Japan Reach

Many nations even today have a monarchy, some are very long lived.  But Japan's Monarchy, from Emperor Jimu to the current Emperor, has been in power for over 2600 years.  That's 600 years before Jesus was born.  Let's talk about it!  Japan Reach - Reaching the Japanese people one relationship at a time.   www.japanreach.org

The Akatsuki mission to Venus was a potential disaster, except for the resourcefulness of the Japanese scientists at JAXA.  Hear about how they took a broken spacecraft, and five years of planning, to put it in orbit around earths nearest neighbor.   Japan Reach - Reaching the Japanese people one relationship at a time.   www.japanreach.org

Yuru Chara are Japanese Mascot Characters that promote regions, organizations, or events. Typically designed to be cute, there mascots are created to foster a sense of community.  They often reflect where they are from in very interesting ways and make appearances at festivals and other events.  They are beloved figures in Japan.   Japan Reach - Reaching the Japanese people one relationship at a t...

Sometimes when translating from one language to another, something goes horribly wrong.  Listen to find out about some of the signs we have seen over our journeys, and the Jinglish we have spotted.  Japan Reach - Reaching the Japanese people one relationship at a time.   www.japanreach.org

Japan has a long history of being named by everyone else, here is some history about Wa, Riben, Nihon, Yamato, and the country we in the west call Japan! Japan Reach - Reaching the Japanese people one relationship at a time.   www.japanreach.org