Hiragana Times Podcast

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I Live in a Palace
私はパレスに住んでいます?

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The Drifting Wartime Fate of a Beautiful Woman
- Oichi (1547-1583)
戦国の定めにほんろうされた美女
― お市（1547～1583）

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Are Lies Going to Help You?
嘘はあなたを助ける?

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Strategist on his Guard Because of his Talent
- KURODA Kanbei (1546-1604)

才能がゆえに警戒された軍師
― 黒田 官兵衛（1546～1604）

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Our Kitchen Garden
我が家の家庭菜園

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Great Shogun who Created a Base for Peace with Tolerance and Strategy
- TOKUGAWA Ieyasu (1542-1616)

忍耐と策略で平和の礎を築いた大将軍
― 徳川 …

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Why Do They Distribute Packs of Tissue Paper for Free?
どうしてポケットティッシュをただで配るの？

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Dictator who Started as a Lowly Farmer
- TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1537-1598)

身分の低い農民からはい上がった独裁者
― 豊臣 秀吉（1537～1598）

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The Other Side of Japanese Name Cards
日本語の名刺の裏側

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A Warlord who Fought only for Justice in Wartime
- UESUGI Kenshin (1530-1578)

義のためにのみ戦った戦国武将
～ 上杉 謙信（1530～1578）

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Japanese Numeric Puns
日本式数字の語呂合わせ

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Master of Tea Ceremony who Discovered Unnoticeable Beauty
- Sen no Riikyu (1522-1591)

人が気づかない美を見出した茶の湯の達人
～ 千 利休（1522～1591）

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Japan is “Galapagos-Cool
日本は「クールなガラパゴス」

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Zen Master who Saw the Truth
- IKKYU Soujun (1394-1481)

物事の本質を見極めた禅の達人
一休宗純（1394 ～ 1481）

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Are Priority Seats Necessary in Japan?
優先席は日本に必要ですか

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Priest who Taught that Sinners are more Deserving of a Place in Paradise
- Shinran (1173 - 1262)

悪人こそが楽園へ行けると説いた聖人
― 親鸞（1173～1262）

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Mobile Phones Really Are Essential
携帯電話がないと本当に困ります

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First Shogun Who Founded a Military Government
- MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147 - 1199)

武家政治を始めた最初の将軍
― 源頼朝（1147～1199）

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American who Loves Japanese Puns
だじゃれの好きなアメリカ人

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Warrior Who Became a Symbol of “Glory and Downfall”
- TAIRA no Kiyomori (1118 - 1181)

「栄華と没落」の象徴となった武将
－平清盛（1118～1181）

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Japan’s Homeless – Behind the Scenes
見えざる日本のホームレス事情

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The Author of “The Tale of Genji,” a Book that Describes a Handsome Prince’s Love Affairs
- MURASAKI Shikibu (about 979 ~ about 1016)

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What is inside the Heart of a Professor Invited to a Wedding Ceremony?

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Talented Man who Became the God of Literature
- SUGAWARA no Michizane (845~903)

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Beautiful Female Customers in a Fashionable Restaurant

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The Prince who Created the Framework of Japan
(SHOUTOKU Taishi)

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A Woman with a Large Stomach — A Little Drama on a Train

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Who is the Emperor Sleeping in the World’s Largest Burial Site?
(“Mr. X” buried in Emperor NINTOKU Grave)