The Masaya Times

Japanglish is a generic name of English words that have been localized for Japanese use in a unique way… For example, “Open Car.”

Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC) is very famous as a mathematician, but did you know that he was also a military engineer? He invented some UNUSUAL weapons such as “Archimedes Heat Ray.”

The English way to use Yes and No is very different from the way of Japanese. In these two languages, Yes and No can be used as the OPPOSITE meaning.

Tooth fairy replaces a baby tooth underneath a kid’s pillow with some coins while the kid sleeps… It’s such a cute superstition as compared to ours, the Japanese one.

This story is about a BATHROOM ACCIDENT which happened to me, a Japanese guy, and an American GIRL in a college dorm.

Super Mario is a wonderful character who was born because of the LIMIT OF TECHNOLOGY.

As we could see in old folktales such as “Snow White,” beauty has been the human ideal since ancient times… But what's the “standard of beauty” that determines what’s considered beautiful?

It might be rare for native English speakers to mishear English, but I, a Japanese student, often do as I did in a Dictation Quiz the other day.

Each Japanese name has each different meaning. This article explains the meaning of my name Masaya (誠弥).