Daniel Morales

@howtojapanese.com

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Translator, writer. How to get used to Japanese (Additional topics: Murakami, New Orleans, Chicago, beer, writing, translation, basketball). Based in Osaka. http://linktree.com/howtojapanese

The "I am the eldest boy" meme from Succession but with "I am the Elden Boy" text.
A 10-day Osaka forecast showing highs of 31-32C with one 29C day next week.
Kevin James flaunting Osaka's superiority to Tokyo.
10 day weather report for Osaka showing highs starting to creep up above 30C.
Murakami Haruki's latest novel "The Tale of Kaho" with an anteater on the cover.
A map of Osaka showing a patch of rain moving to the east.
Bo Burnham saying "I am not feeling good"
A display of ethnic food at a Japanese grocery store.
The bottom half of a JLPT test voucher for July 2026.
Hatoya no pan bakery in Kagoshima Station with blue walls and a white dove on either side with はとやのぱん written in hiragana over the top.
Dwight from The Office being surprised by Angela and saying "Fuck."
Zwanze Day beers in Nara. One white and one red in small glasses with a small bento in the foreground.
An image from Murakami's website stating that his new novel is "his first full-length novel with a female protagonist."
The announcement of Murakami's new novel "The Tale of Kaho" to be published on July 3.
A bowl of udon on a tray with a serving of chicken rice and a hot towel.
A screenshot from Tomodachi Life with the title of my island called "It's My Island."
The cover of the November 2025 issue of Shincho with a Murakami novella.
A can of Asahi The Bitter-ist poured into a Nomcraft glass.
A can of Asahi "One Third" beer with a glass filled with the beer in the background and a nabe cooking on the stove.
A photo of beer cans on a convenience store shelf in Japan with a focus on the blue Suntory cans.
Copies of Tsushima Yuko's novel Child of Fortune in Japanese and English translation being held in a hand.
A Panasonic SD-BH106 home bakery bread machine on a kitchen counter with some kitchenware in the background.
A homemade black and white cookie on a white plate being held up in a Japanese kitchen.
An opened pack of iced Lebkuchen from Gyomu Super in a Ziploc bag.
A bag of Kansai dashi shoyu Cheetos.
A pink Ghana strawberry ice cream butter cookie sandwich.
Apple's annoying pop up notification that displays when you play Apple Music on another device and have the app open on your laptop.
An image of a Japanese news broadcast explaining the fake and illegal "Donroe Doctrine" and the Monroe Doctrine.
An image from the show 探偵ナイトスクープ showing a fax machine that appears to be in active use in the corner with a Minion plush and other toys.
An ebikatsu burger from a Japanese grocery store.
A big Danish at a Japanese grocery store.
An A20 Slay the Spire run with The Defect including a full list of cards.
A sign at a cafe in an Osaka supermarket that asks patrons not to study because it would be a nuisance.
A bento box from a Japanese supermarket with nine little items including gyudon, omuraisu, korokke, subuta and other items.
Walter White yelling from inside an SUV in the show Breaking Bad.
A banner from the NHK website for the show "Bakebake" about Lafcadio Hearn.
Asahi's new "Spice Beer" jalapeño beer poured into a glass.
The "leave the gun, take the cannoli" scene of The Godfather with the subtitle 銃は置いとけ ケーキを" as the translation.
A can of Yebisu's "Jazzy" Creative Brew poured into a glass. A slightly amber beer with white foam on top.
A beer in a glass on a kitchen counter in the background and in the foreground the bottom of a can of Super Dry showing it was packaged in November 2025.
Aoki Tatsuo standing in front of the bar at Popeye, a craft beer bar in Ryogoku, Tokyo.
A bar graph showing the number of words written each month in 2025.
NHK News quoting a Japanese politician from a post on "X (formerly Twitter)."
A paperback copy of Abe Kobo's "The Ruined Map."
A can of Sapporo's new Extra Think lager poured into a glass with a baked potato and a bowl of beans and rice in the background.
Kirin's new "Good Ale" beer in a 12oz can poured into a glass with frothy white foam.
A man standing in front of a MiniStop with a cone of soft serve.
A beer fridge at MiniStop full of products with a sign warning about potential Asahi shortages.
Those three birds in Slay the Spire.
A 10-day weather forecast for Osaka showing highs finally dip below 30 Celsius.
A single serving of Lady Borden rich milk ice cream with butterscotch.
A 10 day weather forecast for Osaka with highs near 30-32 Celsius.
A bar graph of the number of words I've written each month in 2025.
A 10-day Osaka weather forecast with no high temperature lower than 30 on any of the days.
Poster for the movie Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.