Mangajin No. 44
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| Mangajin No.44 | |
| Published April 1995 | |
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| Cover by Kazuko | |
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Contents |
Features
14 Eating on the Run
Whether it's a Big Mac, a Teriyaki Riceburger, or a tray of octopus balls, there's something for every fast-food junkie in Japan.
30 A Taste of Culture
It may look like a hamburger bun, but it sure doesn't taste like one. Anpan is a popular Japanese snack with a sweet middle and an interesting history.
Departments
4 Letters & Bloopers
Letters from readers and comical linguistic bloopers.
6 Brand News (Innovative uses of the Japanese language)
Falling in love with the ice cream dream.
7 Political Cartoon
Fifty years later, Clinton hopes to recreate the triumph of Iwo Jima on the trade front.
22 Book Reviews
It seems that every foreigner who spends even a short time in Japan feels compelled to write about it. Ginny Skord Waters takes a look at four books in the "Japan as I Saw It" genre.
24 Computer Corner
Internet surfers alert: an in-depth guide to Japanese sources on the World Wide Web.
38 Basic Japanese: Shimau - ending it all
When you've really done it, shimau is the verb ending for you.
91 Translator's Note
Translation Editor Wayne Lammers continues the discussion on honorifics and related verb forms.
92 Vocabulary Summary
An index of Japanese vocabulary used throughout the issue.
94 Classifieds
Manga
34 Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson
36 Shoe, by Gary Larson
44 Cooking Papa, by Ueyama Tochi
46 Kachō-san, Shigoto Desu Yo, by Matsuura Seiji
48 Selected Works of Ishii Hisaichi, by Ishii Hisaichi
50 Garcia-kun, by Takeuchi Akira
59 Binbō Seikatsu Manyuaru, by Maekawa Tsukasa
64 Torishimariyaku Hira Namijirō, by Nitta Tatsuo
