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Oct. 1: Sideways: the "横" character, and what a "sideways meal" is in Japan.
Sept. 22: 四字熟語: idioms that can pack a lot of meaning into 4 kanji.
Sept. 6: ゐ, ゑ, ヰ, ヱ: history of some obsolete kana symbols, beer, and a god of fortune.
Aug. 26: Sasson Expressway: Intro to freeway signs, interchanges, and route numbering in Japan.
May 20: Bugs! Kanji and compounds based on 虫, the "insect" radical.