Uploaded February 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
tofugu.com/2009/02/26/what-does-moshi-moshi-mean
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A lot of you have probably seen Japanese people answer the phone by saying "MoshiMoshi." If you're bright, you'd probably figure out that that's how you say "hello" when answering the phone. Cool! But do you know where this comes from? I have two explanations. One is kind of ridiculous and has to do with foxes, the other makes a little more sense and is a more literal translation. Which one is more accurate? You decide. Intellectual death match!
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tofugu.com/2009/02/26/what-does-moshi-moshi-mean
Learn more about Japan here!
A lot of you have probably seen Japanese people answer the phone by saying "MoshiMoshi." If you're bright, you'd probably figure out that that's how you say "hello" when answering the phone. Cool! But do you know where this comes from? I have two explanations. One is kind of ridiculous and has to do with foxes, the other makes a little more sense and is a more literal translation. Which one is more accurate? You decide. Intellectual death match!
Want to see another video of Kublai Khan? Here she is in a box, coming home!
youtube.com/watch?v=RjgqCkOkQrg
squidoo.com/how-to-learn-the-japanese-language
![Tofugu Flavored Pepsi [Choose Your Own Adventure]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bOYKILSjaBo/mqdefault.jpg "Tofugu Flavored Pepsi [Choose Your Own Adventure]
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In response to MelloYello (and all the other limited time novelty sodas in Japan) weve decided to make a competing product: Tofugu Pepsi.
The only problem? 1 in 4 Tofugu Pepsis contain lethal amounts of Tetrodotoxin (a toxin found in Fugu and lethal if youre not careful in preparing it). Will you let Hashi drink the Tofugu Pepsi? Will you make Koichi Stop him? Will you do something else entirely? Thats up to you to decide.
P.S. This isnt a real product. There is no such thing as Tofugu Pepsi, despite how wonderful and tasty Im sure it would be.")
