A friend of mine got into my car and heard some Japanese music playing on my CD player. Who are the singers and why do I listen to them? Do I understand Japanese?<\/p>\n
Firstly, the singers I currently listen to are Mayumi Itsuwa (mainly from her Memories album) and Utada Hikaru<\/a> (only “can you keep a secret?”).<\/p>\n Why do I listen to them and if I understand the language… well my father worked with the foreign service and was once posted to Tokyo<\/a> for 5 years. I lived with my parents for 2 years before moving to boarding school.<\/p>\n Actually, I enjoyed our time in Tokyo as I got to watch a LOT of anime<\/a> and found the country quite unique and beautiful. Japan<\/a> is a country that successfully blends technology and tradition without diluting either. I also learnt to eat tempura<\/a> which is a good thing. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A friend of mine got into my car and heard some Japanese music playing on my CD player. Who are the singers and why do I listen to them? Do I understand Japanese? Firstly, the singers I currently listen to are Mayumi Itsuwa (mainly from her Memories album) and Utada Hikaru (only “can you keep … <\/p>\n