How come same things can be written in 3 different scripts- Short Article for Asahi Evening Newspaper by Astha Tuladhar

Whereas other languages have one script, Japanese has 3 written scripts- Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. There is a lot to remember but once you get it, you can express your nuance in expressing it in a different script too!

Sleepy Japanese- Short article for Asahi Evening Newspaper by Astha Tuladhar

One common thing I heard is being sleepy. Overwork and no play! Exhausted!
The young people are sleepy and old people are suffering from insomnia!!! This was my observation. I wrote this article and it raised a few eyebrows.
It was enough to make other people chuckle!
Asahi Newspaper was an important platform for some of my first impressions about Japan!

Unusal things at the Japanese Cafe- Short Article For Asahi Evening Newspaper by Astha Tuladhar

I'd leave the TV at home and go to a cafe to talk sometimes. When people watch TV at Cafe too, it gets really quiet!

For all you people who can control what not to watch on TV, rather than get exposed to all that the TV wants you to watch, a hearty conversation at a cafe with a group of friends is so much more energizing!

I wrote this article for Asahi Shinbun as it is called over there and got some good response too!

A new way of making a payment with cash- Asahi Newspaper

The idea of getting less or no change coins when you make a payment in cash seemed of little significance at first but when a jars of coins lay around your house, its time to take action.
This was an observatory article about what Japanese Shoppers did.
Asahi Newspaper published many of my short articles between the years 2004-2007.

Effective Use of Puns in Japanese Language- Short Article in Asahi Evening Newspaper- Astha Tuladhar

Japanese is a language that has three written scripts namely; Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.
However when it comes to being vocal, there are only 5 vowels. As a result there are so many words that have the same pronunciation but a different meaning. These same sounding words are used to spice up everyday spoken language. I found it very interesting in my later years in Japan.

Asahi Evening Newspaper- Don't be wasteful- Short Article by Astha Tuladhar

If we can remember not to be wasteful, we can come up with creative ideas that are environmentally friendly!
Asahi Newspaper was an important platform to publish my Japanese Short Articles!

Asahi Evening Newspaper- Sumo & Hamburgers- Short Article by Astha Tuladhar

Nihon Kenbunroku means What you saw and heard in Japan..Literally!
I had seen a group of Japanese Sumo eating at Mc. Donald's. They seemed to like the hamburgers!
The sight was so intriguing that I decided to write this short article. I never thought I'd find so many things to write about later. I wrote for Asahi Evening Newspaper for a while.

Knotting Nepal and Japan through her Children's Story book- Astha Tuladhar

Asahi Evening Newspaper published a story about Astha Tuladhar and her story book for children called- " A Caterpillar's Dream."
June 22.2005