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16 English-Language Blogs to Help You Better Understand JapanBilaogy 6 Amin'ny Teny Anglisy Manampy Anao Hahafantatra Tsara Kokoa An'i Japana
2Photo by Flickr user Taro Yamamoto.Sary avy amin'ilay mpisera Flickr, Taro Yamamoto.
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4Compared to a decade ago, before Facebook, Twitter and other social media took over, there aren't as many Japan blogs are there used to be.Raha oharina tamin'ny folo taona lasa izay, talohan'ny Facebook, Twitter ary ny media sosialy hafa, tsy mbola betsaka ny bilaogy Japana azo nampiasaina.
5A few gems still remain.Mbola misy ireo vato sarobidy tafajanona.
6If you're interested in developing a more in-depth understanding of Japan, these blogs, many written by expert expats, are a great place to start.Raha liana hahafantatra bebe kokoa momba an'i Japana ianao, sehatra tsara indrindra hanombohana izany ireto bilaogy ireto izay mpila ravinahitra manam-pahaizana no nanoratra ny maro amin'izy ireo.
7More than a blog, Shingetsu is an independent news agency that has frequent updates and analysis about current events in Japan.Tsy bilaogy fotsiny ihany, sampam-pahalalam-baovao tsy miankina ny Shingetsu izay ahitana vaovao farany sy fanadihadiana ny zava-mitranga ankehitriny ao Japàna.
8Headed by journalist Michael Penn, a frequent contributor to Al-Jazeera, the SNA Twitter feed is a good way to stay on top of breaking news in Japan.Tantanin'ilay mpanoratra gazety Michael Penn, mpandray anjara matetika amin'ny Al-Jazeera, fomba tsara anarahana izay vaovao farany ao Japàna ny sioka ao amin'ny SNA Twitter
9If you want to truly get a good understanding of Japanese politics, Shisaku is a good place to start.Raha te-hahafantatra tsara ny politika Japoney ianao, sehatra tsara hanombohana izany ny Shisaku.
10Written by scholar and commentator Michael Cucek, a resident of the Tokyo Metropolitan District since 1994, the Shisaku blog tries to identify the personalities and factions that power Japanese politics, and often provides an informed, sardonic take on current events.Nosoratan'ilay mpikaroka ambony sy mpaneho hevitra Michael Cucek, mponina ao amin'ny Distrikan'ny Renivohitra Tokyo nanomboka tamin'ny taona 1994, miezaka mamantatra ireo olona ambony sy antoko mampatanjaka ny politika Japoney ny bilaogy Shisaku, ary matetika manome vaovao manesoeso momba ireo zava-mitranga ankehitriny.
11A great place to start is this blog post describing the absurdities behind Japan's pro-whaling stance.Sehatra tsara hanombohana ity lahatsoratra bilaogy ity izay mamaritra ireo hadalàna ambadiky ny mpanohana ny mpihaza trozona ao Japana.
12Taking up where the late, great (and now-banned) Tokyo Confidential left off, Tokyo Reporter provides a regular round-up of the sleazy, sensational stories of Japan's tawdry weekly tabloids.Mamelona indray izay navelan'ilay goavana efa voarara ankehitriiny, Tokyo Confidential, manome topi-maso ara-potoana ireo tantara mahatalanjona momba ireo tantara manaitra sy manafintohina maharikoriko isan-kerinandro ao Japana ny Tokyo Reporter.
13Filled with a lot of sex, and a little bit of violence, this sometimes-NSFW blog also has interesting stories otherwise missed by foreign media reporting on Japan, such as the man inside the Godzilla costume.Feno resaka marobe momba ny firaisana ara-nofo, sy momba ny herisetra vitsivitsy, ahitana tantara mahaliana izay tsy hita amin'ny fampahalalam-baovao vahiny mitatitra momba an'i Japàna, tahaka ny lehilahy manao palitao Godzilla ity bilaogy ity.
14Run by Jake Adelstein, an investigative reporter who covered the Tokyo crime beat for Japanese-language dailies, Japan Subculture Research is where you want to go to get the latest gossip and insider notes on the mafia, vice, corrupt politics and the “dark side of the Rising Sun.”Tantanin'i Jake Adelstein, mpanoratra gazety mpanao fanadihadiana izay mitatitra momba ny heloka ao Tokyo ao amin'ireo gazety mpivoaka isan'andro amin'ny teny Japoney, ny Japan Subculture Research no toerana tianao haleha hahazoana ireo tsaho farany sy vaovao ao anatin'ny mafia, ny politika maloto, voakolikoly ary ny “endrika maintin'ny Masoandro Miposaka”
15Adelstein's book Tokyo Vice is well worth-reading, with rumors it will soon be made into a motion picture.Tsara vakiana ny bokin'i Adelstein Tokyo Vice, ahitana tsaho izay hivadika sarimiaina atsy ho atsy.
16A rising star in Japan's English-language blogosphere, Tofugu features beautiful design and compelling commentary about Japanese pop culture.Mpanakanto miha-malaza eo amin'ny tontolon'ny bilaogy amin'ny teny anglisy ao Japana, manome sary mahafinaritra sy fanehoan-kevitra mahaliana momba ny kolontsaina pop Japoney ny Tofugu.
17One of the more interesting Tofugu stories recently is a follow-up interview with YouTube and social media sensation Medama-sensei.Iray amin'ireo tantaran'ny Tofugu mahaliana indrindra vao haingana ny resadresaka mitohy miaraka amin'i Medama-sensei ao amin'ny YouTube sy ny media sosialy.
18Now studying in a Zen monastery, Medama-sensei sparked equal parts praise and condemnation for his YouTube expose of discrimination during his sojourn as a high school English teacher in Okinawa.
19In the world of Japan blogs, this influential site has been around for a long time. What Japan Thinks investigates and translates how Japanese people respond to opinion polls and surveys.Mianatra ao amin'ny monastera Zen iray ankehitriny, sady mahazo fankasitrahana no mahazo fiampangana i Medama-sensei noho ny seho notontosainy tamin'ny Youtube miresaka fanavakavahana nandritra ny fitoerany amin'ny maha-mpampianatra anglisy azy tao amin'ny lisea iray ao Okinawa.
20If you like data, this blog is for you.
21Have an addition to this list?Manana zavatra hanampiana ity lisitra ity?
22Let us know in the comments!Ampahafantaro anay ao anatin'ny fanehoan-kevitra izany!