-feel-for-metric-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[askmejapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are the Current Threats to Japan // Ask Me Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Question: What are the currents threats to Japan? One of the biggest is the looming Tokai quake. This is been expected to go for the past 50 years, but worry about it has only increased since the Kumamoto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/what-are-the-current-threats-to-japan-ask-me-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/what-are-the-current-threats-to-japan-ask-me-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:49:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULj2DLBTjPwpYvsJ9TxuC7VWyWJGSsd62Z1bmPHtjwhme7912aqGRC899NnGXJuMRDoBgxTyS6tvPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Valuables Unattended // Only in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I was sitting at some cafe tables just outside the city library, inside an atrium connected to the library. It is an area I sit at often when I visit the library. 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