Multiple meaning of “wa,” raising bilingual kids, and what cute culture has to do with the rock band KISS.
Many English speakers know the Japanese word wa (和) which means harmony and peace, and in some cases additionally refers ...
Many English speakers know the Japanese word wa (和) which means harmony and peace, and in some cases additionally refers ...
Last time I talked about how education in Japan worked, especially high school, which is optional for students here -- ...
I caught a post on Slashdot the other day about a surge in high school dropouts in the U.S., and ...
By and large, an American expat living in Japan has two choices when it comes to celebrating Thanksgiving: completely forget ...
Coming to Japan meant adjusting to many new things, from vending machines that accept the equivalent of $100 bills then ...
Pets are a part of our household in Japan, and currently we've got a dog (faithful old Sakura) and two ...
I get a lot of mail from people who'd like to live in Japan someday, and I do my best ...
Just as Americans are accustomed to thinking of our country as a union of semi-soverign states, each with its own ...
I'm often asked what the Japanese think of foreigners who go out of their way to learn the language. I ...
Quick, do you know how many Great Lakes there are on North America? The answer is five. The reason I ...
No matter how long a person lives in Japan, there are always things that can bring on what expats here ...
Last night we went to a friend's house to have one of my favorite dishes, nabe (NAH-beh), a word that ...
Imagine if a food you ate every day were suddenly unavailable, say, hamburgers, just to pick an example. With no ...