Re-Vita-lized: Vita as a PS4 controller

Wrote another guest post for Ladiesgamers.com:

I’ve unexpectedly found new life for my PS Vita this year – as an extra PS4 controller. One of the Vita’s cool features is its “PS4 Link: Remote Play,” which allows you to stream PS4 games.  You can take further advantage of this feature with certain PS4 games that are compatible with the Vita as a controller...

[Link to the full article at Ladiesgamers.com]

Translation practice: "Kappa no seikatsu zukan" (An Illustrated Guide to Kappa Life)

According to Japanese folklore, kappa are a type of supernatural creature that lures and pulls people into water. However, a library book I picked up gave a rather different depiction of kappa.

An Illustrated Guide to Kappa Life (カッパの生活図鑑), by Kunihiko Hisa, portrays kappa as generally harmless and merely fun-loving creatures.

The water-loving kappa. Literally, “river child” in Japanese.