Hey. This is Jin's First-Year-Japanese blog.
I, like so many others, first encountered Japan and Japanese through several popular animations like Detective Conan at a very young age. Though somewhat babyish, they were once my best friends and seemed to be an appropriate introduction to a new culture.
Furthermore, I might call myself a movie buff and a big fan of Akira Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano. I also enjoyed works of Yasujiro Ozu, Shunji Iwai and other great Japanese directors. Understanding their stories in their own language really is an incentive for me to take this class.
And I don't think I have to elaborate on how Japan has been getting the whole world's attention because of its economic growth, aging society, famous etiquette, etc. I want to explore these phenomena, go and live in Japan for a while, and hopefully correct some of my ideas that may be pretty wrong now.
Anyway, I'm glad to be in this class, and I really hope I can post some Japanese here next time.
