What they teach in a Japanese “morals” class, smart tricks for studying a foreign language, and Japan’s newest otaku boom
It's always interesting to observe the large and small differences between schools here and back in the States. Both my ...
It's always interesting to observe the large and small differences between schools here and back in the States. Both my ...
As a student of a foreign language, I know that there's no "magic" way to learn, and even if you ...
Today I took a couple of hours off work to participate in local politics, heading down to sit in on ...
Stereotypes are really not good, since they cause us to make assumptions about people from other countries before we've gotten ...
The post-Koizumi era will soon be on us, now that Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has officially been elected leader ...
Typhoon season has arrived in Japan, with Typhoon No. 13 (named "Shanshan" by the American weather service, although no one ...
Although Japan is a lot smaller than the U.S. -- it's about the same land area as Nebraska, but spread ...
Among the many problems modern Japan faces is katsuji-banare (ka-TSU-jee bah-NAH-ray), or a growing detachment from printed characters. Japan publishes ...
Last time I put forth the idea that perhaps one solution to Japan's birth rate woes might lie in international ...
Whenever my wife and I try a new restaurant we order aisu kohi, which we use to judge the dedication ...
It's a boy! All Japan is currently cheering the news that Princess Kiko has given birth to a boy. The ...
Japan's fascination with businessman Takafumi Horie (whose nickname is "Horiemon" because someone thought he looks like the character Doraemon) continues ...
Hello again from Japan, where, when two people say the same thing at the same time, they're then supposed to ...