Mangajin No. 23
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| Mangajin No.23 | |
| Published February 1993 | |
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| Cover by Kazuko | |
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Contents |
Features
7 Takahanada - Rie Wedding
The announcement of wedding plans for two of Japan's superstars--sumo wrestler Takahanada and pop-idol Miyazawa Rie--led to a media heyday. Now it's looking iffy.
10 Educational Manga
Comics for learning history, math, natural sciences, even religion, are not so surprising. But can you learn sewer construction, tax law, or bookkeeping from manga?
22 Microsoft: Selling Software in Japan
Microsoft and other US firms are the dominant players in Japan's (expanding) mass market for software. Why did the Japanese packaged software industry never develop?
Departments
4 Letters
Comments about recent developments in the content and format of Mangajin.
8 Mad Ad
A Mad Amano parody of Miyazawa Rie's best selling photo album Santa Fe.
16 A Taste of Culture with Elizabeth Andoh
Elizabeth Andoh uses food as a window into culture. Her first column is about wasabi--that fiery green paste that comes with sushi.
24 Book Review Kitchen, by Yoshimoto Banana
28 Basic Japanese: Hai
"Yes, this isn't a pen" sounds perfectly logical in Japanese, if you equate Hai with "Yes."
82 Vocabulary Summary
83 Mangajin · Mono Buy our stuff -- Please!
86 Classifieds
Manga
33 Warning and Pronunciation Guide
19 Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson
34 OL Shinkaron by Akizuki Risu
36 Tanaka-kun by Tanaka Hiroshi
38 Obatarian · オバタリアン, by Hotta Katsuhiko
40 Crayon Shinchan · クレヨン しんちゃん, by Usui Yoshito
46 Sanshiro no Koi · 三四郎の恋, by Maekawa Tsukasa
54 Tsuri-Baka Nisshi · 釣りバカ日誌, by Yamasaki & Kitami
