60 acast.com Japanesque: Musings on all things Japanese https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese en J.D. Wisgo japan,aikido,calligraphy,translation,asia,eastern,piano,ai, software development,martial arts,culture,history,travel J.D. Wisgo Are you into Japan? Having been obsessed with the land of the rising sun for nearly thirty years, J.D. Wisgo (creator of SelfTaughtJapanese.com and Arigatai Books) talks passionately about Japan’s culture, language, and other related topics such as Aikido, calligraphy, and translation, with occasional treatment of other topics like software development, AI, and virtual reality.


No knowledge of Japan or Japanese is required, but Japanesque promises to provide interesting, insightful, and funny information about everything related to Japan.


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]]> Are you into Japan? Having been obsessed with the land of the rising sun for nearly thirty years, J.D. Wisgo (creator of SelfTaughtJapanese.com and Arigatai Books) talks passionately about Japan’s culture, language, and other related topics such as Aikido, calligraphy, and translation, with occasional treatment of other topics like software development, AI, and virtual reality.


No knowledge of Japan or Japanese is required, but Japanesque promises to provide interesting, insightful, and funny information about everything related to Japan.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false J.D. Wisgo info+660840ba0048340017efadce@mg-eu.acast.com 660840ba0048340017efadce japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1711816656568-0233ff38fb382bf23d5631af82f74298.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese Japanesque: Musings on all things Japanese Episode 5: With the recent advances in AI, does learning a foreign language still make sense? Episode 5: With the recent advances in AI, does learning a foreign language still make sense? Wed, 15 May 2024 13:22:33 GMT 12:46 6642e51ee5c6800012142562 false https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese/episodes/episode-5-with-the-recent-advances-in-ai-does-learning-a-for 6642e51ee5c6800012142562 660840ba0048340017efadce episode-5-with-the-recent-advances-in-ai-does-learning-a-for full 1 5 With the recent major advances of AI such as Large Language Models (LLM) that have significantly improved the quality of translations, does it even make sense to learn foreign languages anymore? Is it a waste of time?


I'm pretty sure you can guess my stance on this one, but I decided to list a bunch of reasons to back up why I feel the way I do about language learning in the future.

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]]> With the recent major advances of AI such as Large Language Models (LLM) that have significantly improved the quality of translations, does it even make sense to learn foreign languages anymore? Is it a waste of time?


I'm pretty sure you can guess my stance on this one, but I decided to list a bunch of reasons to back up why I feel the way I do about language learning in the future.

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]]> Episode 4: Studying Calligraphy in Japan Episode 4: Studying Calligraphy in Japan Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:27:27 GMT 22:08 6619f7e79f852b0016d59566 false https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese/episodes/episode-4-studying-calligraphy-in-japan 6619f7e79f852b0016d59566 660840ba0048340017efadce episode-4-studying-calligraphy-in-japan full 1 4 In this episode I talk about some calligraphy-related activities during my recent trip to Japan:

  • a 1-on-1 calligraphy training session I had with a calligraphy master in Kyoto (Chifumi Calligraphy Kyoto)
  • a visit to a calligraphy exhibit in Kyoto (in Shimadai Gallery)
  • the book hotel in Jinbocho (the city of books) and purchasing a calligraphy dictionary


The cover image is the final work I made during my calligraphy lesson in Kyoto. It reads 以心伝心 [ishin denshin], which means "communicating without words", or "telepathy".


By the way, the cover image in Japanesque episodes 1 and 2 is also a work I did of the character 和, meaning "peace" and "Japan".


Here's the website for the calligraphy classroom I visited: https://calligraphy-kyoto.com/


Check out this link for my photo album of the Shimadai gallery: https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2024/04/13/japan-travels-shimadai-gallery-calligraphy-photo-collection/

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]]> In this episode I talk about some calligraphy-related activities during my recent trip to Japan:

  • a 1-on-1 calligraphy training session I had with a calligraphy master in Kyoto (Chifumi Calligraphy Kyoto)
  • a visit to a calligraphy exhibit in Kyoto (in Shimadai Gallery)
  • the book hotel in Jinbocho (the city of books) and purchasing a calligraphy dictionary


The cover image is the final work I made during my calligraphy lesson in Kyoto. It reads 以心伝心 [ishin denshin], which means "communicating without words", or "telepathy".


By the way, the cover image in Japanesque episodes 1 and 2 is also a work I did of the character 和, meaning "peace" and "Japan".


Here's the website for the calligraphy classroom I visited: https://calligraphy-kyoto.com/


Check out this link for my photo album of the Shimadai gallery: https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2024/04/13/japan-travels-shimadai-gallery-calligraphy-photo-collection/

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]]> Episode 3: Ki-Aikido Training in Japan Episode 3: Ki-Aikido Training in Japan Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:24:39 GMT 17:12 6615c9262178ca0016aba4d8 false https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese/episodes/episode-3 6615c9262178ca0016aba4d8 660840ba0048340017efadce episode-3 Ki-Aikido Training in Japan full 1 3

In this episode I talk about a 5-hour Ki-Aikido training session that I attended in Osaka (in Japanese). I also give a very rough summary of Ki-Aikido to give some context to my experience.


I plan on covering Ki-Aikido (心身統一合氣道）in more detail in upcoming episodes, but if you want to know more you can check out this article: https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2019/10/22/oregon-ki-society-learning-mindfulness-self-control-and-aikido-in-and-around-portland/


Cover image is of me training in the US in a recent event. I didn't have any photos from the Osaka event, unfortunately.

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In this episode I talk about a 5-hour Ki-Aikido training session that I attended in Osaka (in Japanese). I also give a very rough summary of Ki-Aikido to give some context to my experience.


I plan on covering Ki-Aikido (心身統一合氣道）in more detail in upcoming episodes, but if you want to know more you can check out this article: https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2019/10/22/oregon-ki-society-learning-mindfulness-self-control-and-aikido-in-and-around-portland/


Cover image is of me training in the US in a recent event. I didn't have any photos from the Osaka event, unfortunately.

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 2: What's Great about Japan?]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:33:01 GMT 13:54 660e080e7ee18a001720067c false https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese/episodes/episode-2 660e080e7ee18a001720067c 660840ba0048340017efadce episode-2 full 1 2 In this episode I draw on my experiences of traveling to Japan and describe a few things that I think make Japan a great place for travelers.


I don't want to give too much away but I will say that technology and food are two of the topics I address.

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]]> In this episode I draw on my experiences of traveling to Japan and describe a few things that I think make Japan a great place for travelers.


I don't want to give too much away but I will say that technology and food are two of the topics I address.

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]]> Episode 1: Welcome to my world Episode 1: Welcome to my world Thu, 04 Apr 2024 01:53:46 GMT 4:00 660840f884d38a0016670490 false https://shows.acast.com/japanesque-musings-on-all-things-japanese/episodes/episode-1 660840f884d38a0016670490 660840ba0048340017efadce episode-1 Welcome to my world full 1 1 In this first episode, I talk a little about my love for Japanese culture and language, and go into some topics I plan to be covering in following episodes (Travels in Japan, Aikido, Calligraphy, etc.)


(I forgot to mention it, but the background piano music was also performed by me.)

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]]> In this first episode, I talk a little about my love for Japanese culture and language, and go into some topics I plan to be covering in following episodes (Travels in Japan, Aikido, Calligraphy, etc.)


(I forgot to mention it, but the background piano music was also performed by me.)

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