The art of the Japanese pun: From classic poetry to dad jokes
Wordplay is used in a non-comical way even in traditional Japanese dishes at the holidays, with the names of ingredients recalling expressions of good tidings.
Has Christel Takigawa cursed Japan with her 2020 Olympics omotenashi pitch?
"One thing made clear from (our) survey is that the wholehearted looking after guests is not necessarily appreciated." — From "The lie of omotenashi," cover story, Nikkei Business magazine In its 18-page cover story on Jan. 22, Nikkei Business magazine sent reporters to interview bosses at ...
'Dajare' 101: Why should Japanese have all the pun?
Chicago-born TV personality Dave Spector is the undisputed master of puns in Japan’s 芸能界 ('geinokai,' entertainment world).
With its economy spluttering, large parts of its northeastern region still devastated by the effects of the mammoth Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 — and releases of radioactive materials that followed — its population shrinking and aging at unprecedented rates and its citizens ...
