So, Japanese Aesthetics is drawing to a close (I’m splashing tears on the keyboard as I type), so I thought, what better than to start a brand new series. Enter: Guest_bloggers. Before you continue with this post, check out more details about what to expect here; after that, make sure you hit that ‘Back’ button like you’ve never hit it before!

In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s most definitely a bit of a linguistic theme hanging around Caught*Red-handed at the moment. Of course, when I say ‘a bit’, I actually mean a hell of a lot, however, soon enough, I’ll be kicking that particular bucket and moving onto something else, no doubt. Before I do though, there can be no better way of kicking off my Guest_bloggers series than with an invite to the C*R-h stage for the ever so dashing Mr Brett Fyfield. What follows is an impart of some of his superior knowledge on the Japanese written form. A regular crack linguist, Edufire tutor, and general good guy, please allow me to introduce an expert in the field of hiragana.. Continue reading